Written Question · S6W-42064 · Session 6
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of domestic abuse, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of domestic abuse, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
The answer
The figures are provided in the following tables.CustodialHow many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of domestic abuse, and received a custodial sentence:Details2020-212021-222022-23Domestic abuse – Total custodial72111112Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings databaseNon-custodial sentenceHow many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of domestic abuse, and received a non-custodial sentence:Details2020-212021-222022-23Domestic abuse – Total non-custodial309579651Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-42064 by reference.