- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 28 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the basis was of its decision to set a target of a 10% reduction in the number of persistent young offenders by March 2006.
Answer
We identified thedisproportionately negative impact that the behaviour of a small minority ofyoung people were having on victims, communities and their own life chances.
We remain determined toprevent that behaviour wherever possible, and confront it when it does occur.That was and is the basis for our focus on persistent young offenders.
With almost one in threeoffence referrals to Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration attributableto persistent young offenders, the intention was to encourage concernedagencies to unite to tackle repeat offending and focus finite resources in waysthat could provide most support to those young people who need it, and the mostimmediate relief to communities affected by youth crime.
A 10% reduction in thenumber of persistent young offenders would have seen 120 of the most recidivistyoung people in Scotland lifted out of a life of crime, and each of them notbeing referred in respect of an average nine offences per annum. That couldpotentially have seen over 1,000 fewer victims of youth crime in each yearsince 2003-04.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 28 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is confident that the figures published by the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration in respect of persistent young offenders provide the most accurate picture of the scale of offending behaviour among young people.
Answer
We are content that thequarterly and annual youth justice figures published by the Scottish Children’sReporter Administration represent an accurate picture of offence referralsreceived by the administration.
Minor or one-off incidencesof offending behaviour where detected and admitted may not merit theconsideration of compulsory supervision via referral to the Children’sReporter, and could also be effectively dealt with by parental action,restorative police warnings or other diversionary activity.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 24 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26585 by Cathy Jamieson, what the total cost was of employing PA Consulting from April 2004 and May 2006.
Answer
The total cost to the ScottishExecutive of employing PA Consulting Group between April 2004 and May 2006 to providesupport and advice to local and national partners on youth justice issues was £1,744,256.31.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-10945 by Cathy Jamieson on 20 October 2004, what progress has been made towards recognising the bravery and historic importance of the Scottish women of the suffrage movement.
Answer
After considering the options,ministers decided to commission a sculpture which would mark not only the contributionof Scottish women of suffrage but of all Scottish women - past, present and future- in getting the vote for women and advancing democracy.
I announced the name of the successfulartist on 8 March 2006 at an evening event in the Scottish Parliament, whichtook place against the backdrop of a small Executive-funded exhibition that includedsuffragette memorabilia and a large reproduction of a suffragette banner.
Further details aboutthe sculpture, including developing plans for the unveiling in December 2006, canbe found on the following Executive website page.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Equality/18500/comsculp.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what new targets it has set for reducing the numbers of persistent young offenders, in light of a 10% reduction by March 2006 not being achieved.
Answer
No new targets have yet beenset with regard to persistent young offenders – we have made it clear we expectall agencies to work to meet the target set for the end of March 2008.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drivers were involved in road traffic accidents in each year since 1999, broken down by age group
Answer
Information on the number ofcar drivers involved in road traffic accidents resulting in an injury which werereported to the police from 1994 to 2004, broken down by age group, is given intable 18 of Road Accidents Scotland, 2004, publishedby the Scottish Executive in 2006. A copy is available in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. number 38777).
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the meeting scheduled with Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) officials on 16 May 2006, in what format the SCRA is to report to ministers regarding youth justice reporting.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27270 on 2 August 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’swebsite, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what direction was given to Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) about what data should be presented in its next annual report at the meeting scheduled with Scottish Children's Report Administration officials on 16 May 2006.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27270 on 2 August 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’swebsite, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what direction was given to Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) about what data should be analysed in its next annual report at the meeting scheduled with Scottish Children's Report Administration officials on 16 May 2006.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27270 on 2 August 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what direction was given to Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) at the meeting scheduled with SCRA officials on 16 May 2006 about what should be reported in its next annual report in terms of national standards.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27270 on 2 August 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
