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Offenders Released from a Custodial Sentence or Given A Non-Custodial Sentence, 1999-2002, Whose Index Conviction¹ was for a Crime of Indecency: Percentage Reconvicted² Within One Year.

Notes:

1. For each offender in the cohort, this is the conviction which resulted in a non-custodial sentence being served or the one which had originally led to a custodial sentence being served.

2. Reconvictions for any crime or offence in the Scottish Offenders Index.

3. Excluding prostitution offences.

4. Only those crimes of indecency which by definition had child victim(s): defilement of a girl under 13, defilement of a girl under 16, person with custody and care of girl and causing her seduction; lewd and libidinous practices. 

5. The Scottish Offenders Index does not otherwise hold information on victim characteristics so no data are available on how many persons were convicted of other types of crime, e.g. rape or indecent assault, which involved child victims.

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A recent Sex Offenders Audit conducted by SPS and local authorities identified that there were 459 offenders who had been convicted of a sexual offence and held in custody on the 18 May 2005. Of these, 10 were on remand, 444 had been assessed for the risk of re-offending and the remaining five were subsequently risk assessed.

These risk assessments were conducted over a period of time, as some offenders had been in custody for a number of years.

Following risk assessments, the SPS, in partnership with local authority criminal justice social work services, formulate a plan to manage the risk posed by the individual offender.

Therefore it is likely that, should Scotland be successful in its bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the majority of sporting events would be based within or close to Glasgow. All of the bid partners are, however, committed to ensuring the bid is one that involves and benefits the whole of Scotland.

The SPCB cannot adopt a policy which specifies that all produce must be Scottish as this is not permissible under European procurement law. We pursue sustainable development objectives in the catering service contract in line with our Responsible Purchasing Policy. This covers, for example, food production, packaging, wastage, nutrition, healthy food, freshness, fair trade products and local sourcing. We encourage local supply. The contract already specifies the use of fresh and seasonal produce and our contractor is working with us in the sourcing of local produce taking account of quality, price and health and safety standards of suppliers. Examples of locally sourced products are, salmon, pork, most root vegetables, cheese and milk.