- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many murders were committed by criminals out of prison on licence in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer
The numbers of offenders convictedof murder committed whilst on licence is as follows:
| Year | Number of Murders Committed by those on Licence |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | None |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | None |
| 2005 | 2 |
The offenders in question werereleased subject to the provisions of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act1993. They had all been sentenced to four years or more. Offenders sentenced toterms four years or more are eligible to be released on parole licence at the directionof the Parole Board after serving one half of the sentence and will be releasedon licence at the two thirds stage of sentence.
The Custodial Sentences and Weapons(Scotland) Bill, currently before Parliament, proposes to end the current system ofunconditional early release and replace it with a system based on an individualassessment of risk. There will be no change to the current law covering the treatmentof life sentence prisoners.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions there have been since 1996 for (a) the murder of a child or young person under 18, (b) the manslaughter of a child or young person under 18, (c) common assault and battery and (d) cruelty to a person under 16 where the prosecuted person had parental responsibility for the victim or was the partner of the person with parental responsibility, broken down by police force area.
Answer
The available information in relation to accused persons inhomicides where the victim was aged under 18 is given in the following table.Information on victim characteristics and on the relationship between victimand accused are not included in the available statistics on persons proceededagainst for assault on or cruelty to children.
Accused persons proceeded against in Scottish courts forhomicides1 involving a victim aged under 18, 1996-97 to 2005-06
| Year | Number |
| 1996-97 | 12 |
| 1997-98 | 14 |
| 1998-99 | 5 |
| 1999-2000 | 12 |
| 2000-01 | 15 |
| 2001-02 | 12 |
| 2002-03 | 19 |
| 2003-04 | 10 |
| 2004-05 | 8 |
| 2005-06 | 4 |
Note: 1. Currently (as at 8 November 2006)recorded as homicide.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many successful prosecutions there have been in each of the last two years for (a) illegal purchase of fireworks, (b) illegal use of fireworks and (c) use of fireworks as a weapon likely to cause human harm, broken down by police force area.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.Information in relation to other offences which involved the use of fireworksas a weapon is not currently identifiable within the available statistics.
Persons with a Charge Proved in Scottish Courts for FireworksOffences1, by Police Force Area, 2003-04 to 2004-05
| Police Force Area | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | | |
| Sale of fireworks to under 18s | 1 | - |
| Throwing fireworks in thoroughfare | - | 1 |
| Grampian | | |
| Illegal use of fireworks | - | 1 |
| Throwing fireworks in thoroughfare | 2 | - |
| Lothian and Borders | | |
| Illegal use of fireworks | - | 2 |
| Throwing fireworks in thoroughfare | 1 | - |
| Northern | | |
| Sale of fireworks to under 18s | 1 | - |
| Strathclyde | | |
| Sale of fireworks to under 18s | 3 | 2 |
| Throwing fireworks in thoroughfare | 14 | 4 |
| Tayside | | |
| Throwing fireworks in thoroughfare | 4 | 2 |
| Scotland | | |
| Sale of fireworks to under 18s | 5 | 2 |
| Illegal use of fireworks | - | 3 |
| Throwing fireworks in thoroughfare | 21 | 7 |
Note: 1. Where main offence.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average house price was in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
Answer
The following table 1 providesthe count of sales, median and mean price for house sales for each localauthority area for the years 1999 and 2000. The following table 2 shows providesthe same information for the years 2001 and 2002. The following table 3 providesthe same information for the years 2003 and 2004. The following table 4 providesthe same information for 2005. The analysis uses information provided by the LandValue Information Unit (LVIU) at Paisley University. LVIU in turn source their data from Registers of Scotland.The count and median relates to all sales recorded within the Local Authority areain the specified time period. The mean value excludes all sales with a value ofless than £20,000 and over £1 million with the aim of excluding non market salesand non-residential sales.
| Table 1 | 1999 | 2000 |
| Local Authority | Count | Median | Mean | Count | Median | Mean |
| Aberdeen City | 6,618 | £ 53,500 | £ 70,083 | 6,211 | £ 55,000 | £ 73,826 |
| Aberdeenshire | 4,640 | £ 60,000 | £ 74,620 | 4,909 | £ 60,000 | £ 76,230 |
| Angus | 2,402 | £ 46,875 | £ 59,470 | 2,355 | £ 47,000 | £ 61,433 |
| Argyll and Bute | 1,957 | £ 46,000 | £ 66,228 | 1,717 | £ 52,000 | £ 71,407 |
| Clackmannanshire | 995 | £ 40,000 | £ 55,679 | 1,038 | £ 40,750 | £ 58,201 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2,918 | £ 44,500 | £ 60,832 | 3,121 | £ 44,000 | £ 61,310 |
| Dundee City | 3,058 | £ 40,550 | £ 56,379 | 3,431 | £ 39,000 | £ 53,811 |
| East Ayrshire | 1,398 | £ 36,000 | £ 54,520 | 2,963 | £ 35,200 | £ 54,213 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 2,232 | £ 64,500 | £ 81,278 | 2,370 | £ 70,000 | £ 89,831 |
| East Lothian | 2,324 | £ 57,500 | £ 78,982 | 2,355 | £ 60,000 | £ 88,369 |
| East Renfrewshire | 2,302 | £ 70,503 | £ 89,733 | 2,362 | £ 71,450 | £ 95,790 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 14,834 | £ 70,000 | £ 91,305 | 14,606 | £ 73,000 | £ 98,525 |
| Eilean Siar | 253 | £ 30,000 | £ 43,732 | 255 | £ 35,000 | £ 46,912 |
| Falkirk | 3,313 | £ 42,950 | £ 55,025 | 3,750 | £ 41,000 | £ 58,099 |
| Fife | 7,599 | £ 42,000 | £ 59,766 | 8,725 | £ 44,500 | £ 62,890 |
| Glasgow City | 15,268 | £ 43,000 | £ 59,449 | 16,824 | £ 45,000 | £ 63,717 |
| Highland | 4,597 | £ 45,000 | £ 59,814 | 4,744 | £ 45,000 | £ 61,349 |
| Inverclyde | 1,976 | £ 38,000 | £ 58,402 | 2,295 | £ 40,000 | £ 61,237 |
| Midlothian | 1,713 | £ 53,000 | £ 71,705 | 1,675 | £ 55,000 | £ 77,140 |
| Moray | 1,544 | £ 47,000 | £ 58,791 | 1,542 | £ 46,000 | £ 58,645 |
| North Ayrshire | 1,818 | £ 37,500 | £ 54,234 | 3,321 | £ 36,750 | £ 54,774 |
| North Lanarkshire | 7,215 | £ 38,100 | £ 51,323 | 7,902 | £ 37,781 | £ 54,096 |
| Orkney Islands | 388 | £ 38,350 | £ 47,870 | 406 | £ 43,375 | £ 52,674 |
| Perth and Kinross | 3,431 | £ 58,000 | £ 74,932 | 3,416 | £ 59,999 | £ 79,133 |
| Renfrewshire | 4,285 | £ 43,000 | £ 59,146 | 4,515 | £ 44,500 | £ 62,350 |
| Scottish Borders | 2,263 | £ 43,500 | £ 69,935 | 2,358 | £ 44,000 | £ 75,408 |
| Shetland Islands | 353 | £ 32,000 | £ 45,794 | 340 | £ 35,000 | £ 51,979 |
| South Ayrshire | 1,550 | £ 51,000 | £ 67,119 | 2,909 | £ 50,550 | £ 67,603 |
| South Lanarkshire | 8,008 | £ 43,000 | £ 59,174 | 8,148 | £ 44,000 | £ 61,614 |
| Stirling | 2,232 | £ 59,500 | £ 79,590 | 2,287 | £ 60,000 | £ 89,739 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 1,764 | £ 38,000 | £ 50,529 | 2,074 | £ 40,000 | £ 51,143 |
| West Lothian | 4,007 | £ 46,500 | £ 61,877 | 4,461 | £ 50,000 | £ 67,245 |
| Table 2 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Local Authority | Count | Median | Mean | Count | Median | Mean |
| Aberdeen City | 6,630 | £ 56,250 | £ 74,787 | 7,588 | £ 58,417 | £ 79,064 |
| Aberdeenshire | 5,257 | £ 60,000 | £ 79,249 | 6,533 | £ 65,995 | £ 84,015 |
| Angus | 2,488 | £ 50,000 | £ 63,829 | 2,895 | £ 52,000 | £ 68,290 |
| Argyll and Bute | 2,426 | £ 46,500 | £ 71,887 | 2,526 | £ 51,198 | £ 77,918 |
| Clackmannanshire | 1,176 | £ 44,625 | £ 63,928 | 1,364 | £ 43,000 | £ 67,555 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 3,279 | £ 47,000 | £ 63,145 | 3,725 | £ 48,950 | £ 69,032 |
| Dundee City | 3,593 | £ 42,000 | £ 57,783 | 3,880 | £ 45,000 | £ 62,494 |
| East Ayrshire | 2,902 | £ 37,500 | £ 58,440 | 3,130 | £ 37,088 | £ 60,193 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 2,186 | £ 71,000 | £ 95,122 | 2,327 | £ 80,000 | £ 108,220 |
| East Lothian | 2,512 | £ 65,500 | £ 90,948 | 2,776 | £ 74,000 | £ 102,582 |
| East Renfrewshire | 2,386 | £ 79,000 | £ 104,176 | 2,178 | £ 88,850 | £ 120,335 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 15,447 | £ 80,000 | £ 106,303 | 15,800 | £ 96,787 | £ 126,992 |
| Eilean Siar | 257 | £ 37,000 | £ 47,778 | 446 | £ 38,000 | £ 48,722 |
| Falkirk | 3,778 | £ 43,000 | £ 59,567 | 4,532 | £ 45,000 | £ 66,634 |
| Fife | 9,306 | £ 45,000 | £ 66,294 | 9,987 | £ 48,000 | £ 72,904 |
| Glasgow City | 17,163 | £ 49,000 | £ 68,067 | 17,997 | £ 56,000 | £ 77,892 |
| Highland | 4,825 | £ 50,000 | £ 65,929 | 5,163 | £ 56,000 | £ 73,236 |
| Inverclyde | 2,136 | £ 41,000 | £ 67,495 | 2,116 | £ 44,750 | £ 68,452 |
| Midlothian | 1,637 | £ 59,995 | £ 82,293 | 1,771 | £ 65,125 | £ 86,667 |
| Moray | 1,899 | £ 47,000 | £ 58,584 | 2,040 | £ 49,500 | £ 64,332 |
| North Ayrshire | 3,378 | £ 37,850 | £ 55,432 | 3,865 | £ 40,000 | £ 61,944 |
| North Lanarkshire | 7,975 | £ 40,000 | £ 56,852 | 8,632 | £ 42,236 | £ 62,970 |
| Orkney Islands | 354 | £ 41,750 | £ 52,355 | 360 | £ 44,000 | £ 54,069 |
| Perth and Kinross | 3,467 | £ 60,000 | £ 82,235 | 3,998 | £ 65,000 | £ 90,047 |
| Renfrewshire | 4,617 | £ 42,500 | £ 63,530 | 5,134 | £ 45,000 | £ 69,261 |
| Scottish Borders | 2,628 | £ 46,000 | £ 77,589 | 3,025 | £ 52,000 | £ 89,086 |
| Shetland Islands | 313 | £ 40,000 | £ 52,636 | 324 | £ 45,017 | £ 56,944 |
| South Ayrshire | 3,040 | £ 52,000 | £ 71,489 | 3,224 | £ 56,300 | £ 78,724 |
| South Lanarkshire | 7,731 | £ 46,000 | £ 65,956 | 8,767 | £ 49,000 | £ 73,812 |
| Stirling | 2,385 | £ 60,000 | £ 94,632 | 2,555 | £ 72,000 | £ 103,178 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2,132 | £ 41,000 | £ 54,329 | 2,317 | £ 43,000 | £ 61,713 |
| West Lothian | 4,587 | £ 52,995 | £ 69,055 | 4,952 | £ 55,018 | £ 76,394 |
| Table 3 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Local Authority | Count | Median | Mean | Count | Median | Mean |
| Aberdeen City | 7,657 | £ 60,000 | £ 86,305 | 5,767 | £ 70,000 | £ 95,745 |
| Aberdeenshire | 6,221 | £ 75,000 | £ 95,662 | 4,624 | £ 86,617 | £107,206 |
| Angus | 2,846 | £ 60,000 | £ 81,468 | 2,163 | £ 68,000 | £ 92,360 |
| Argyll and Bute | 2,563 | £ 55,100 | £ 90,427 | 2,176 | £ 70,000 | £109,477 |
| Clackmannanshire | 1,589 | £ 47,000 | £ 72,297 | 1,177 | £ 64,750 | £ 89,167 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 3,677 | £ 57,000 | £ 81,050 | 3,667 | £ 77,950 | £101,477 |
| Dundee City | 3,921 | £ 50,000 | £ 68,607 | 2,999 | £ 55,750 | £ 77,767 |
| East Ayrshire | 3,312 | £ 41,000 | £ 68,244 | 2,354 | £ 54,500 | £ 79,718 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 2,721 | £ 91,127 | £123,005 | 2,501 | £118,500 | £145,808 |
| East Lothian | 2,774 | £ 90,181 | £124,355 | 2,552 | £110,000 | £144,523 |
| East Renfrewshire | 2,123 | £ 98,000 | £133,908 | 2,182 | £126,025 | £159,194 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 16,495 | £115,000 | £143,009 | 16,349 | £135,000 | £162,018 |
| Eilean Siar | 451 | £ 39,650 | £ 50,892 | 300 | £ 51,075 | £ 63,948 |
| Falkirk | 4,774 | £ 52,000 | £ 74,332 | 4,853 | £ 67,100 | £ 89,976 |
| Fife | 11,110 | £ 56,000 | £ 84,231 | 10,890 | £ 69,000 | £ 96,151 |
| Glasgow City | 18,792 | £ 69,625 | £ 94,414 | 17,865 | £ 85,500 | £109,228 |
| Highland | 5,306 | £ 65,000 | £ 86,989 | 5,003 | £ 83,250 | £104,935 |
| Inverclyde | 2,148 | £ 47,000 | £ 79,624 | 2,108 | £ 60,000 | £ 97,681 |
| Midlothian | 2,032 | £ 80,000 | £106,156 | 1,788 | £ 92,875 | £120,111 |
| Moray | 1,967 | £ 60,000 | £ 77,048 | 1,588 | £ 70,000 | £ 86,616 |
| North Ayrshire | 3,871 | £ 44,000 | £ 69,363 | 3,022 | £ 57,500 | £ 82,259 |
| North Lanarkshire | 8,906 | £ 45,000 | £ 68,304 | 9,200 | £ 58,500 | £ 79,303 |
| Orkney Islands | 384 | £ 48,000 | £ 61,781 | 384 | £ 60,000 | £ 74,631 |
| Perth and Kinross | 4,264 | £ 75,000 | £103,817 | 3,896 | £ 90,000 | £117,383 |
| Renfrewshire | 5,430 | £ 53,011 | £ 78,255 | 5,166 | £ 65,000 | £ 92,142 |
| Scottish Borders | 2,926 | £ 65,000 | £106,259 | 2,446 | £ 82,850 | £121,487 |
| Shetland Islands | 320 | £ 46,000 | £ 60,237 | 371 | £ 60,000 | £ 71,032 |
| South Ayrshire | 3,446 | £ 65,000 | £ 92,520 | 2,516 | £ 76,000 | £103,205 |
| South Lanarkshire | 9,518 | £ 57,000 | £ 82,290 | 9,552 | £ 71,000 | £ 97,073 |
| Stirling | 2,390 | £ 83,000 | £118,813 | 2,425 | £ 96,000 | £135,697 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2,448 | £ 45,000 | £ 67,539 | 2,463 | £ 60,000 | £ 80,923 |
| West Lothian | 5,486 | £ 66,000 | £ 88,913 | 5,329 | £ 85,000 | £103,737 |
| Table 4 | 2005 |
| Local Authority | Count | Median | Mean |
| Aberdeen City | 7,874 | £ 80,000 | £114,104 |
| Aberdeenshire | 6,151 | £100,500 | £126,959 |
| Angus | 3,103 | £ 78,000 | £108,296 |
| Argyll and Bute | 2,515 | £ 85,000 | £127,331 |
| Clackmannanshire | 1,705 | £ 73,500 | £101,817 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 3,724 | £ 85,000 | £116,599 |
| Dundee City | 4,302 | £ 65,166 | £ 91,865 |
| East Ayrshire | 3,562 | £ 64,995 | £ 95,344 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 2,683 | £130,000 | £169,477 |
| East Lothian | 2,809 | £125,000 | £160,809 |
| East Renfrewshire | 2,220 | £125,000 | £173,810 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 16,267 | £137,200 | £174,728 |
| Eilean Siar | 378 | £ 65,150 | £ 78,828 |
| Falkirk | 5,301 | £ 75,000 | £104,904 |
| Fife | 11,550 | £ 79,000 | £108,869 |
| Glasgow City | 19,029 | £ 92,000 | £122,378 |
| Highland | 5,814 | £ 97,500 | £119,713 |
| Inverclyde | 2,254 | £ 63,585 | £106,217 |
| Midlothian | 1,766 | £ 99,850 | £130,361 |
| Moray | 2,320 | £ 83,000 | £103,199 |
| North Ayrshire | 4,371 | £ 65,000 | £ 94,599 |
| North Lanarkshire | 10,270 | £ 67,000 | £ 93,187 |
| Orkney Islands | 394 | £ 80,100 | £ 98,791 |
| Perth and Kinross | 4,137 | £100,000 | £132,614 |
| Renfrewshire | 5,466 | £ 70,000 | £103,612 |
| Scottish Borders | 2,829 | £ 85,100 | £131,415 |
| Shetland Islands | 355 | £ 58,000 | £ 75,362 |
| South Ayrshire | 3,492 | £ 87,500 | £123,242 |
| South Lanarkshire | 9,824 | £ 79,000 | £112,392 |
| Stirling | 2,580 | £105,000 | £148,823 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2,698 | £ 70,000 | £ 92,803 |
| West Lothian | 5,122 | £ 90,000 | £114,390 |
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 25 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drivers were found guilty of a speed limit offences and what (a) maximum, (b) minimum and (c) average penalty was imposed for such offences in each of the last five years, broken down by police force area.
Answer
The available information isgiven in the following table. Many speeding offences result in a police conditionaloffers of a fixed penalty. In 2004-05, a total of 193,240 conditional offers wereissued in relation to speeding offences
Speeding Offences1with a Charge Proved in Scottish Courts, by Police Force Area, 1999-2000 to 2004-05
| Police Force Area | Total | Number Resulting in a Fine | Value of Fine Imposed (£) |
| Maximum | Minimum | Mean |
| 1999-2000 | | | | | |
| Central | 1,006 | 1,005 | 600 | 25 | 104 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1,926 | 1,909 | 750 | 30 | 125 |
| Fife | 575 | 573 | 700 | 40 | 99 |
| Grampian | 2,447 | 2,437 | 900 | 30 | 124 |
| Lothian and Borders | 2,020 | 2,011 | 1,000 | 20 | 135 |
| Northern | 1,118 | 1,112 | 575 | 25 | 149 |
| Strathclyde | 5,022 | 5,002 | 2,000 | 20 | 125 |
| Tayside | 1,670 | 1,665 | 1,000 | 20 | 193 |
| Scotland | 15,784 | 15,714 | 2,000 | 20 | 133 |
| 2000-01 | | | | | |
| Central | 893 | 888 | 2,000 | 25 | 111 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1,242 | 1,239 | 1,000 | 40 | 160 |
| Fife | 501 | 499 | 600 | 10 | 107 |
| Grampian | 834 | 832 | 750 | 30 | 124 |
| Lothian and Borders | 1,566 | 1,564 | 750 | 20 | 130 |
| Northern | 380 | 379 | 500 | 19 | 158 |
| Strathclyde | 3,082 | 3,060 | 2,000 | 20 | 132 |
| Tayside | 1,275 | 1,272 | 1,000 | 30 | 172 |
| Scotland | 9,773 | 9,733 | 2,000 | 10 | 138 |
| 2001-02 | | | | | |
| Central | 763 | 760 | 750 | 20 | 116 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 924 | 919 | 1,000 | 40 | 185 |
| Fife | 539 | 538 | 900 | 40 | 118 |
| Grampian | 1,198 | 1,187 | 750 | 10 | 133 |
| Lothian and Borders | 1,633 | 1,629 | 750 | 7 | 139 |
| Northern | 1,002 | 997 | 1,000 | 40 | 195 |
| Strathclyde | 2,412 | 2,397 | 1,000 | 7 | 143 |
| Tayside | 1,868 | 1,866 | 775 | 5 | 187 |
| Scotland | 10,339 | 10,293 | 1,000 | 5 | 155 |
| 2002-03 | | | | | |
| Central | 686 | 679 | 500 | 40 | 122 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 945 | 938 | 1,000 | 40 | 186 |
| Fife | 645 | 643 | 600 | 30 | 105 |
| Grampian | 1,157 | 1,151 | 750 | 40 | 137 |
| Lothian and Borders | 1,628 | 1,620 | 750 | 25 | 142 |
| Northern | 1,331 | 1,329 | 2,250 | 40 | 227 |
| Strathclyde | 1,978 | 1,963 | 1,500 | 25 | 164 |
| Tayside | 1,793 | 1,779 | 1,000 | 40 | 198 |
| Scotland | 10,163 | 10,102 | 2,250 | 25 | 167 |
| 2003-04 | | | | | |
| Central | 979 | 974 | 1,500 | 40 | 152 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1,012 | 1,010 | 1,000 | 50 | 168 |
| Fife | 962 | 959 | 1,000 | 30 | 101 |
| Grampian | 1,399 | 1,395 | 1,000 | 5 | 146 |
| Lothian and Borders | 1,756 | 1,747 | 1,000 | 50 | 147 |
| Northern | 1,681 | 1,677 | 1,200 | 10 | 217 |
| Strathclyde | 3,039 | 3,013 | 1,000 | 10 | 153 |
| Tayside | 2,256 | 2,238 | 1,000 | 30 | 204 |
| Scotland2 | 13,085 | 13,014 | 1,500 | 5 | 166 |
| 2004-05 | | | | | |
| Central | 756 | 748 | 1,000 | 40 | 155 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1,766 | 1,758 | 1,000 | 15 | 164 |
| Fife | 767 | 766 | 750 | 15 | 115 |
| Grampian | 1,365 | 1,359 | 1,200 | 40 | 151 |
| Lothian and Borders | 2,215 | 2,210 | 1,000 | 30 | 150 |
| Northern | 1,628 | 1,626 | 750 | 10 | 207 |
| Strathclyde | 3,423 | 3,402 | 2,000 | 12 | 152 |
| Tayside | 1,929 | 1,917 | 1,000 | 25 | 199 |
| Scotland | 13,849 | 13,786 | 2,000 | 10 | 164 |
Notes:
1. Includes motorway and clearwayoffences.
2. Includes one offence whereforce area is unknown.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what legal sanctions cover the destruction of any paper or electronic data (a) by Executive staff, (b) when directed by ministers, (c) when undertaken by Executive agencies and (d) by PFI or PPP contractors earlier than the prescribed, advised or contracted periods for retention.
Answer
The only legal sanctionwhich might be applicable in this context is section 65 of the Freedom ofInformation (Scotland) Act 2002, under which it is an offence to alterrecords (including destruction) to prevent disclosure. However, this onlyapplies where the information is held by a Scottish public authority listed in schedule1 of the act and a request for the information has already been made.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what categories of its records, correspondence or other paperwork are completely destroyed after (a) one year, (b) two years, (c) three years, (d) four years, (e) five years, (f) 10 years, (g) 25 years and (h) more than 25 years.
Answer
Details of the Executive’sdestruction and retention policy regarding its paper and electronic records,including categories of records, are contained in its records management manualpublished on the Scottish Executive website, available through the followinglink:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/08/15152416/24168.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its paper records are recorded on microfilm or microfiche or stored electronically prior to destruction.
Answer
No, no reason has been identifiedfor doing so. Files which are judged to be of continuing public interest are transferredto the National Archives of Scotland for permanent preservation once their immediatebusiness use has expired (typically, 25 years after creation).
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 24 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have sought support from the NHS for alcohol addiction in each year since 1997, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally. However, information on the number of individuals treated by the NHSfor alcohol dependency has been placed in the Scottish Parliament InformationCentre (Bib. numbers 40168 and 40169).
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what rules cover the retention of paper or electronic data which are held by its PFI or PPP contractors or those of its agencies.
Answer
Scottish Executive agenciesare expected to manage their records in accordance with the Public Records Actsof 1958 and 1967. PFI or PPP contractors are responsible for their own recordsmanagement, and for ensuring that it conforms to any specific legislation whichmay apply to their business, or any requirements there may be in their contract.
