- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded offences have been committed under section (a) 40A and (b) 41A(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and regulation (i) 15, (ii) 16, (iii) 17, (iv) 18, (v) 27 and (vi) 29 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table. The recorded crime statistics collected centrally do not distinguish legislation at the level of detail requested. Only general offences under 'Construction and use regulations (other than lighting)' can be distinguished; these may include offences recorded under legislation other than that specified in the question.Offences Recorded by the Police of "Construction and Use Regulations (Other Than Lighting)', 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 28,659 | 23,670 | 22,834 | 22,135 |
Aberdeen City | 443 | 360 | 431 | 641 |
Aberdeenshire | 873 | 657 | 566 | 737 |
Angus | 97 | 124 | 158 | 172 |
Argyll and Bute | 414 | 531 | 508 | 520 |
Clackmannanshire | 191 | 237 | 381 | 376 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 715 | 737 | 547 | 510 |
Dundee City | 120 | 156 | 157 | 221 |
East Ayrshire | 1,049 | 993 | 658 | 776 |
East Dunbartonshire | 181 | 169 | 194 | 118 |
East Lothian | 412 | 206 | 191 | 178 |
East Renfrewshire | 387 | 194 | 175 | 189 |
Edinburgh, City of | 2,198 | 1,519 | 1,503 | 1,488 |
Eilean Siar | 67 | 26 | 75 | 76 |
Falkirk | 1,322 | 1,032 | 1,605 | 1,293 |
Fife | 1,818 | 2,341 | 1,813 | 1,286 |
Glasgow City | 4,442 | 3,938 | 3,244 | 2,649 |
Highland | 1,025 | 961 | 993 | 1,417 |
Inverclyde | 491 | 623 | 559 | 345 |
Midlothian | 1,033 | 818 | 624 | 695 |
Moray | 360 | 172 | 286 | 288 |
North Ayrshire | 779 | 588 | 488 | 703 |
North Lanarkshire | 2,275 | 1,533 | 1,864 | 1,332 |
Orkney Islands | 123 | 46 | 47 | 71 |
Perth and Kinross | 205 | 342 | 344 | 689 |
Renfrewshire | 841 | 659 | 496 | 492 |
Scottish Borders | 478 | 474 | 631 | 542 |
Shetland Islands | 84 | 45 | 25 | 35 |
South Ayrshire | 1,487 | 1,336 | 887 | 1,291 |
South Lanarkshire | 1,756 | 1,116 | 1,175 | 857 |
Stirling | 775 | 540 | 886 | 837 |
West Dunbartonshire | 660 | 219 | 319 | 194 |
West Lothian | 1,558 | 978 | 1,004 | 1,117 |
Note:May include offences recorded under various sections of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what expert groups it has set up in each year since 1999, broken down by departmental area.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 4 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded offences have been committed under section (a) 3A(1), (b) 4(1), (c) 4(2), (d) 5(1)(a), (e) 5(1)(b), (f) 6(4) and (g) 7(6) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The requested information is given in the following tables.Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs" Under Section 3A(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Aberdeen City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aberdeenshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Angus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Argyll and Bute | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clackmannanshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dundee City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Lothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Renfrewshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Edinburgh, City of | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eilean Siar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Glasgow City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Highland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Inverclyde | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Midlothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Lanarkshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Orkney Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perth and Kinross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Renfrewshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scottish Borders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shetland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
South Lanarkshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stirling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Lothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offences Recorded by the Police of "Driving a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs" Under Section 4(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 825 | 793 | 941 | 1,001 |
Aberdeen City | 57 | 34 | 43 | 37 |
Aberdeenshire | 21 | 25 | 28 | 25 |
Angus | 3 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
Argyll and Bute | 21 | 14 | 14 | 22 |
Clackmannanshire | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
Dundee City | 41 | 64 | 60 | 64 |
East Ayrshire | 17 | 24 | 16 | 23 |
East Dunbartonshire | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
East Lothian | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
East Renfrewshire | 14 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
Edinburgh, City of | 55 | 36 | 46 | 53 |
Eilean Siar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Falkirk | 14 | 9 | 27 | 16 |
Fife | 46 | 64 | 72 | 82 |
Glasgow City | 236 | 208 | 204 | 235 |
Highland | 22 | 20 | 34 | 35 |
Inverclyde | 18 | 22 | 35 | 39 |
Midlothian | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Moray | 11 | 18 | 18 | 23 |
North Ayrshire | 14 | 13 | 16 | 23 |
North Lanarkshire | 33 | 36 | 51 | 51 |
Orkney Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perth and Kinross | 11 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Renfrewshire | 34 | 32 | 45 | 54 |
Scottish Borders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Shetland Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
South Ayrshire | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
South Lanarkshire | 34 | 27 | 49 | 38 |
Stirling | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 |
West Dunbartonshire | 25 | 15 | 37 | 27 |
West Lothian | 22 | 29 | 35 | 27 |
Offences Recorded by the Police of "In charge of a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs" Under Section 4(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 111 | 125 | 119 | 140 |
Aberdeen City | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Aberdeenshire | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Angus | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Argyll and Bute | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Clackmannanshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Dundee City | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
East Ayrshire | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
East Dunbartonshire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
East Lothian | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
East Renfrewshire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Edinburgh, City of | 23 | 22 | 12 | 13 |
Eilean Siar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falkirk | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Fife | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Glasgow City | 16 | 19 | 14 | 30 |
Highland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Inverclyde | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Midlothian | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Moray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
North Ayrshire | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
North Lanarkshire | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Orkney Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perth and Kinross | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Renfrewshire | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Scottish Borders | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Shetland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Ayrshire | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
South Lanarkshire | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Stirling | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
West Dunbartonshire | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
West Lothian | 5 | 15 | 9 | 13 |
Offences Recorded by the Police of "Driving a motor vehicle with blood alcohol content above prescribed limit" Under Section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 7,397 | 7,139 | 7,687 | 7,805 |
Aberdeen City | 336 | 313 | 355 | 383 |
Aberdeenshire | 342 | 293 | 295 | 345 |
Angus | 155 | 137 | 172 | 165 |
Argyll and Bute | 147 | 168 | 189 | 195 |
Clackmannanshire | 48 | 76 | 50 | 61 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 196 | 176 | 200 | 160 |
Dundee City | 257 | 219 | 250 | 269 |
East Ayrshire | 142 | 115 | 139 | 143 |
East Dunbartonshire | 83 | 92 | 83 | 102 |
East Lothian | 80 | 78 | 80 | 74 |
East Renfrewshire | 85 | 55 | 66 | 68 |
Edinburgh, City of | 672 | 708 | 672 | 650 |
Eilean Siar | 61 | 50 | 65 | 58 |
Falkirk | 221 | 192 | 227 | 201 |
Fife | 401 | 430 | 448 | 588 |
Glasgow City | 930 | 910 | 1,020 | 994 |
Highland | 474 | 426 | 475 | 491 |
Inverclyde | 92 | 89 | 99 | 83 |
Midlothian | 118 | 92 | 129 | 139 |
Moray | 144 | 121 | 174 | 161 |
North Ayrshire | 192 | 138 | 175 | 183 |
North Lanarkshire | 472 | 502 | 484 | 460 |
Orkney Islands | 26 | 35 | 25 | 32 |
Perth and Kinross | 232 | 215 | 203 | 214 |
Renfrewshire | 250 | 224 | 250 | 253 |
Scottish Borders | 114 | 141 | 166 | 151 |
Shetland Islands | 44 | 45 | 34 | 52 |
South Ayrshire | 187 | 174 | 167 | 188 |
South Lanarkshire | 353 | 358 | 395 | 348 |
Stirling | 153 | 154 | 171 | 203 |
West Dunbartonshire | 145 | 130 | 120 | 125 |
West Lothian | 245 | 283 | 309 | 266 |
Offences Recorded by the Police of "In charge of motor vehicle while blood alcohol content above limit" Under Section 5(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 277 | 349 | 411 | 477 |
Aberdeen City | 7 | 29 | 36 | 42 |
Aberdeenshire | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Angus | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 |
Argyll and Bute | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Clackmannanshire | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 11 | 9 | 20 | 9 |
Dundee City | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 |
East Ayrshire | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
East Dunbartonshire | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
East Lothian | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
East Renfrewshire | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Edinburgh, City of | 40 | 10 | 18 | 33 |
Eilean Siar | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Falkirk | 8 | 7 | 16 | 25 |
Fife | 18 | 26 | 38 | 38 |
Glasgow City | 35 | 37 | 38 | 36 |
Highland | 27 | 31 | 42 | 20 |
Inverclyde | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Midlothian | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Moray | 5 | 15 | 11 | 14 |
North Ayrshire | 6 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
North Lanarkshire | 14 | 24 | 28 | 41 |
Orkney Islands | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Perth and Kinross | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 |
Renfrewshire | 6 | 12 | 6 | 14 |
Scottish Borders | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Shetland Islands | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
South Ayrshire | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
South Lanarkshire | 16 | 14 | 22 | 31 |
Stirling | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
West Dunbartonshire | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
West Lothian | 20 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Offences Recorded by the Police of "Failure to provide breath specimen at the roadside" Under Section 6(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 932 | 914 | 899 | 989 |
Aberdeen City | 29 | 31 | 35 | 39 |
Aberdeenshire | 32 | 27 | 29 | 36 |
Angus | 22 | 14 | 17 | 14 |
Argyll and Bute | 13 | 13 | 15 | 23 |
Clackmannanshire | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 18 | 22 | 20 | 25 |
Dundee City | 36 | 35 | 34 | 23 |
East Ayrshire | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 |
East Dunbartonshire | 15 | 14 | 5 | 12 |
East Lothian | 9 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
East Renfrewshire | 14 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
Edinburgh, City of | 75 | 88 | 53 | 80 |
Eilean Siar | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
Falkirk | 27 | 28 | 36 | 35 |
Fife | 46 | 43 | 39 | 52 |
Glasgow City | 149 | 148 | 132 | 155 |
Highland | 66 | 60 | 72 | 80 |
Inverclyde | 9 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
Midlothian | 19 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
Moray | 9 | 14 | 10 | 19 |
North Ayrshire | 24 | 16 | 21 | 16 |
North Lanarkshire | 68 | 54 | 69 | 61 |
Orkney Islands | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Perth and Kinross | 15 | 39 | 23 | 24 |
Renfrewshire | 27 | 23 | 34 | 27 |
Scottish Borders | 27 | 6 | 30 | 8 |
Shetland Islands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
South Ayrshire | 20 | 17 | 23 | 23 |
South Lanarkshire | 75 | 74 | 57 | 67 |
Stirling | 11 | 21 | 12 | 28 |
West Dunbartonshire | 10 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
West Lothian | 29 | 37 | 30 | 32 |
Offences Recorded by the Police of "Failure to provide a breath, blood or urine specimen at police station" Under Section 7(6) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 1,279 | 1,392 | 1,346 | 1,370 |
Aberdeen City | 65 | 43 | 48 | 51 |
Aberdeenshire | 40 | 41 | 42 | 44 |
Angus | 10 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
Argyll and Bute | 25 | 19 | 27 | 39 |
Clackmannanshire | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 29 | 36 | 19 | 34 |
Dundee City | 38 | 49 | 48 | 42 |
East Ayrshire | 21 | 32 | 35 | 33 |
East Dunbartonshire | 20 | 24 | 13 | 19 |
East Lothian | 18 | 13 | 6 | 9 |
East Renfrewshire | 14 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
Edinburgh, City of | 99 | 96 | 65 | 93 |
Eilean Siar | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Falkirk | 34 | 31 | 48 | 44 |
Fife | 73 | 87 | 58 | 76 |
Glasgow City | 264 | 304 | 277 | 260 |
Highland | 61 | 72 | 77 | 83 |
Inverclyde | 17 | 14 | 25 | 27 |
Midlothian | 20 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Moray | 16 | 12 | 10 | 19 |
North Ayrshire | 30 | 30 | 40 | 26 |
North Lanarkshire | 116 | 119 | 118 | 103 |
Orkney Islands | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Perth and Kinross | 26 | 44 | 36 | 37 |
Renfrewshire | 33 | 38 | 47 | 42 |
Scottish Borders | 17 | 17 | 8 | 10 |
Shetland Islands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
South Ayrshire | 22 | 27 | 34 | 37 |
South Lanarkshire | 70 | 84 | 80 | 67 |
Stirling | 18 | 20 | 35 | 27 |
West Dunbartonshire | 26 | 35 | 37 | 28 |
West Lothian | 33 | 33 | 42 | 47 |
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 4 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded offences have been committed under section (a) 81, (b) 84, (c) 86 and (d) 89(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, and under the Motorway Traffic (Speed Limit) Regulations 1974 in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The available information is given in the following tables. The recorded crime statistics collected centrally do not distinguish legislation at the level of detail requested. In consequence some of the figures given in the tables may include offences recorded under legislation other than that specified in the question.Offences Recorded by the Police of "Speeding in restricted areas", 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 76,856 | 71,338 | 78,555 | 62,195 |
Aberdeen City | 3,070 | 4,709 | 2,764 | 5,501 |
Aberdeenshire | 1,872 | 1,981 | 762 | 504 |
Angus | 400 | 386 | 1,063 | 1,317 |
Argyll and Bute | 1,064 | 1,700 | 1,272 | 1,492 |
Clackmannanshire | 1,245 | 816 | 707 | 62 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 2,330 | 1,883 | 1,671 | 1,087 |
Dundee City | 614 | 1,252 | 1,101 | 1,052 |
East Ayrshire | 1,152 | 1,094 | 549 | 673 |
East Dunbartonshire | 461 | 382 | 409 | 336 |
East Lothian | 548 | 431 | 308 | 271 |
East Renfrewshire | 1,606 | 760 | 1,276 | 581 |
Edinburgh, City of | 5,648 | 5,725 | 8,138 | 7,382 |
Eilean Siar | 187 | 113 | 94 | 136 |
Falkirk | 3,501 | 2,328 | 2,969 | 878 |
Fife | 6,001 | 6,459 | 7,626 | 7,984 |
Glasgow City | 23,278 | 21,068 | 28,954 | 16,514 |
Highland | 2,569 | 4,506 | 2,007 | 2,170 |
Inverclyde | 1,879 | 1,172 | 635 | 613 |
Midlothian | 705 | 370 | 364 | 410 |
Moray | 392 | 393 | 373 | 190 |
North Ayrshire | 733 | 665 | 620 | 470 |
North Lanarkshire | 4,073 | 2,772 | 3,422 | 4,646 |
Orkney Islands | 161 | 67 | 19 | 99 |
Perth and Kinross | 1,340 | 1,131 | 1,653 | 1,544 |
Renfrewshire | 1,745 | 971 | 897 | 815 |
Scottish Borders | 1,142 | 1,710 | 2,942 | 1,759 |
Shetland Islands | 149 | 145 | 140 | 62 |
South Ayrshire | 1,526 | 893 | 644 | 787 |
South Lanarkshire | 2,465 | 1,804 | 2,016 | 941 |
Stirling | 2,353 | 1,668 | 1,370 | 159 |
West Dunbartonshire | 1,038 | 846 | 620 | 483 |
West Lothian | 1,609 | 1,138 | 1,170 | 1,277 |
Note: Includes all offences recorded under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 89(1) by section 81(1) and the Trunk Roads (Scotland) Order 1962.Offences Recorded by the Police of "Other speeding offences", 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 48,480 | 45,412 | 44,685 | 49,610 |
Aberdeen City | 226 | 125 | 709 | 1,047 |
Aberdeenshire | 4,851 | 3,573 | 3,762 | 3,497 |
Angus | 8,206 | 4,089 | 4,405 | 3,478 |
Argyll and Bute | 535 | 1,041 | 494 | 630 |
Clackmannanshire | 5 | 7 | 2 | 661 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 8,671 | 8,080 | 6,769 | 5,665 |
Dundee City | 98 | 48 | 29 | 109 |
East Ayrshire | 992 | 1,144 | 603 | 1,145 |
East Dunbartonshire | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
East Lothian | 2,079 | 1,445 | 764 | 1,613 |
East Renfrewshire | 263 | 138 | 41 | 38 |
Edinburgh, City of | 2,382 | 2,516 | 1,038 | 342 |
Eilean Siar | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Falkirk | 521 | 154 | 88 | 1,938 |
Fife | 542 | 558 | 533 | 1,644 |
Glasgow City | 2,200 | 4,848 | 2,399 | 2,291 |
Highland | 3,752 | 1,051 | 3,990 | 4,676 |
Inverclyde | 39 | 15 | 7 | 9 |
Midlothian | 271 | 97 | 705 | 349 |
Moray | 789 | 388 | 518 | 385 |
North Ayrshire | 200 | 250 | 193 | 188 |
North Lanarkshire | 181 | 164 | 149 | 5,039 |
Orkney Islands | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
Perth and Kinross | 1,572 | 4,678 | 9,034 | 5,858 |
Renfrewshire | 390 | 159 | 76 | 94 |
Scottish Borders | 5,549 | 7,284 | 5,420 | 3,989 |
Shetland Islands | 56 | 54 | 27 | 13 |
South Ayrshire | 475 | 317 | 216 | 222 |
South Lanarkshire | 2,333 | 1,643 | 1,795 | 1,989 |
Stirling | 840 | 1,114 | 570 | 2,272 |
West Dunbartonshire | 112 | 125 | 146 | 60 |
West Lothian | 342 | 299 | 194 | 344 |
Note: Includes all offences recorded under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 sections 88 and 89(1) (not by section 81(1)), the Trunk Roads in Scotland (Temporary) Order 1999 and the Trunk Roads in Scotland (Temporary Prohibitions and Temporary Speed Restrictions) Orders for various years.Offences Recorded by the Police of "Motorway traffic offences", 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 455 | 483 | 576 | 620 |
Aberdeen City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aberdeenshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Angus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Argyll and Bute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clackmannanshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 35 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
Dundee City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
East Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Lothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Renfrewshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Edinburgh, City of | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
Eilean Siar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falkirk | 19 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Fife | 121 | 228 | 291 | 329 |
Glasgow City | 106 | 101 | 129 | 169 |
Highland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inverclyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midlothian | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Moray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Lanarkshire | 7 | 9 | 24 | 7 |
Orkney Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perth and Kinross | 97 | 61 | 22 | 4 |
Renfrewshire | 6 | 15 | 20 | 21 |
Scottish Borders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shetland Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
South Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Lanarkshire | 45 | 28 | 28 | 14 |
Stirling | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
West Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Lothian | 12 | 11 | 31 | 23 |
Note: Includes all offences recorded under various motorway traffic statutes.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 4 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded offences have been committed under section (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The requested information is given in the following tables.Offences Recorded by the Police of "Causing death by dangerous driving" Under Section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 34 | 35 | 32 | 39 |
Aberdeen City | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Aberdeenshire | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Angus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Argyll and Bute | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Clackmannanshire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dundee City | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
East Ayrshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
East Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Lothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Renfrewshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Edinburgh, City of | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Eilean Siar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Fife | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Glasgow City | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Highland | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Inverclyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midlothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moray | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
North Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Lanarkshire | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Orkney Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Perth and Kinross | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Renfrewshire | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Scottish Borders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shetland Islands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
South Ayrshire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
South Lanarkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Stirling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
West Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Lothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offences Recorded by the Police of "Dangerous driving" Under Section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 2,112 | 2,015 | 2,445 | 2,804 |
Aberdeen City | 86 | 86 | 86 | 138 |
Aberdeenshire | 155 | 106 | 129 | 100 |
Angus | 5 | 0 | 78 | 108 |
Argyll and Bute | 37 | 78 | 48 | 47 |
Clackmannanshire | 16 | 23 | 12 | 24 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 70 | 75 | 65 | 98 |
Dundee City | 24 | 3 | 91 | 88 |
East Ayrshire | 38 | 68 | 53 | 71 |
East Dunbartonshire | 39 | 19 | 30 | 29 |
East Lothian | 26 | 14 | 28 | 29 |
East Renfrewshire | 31 | 20 | 18 | 28 |
City of Edinburgh | 76 | 84 | 101 | 139 |
Eilean Siar | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Falkirk | 112 | 93 | 122 | 105 |
Fife | 144 | 138 | 188 | 233 |
City of Glasgow | 304 | 265 | 293 | 348 |
Highland | 152 | 130 | 165 | 160 |
Inverclyde | 23 | 27 | 28 | 37 |
Midlothian | 8 | 22 | 24 | 28 |
Moray | 48 | 49 | 67 | 57 |
North Ayrshire | 46 | 35 | 48 | 66 |
North Lanarkshire | 149 | 168 | 181 | 190 |
Orkney Islands | 21 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Perth and Kinross | 0 | 0 | 69 | 123 |
Renfrewshire | 44 | 67 | 67 | 55 |
Scottish Borders | 28 | 42 | 34 | 47 |
Shetland Islands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
South Ayrshire | 65 | 55 | 29 | 52 |
South Lanarkshire | 215 | 186 | 213 | 211 |
Stirling | 81 | 82 | 90 | 80 |
West Dunbartonshire | 28 | 30 | 25 | 21 |
West Lothian | 28 | 38 | 47 | 73 |
Offences Recorded by the Police of "Driving carelessly
1" Under Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 11,852 | 10,287 | 9,510 | 9,896 |
Aberdeen City | 1,199 | 989 | 1,063 | 1,009 |
Aberdeenshire | 973 | 769 | 797 | 788 |
Angus | 294 | 208 | 162 | 199 |
Argyll and Bute | 262 | 237 | 247 | 257 |
Clackmannanshire | 35 | 26 | 28 | 54 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 340 | 316 | 237 | 294 |
Dundee City | 275 | 261 | 200 | 213 |
East Ayrshire | 232 | 151 | 130 | 171 |
East Dunbartonshire | 137 | 122 | 105 | 116 |
East Lothian | 78 | 94 | 80 | 67 |
East Renfrewshire | 149 | 99 | 91 | 104 |
City of Edinburgh | 384 | 385 | 325 | 272 |
Eilean Siar | 45 | 39 | 46 | 53 |
Falkirk | 117 | 96 | 87 | 89 |
Fife | 1,643 | 1,603 | 1,403 | 1,573 |
City of Glasgow | 1,639 | 1,439 | 1,346 | 1,439 |
Highland | 488 | 395 | 437 | 468 |
Inverclyde | 203 | 174 | 165 | 146 |
Midlothian | 91 | 92 | 62 | 87 |
Moray | 361 | 302 | 336 | 381 |
North Ayrshire | 174 | 122 | 127 | 139 |
North Lanarkshire | 486 | 429 | 417 | 405 |
Orkney Islands | 35 | 23 | 36 | 51 |
Perth and Kinross | 275 | 266 | 181 | 168 |
Renfrewshire | 405 | 316 | 337 | 306 |
Scottish Borders | 104 | 119 | 96 | 113 |
Shetland Islands | 32 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
South Ayrshire | 316 | 268 | 177 | 198 |
South Lanarkshire | 644 | 566 | 442 | 404 |
Stirling | 84 | 71 | 71 | 93 |
West Dunbartonshire | 198 | 134 | 139 | 124 |
West Lothian | 154 | 156 | 131 | 97 |
Notes:1. Excludes section 3A, Causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 4 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded offences have been committed under (a) local legislation, (b) animals and plants legislation, (c) liquor licensing laws and (d) environmental legislation in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The information requested is given in the following tables.Offences Recorded by the Police Under "Local Government Legislation", 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 8,093 | 10,617 | 14,679 | 17,277 |
Aberdeen City | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
Aberdeenshire | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Angus | 2 | 14 | 27 | 6 |
Argyll and Bute | 92 | 192 | 86 | 92 |
Clackmannanshire | 15 | 60 | 58 | 42 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
Dundee City | 101 | 112 | 121 | 124 |
East Ayrshire | 266 | 207 | 173 | 379 |
East Dunbartonshire | 115 | 227 | 244 | 342 |
East Lothian | 3 | 3 | 19 | 4 |
East Renfrewshire | 46 | 156 | 262 | 317 |
Edinburgh, City of | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Eilean Siar | 32 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
Falkirk | 130 | 150 | 274 | 224 |
Fife | 135 | 256 | 411 | 407 |
Glasgow City | 3,358 | 5,361 | 6,920 | 6,997 |
Highland | 15 | 12 | 146 | 258 |
Inverclyde | 538 | 256 | 170 | 190 |
Midlothian | 20 | 11 | 18 | 15 |
Moray | 16 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
North Ayrshire | 264 | 183 | 149 | 225 |
North Lanarkshire | 922 | 947 | 1,103 | 4,164 |
Orkney Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perth and Kinross | 0 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
Renfrewshire | 403 | 319 | 233 | 328 |
Scottish Borders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Shetland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Ayrshire | 2 | 1 | 0 | 189 |
South Lanarkshire | 1,390 | 1,738 | 3,720 | 2,598 |
Stirling | 36 | 169 | 249 | 103 |
West Dunbartonshire | 152 | 167 | 111 | 99 |
West Lothian | 32 | 41 | 158 | 80 |
Offences Recorded by the Police Involving "Animals and Plants", 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 1,199 | 1,124 | 977 | 1,071 |
Aberdeen City | 84 | 59 | 52 | 52 |
Aberdeenshire | 159 | 174 | 103 | 123 |
Angus | 23 | 20 | 17 | 35 |
Argyll and Bute | 27 | 34 | 28 | 34 |
Clackmannanshire | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 54 | 34 | 25 | 42 |
Dundee City | 64 | 101 | 61 | 50 |
East Ayrshire | 20 | 39 | 31 | 23 |
East Dunbartonshire | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
East Lothian | 0 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
East Renfrewshire | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
Edinburgh, City of | 18 | 16 | 11 | 25 |
Eilean Siar | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
Falkirk | 30 | 34 | 26 | 19 |
Fife | 137 | 111 | 95 | 124 |
Glasgow City | 105 | 76 | 86 | 80 |
Highland | 71 | 66 | 83 | 68 |
Inverclyde | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 |
Midlothian | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
Moray | 65 | 66 | 58 | 58 |
North Ayrshire | 25 | 24 | 18 | 17 |
North Lanarkshire | 49 | 27 | 32 | 40 |
Orkney Islands | 16 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
Perth and Kinross | 30 | 23 | 10 | 47 |
Renfrewshire | 23 | 19 | 30 | 23 |
Scottish Borders | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
Shetland Islands | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
South Ayrshire | 27 | 10 | 14 | 11 |
South Lanarkshire | 42 | 33 | 31 | 40 |
Stirling | 31 | 51 | 47 | 29 |
West Dunbartonshire | 19 | 21 | 22 | 18 |
West Lothian | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
Offences Recorded by the Police of Against "Liquor Licensing Laws", 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 808 | 692 | 905 | 799 |
Aberdeen City | 35 | 25 | 40 | 27 |
Aberdeenshire | 50 | 35 | 35 | 37 |
Angus | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 |
Argyll and Bute | 39 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
Clackmannanshire | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 38 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
Dundee City | 30 | 37 | 40 | 36 |
East Ayrshire | 8 | 29 | 24 | 61 |
East Dunbartonshire | 15 | 13 | 34 | 28 |
East Lothian | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
East Renfrewshire | 4 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
Edinburgh, City of | 12 | 8 | 25 | 40 |
Eilean Siar | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
Falkirk | 27 | 13 | 57 | 12 |
Fife | 80 | 18 | 37 | 47 |
Glasgow City | 133 | 170 | 154 | 133 |
Highland | 72 | 68 | 72 | 64 |
Inverclyde | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Midlothian | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Moray | 27 | 10 | 20 | 25 |
North Ayrshire | 20 | 7 | 13 | 17 |
North Lanarkshire | 23 | 41 | 19 | 28 |
Orkney Islands | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Perth and Kinross | 44 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Renfrewshire | 17 | 21 | 13 | 23 |
Scottish Borders | 14 | 6 | 37 | 12 |
Shetland Islands | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
South Ayrshire | 13 | 27 | 27 | 49 |
South Lanarkshire | 45 | 23 | 28 | 13 |
Stirling | 13 | 4 | 35 | 10 |
West Dunbartonshire | 11 | 7 | 14 | 9 |
West Lothian | 6 | 4 | 42 | 15 |
Offences Recorded by the Police Under "Environmental Legislation
1", 1999 to 2002
Council Area | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Scotland | 1,193 | 1,241 | 1,403 | 1,581 |
Aberdeen City | 20 | 22 | 59 | 43 |
Aberdeenshire | 86 | 50 | 42 | 23 |
Angus | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 |
Argyll and Bute | 25 | 23 | 30 | 29 |
Clackmannanshire | 10 | 11 | 14 | 23 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 17 | 14 | 8 | 20 |
Dundee City | 189 | 197 | 129 | 127 |
East Ayrshire | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
East Dunbartonshire | 34 | 38 | 50 | 63 |
East Lothian | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
East Renfrewshire | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
Edinburgh, City of | 15 | 17 | 24 | 54 |
Eilean Siar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Falkirk | 17 | 14 | 48 | 69 |
Fife | 29 | 33 | 40 | 41 |
Glasgow City | 302 | 324 | 350 | 406 |
Highland | 35 | 20 | 43 | 42 |
Inverclyde | 25 | 34 | 43 | 24 |
Midlothian | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Moray | 20 | 15 | 23 | 60 |
North Ayrshire | 44 | 25 | 14 | 29 |
North Lanarkshire | 65 | 76 | 47 | 107 |
Orkney Islands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Perth and Kinross | 18 | 32 | 31 | 43 |
Renfrewshire | 39 | 32 | 39 | 37 |
Scottish Borders | 6 | 16 | 20 | 22 |
Shetland Islands | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
South Ayrshire | 16 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
South Lanarkshire | 94 | 134 | 208 | 152 |
Stirling | 8 | 6 | 35 | 19 |
West Dunbartonshire | 12 | 21 | 18 | 31 |
West Lothian | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Note:1. Including litter offences.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will introduce a family law bill, as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland.
Answer
The Executive has made a commitment in the Partnership Agreement to legislate to reform law for all of Scotland's people and we will bring forward our proposals in due course once all the various policy strands are further advanced.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities will be granted additional funding relating to the annual operational cost of the additional secure accommodation places for young offenders, referred to in its news release SEed 228/2003 of 24 March 2003
Answer
Each local authority receives an allocation through Grant Aided Expenditure to assist with its residential care costs. Local arrangements should be in place to manage the use of secure accommodation in line with social work budgets. The assessment criteria for new proposals considered the need to minimise both capital costs and fee level while providing for high quality services which meet the needs of young people and communities.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 23 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-113 by Elish Angiolini on 2 June 2003, what the cost was of reports to procurator fiscal marked "no proceedings", broken down by reason of (a) time-bar, (b) delay by police/other agency, (c) lack of court resources, (d) procurator fiscal staff shortage and (e) delay by procurator fiscal and type of offence, in each sheriff court district.
Answer
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service records the nature of case costs but does not attribute this to individual cases. Staff time spent on individual cases is not recorded but costing estimates are based on standard weightings derived from past analysis of staff time spent on the full range of different cases - from minor through to more serious - handled by the department.The actual cost of processing cases in the categories identified in the question (which are a subset of all cases which led to a "no proceedings" decision) will be lower than the estimated unit cost of £40 for a case marked "no proceedings". This is because the time taken to mark a case which is seen to be time barred on receipt, or subject to significant delay by the reporting agency, is obviously significantly shorter than for cases where detailed consideration requires to be given to questions of law and sufficiency of evidence.
- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 19 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-113 by Mrs Elish Angiolini on 2 June 2003, whether it will provide a breakdown by type of offence of reports to procurators fiscal marked "no proceedings" for reason of (a) time-bar, (b) delay by police/other agency, (c) lack of court resources, (d) procurator fiscal staff shortages and (e) delay by procurator fiscal, broken down by sheriff court district.
Answer
The information sought can only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Current Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service information systems are designed to support core operations of the department and track the progress of cases and it is not possible to extract the information sought from these systems.