- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of sexual crimes, 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.
Answer
The figures are provided in the following tables.
Custodial
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of sexual crimes, and received a custodial sentence
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Sexual crimes – Total custodial | 251 | 441 | 462 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
non-custodial sentence
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of sexual crimes, and received a non-custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Sexual crimes – Total non-custodial | 590 | 842 | 953 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of slavery or forced labour, 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.
Answer
The figures are provided in the following tables.
Custodial
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of Slavery or forced labour, and received a custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Slavery or Forced Labour - Total Custodial | - | - | 3 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Non-custodial sentence
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of Slavery or forced labour, and received a non-custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Slavery or Forced Labour - Non-custodial | - | - | - |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of robbery, 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.
Answer
The figures are provided in the following tables.
Custodial
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of robbery, and received a custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Robbery and assault with intent to rob - Total custodial | 220 | 195 | 238 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Non-custodial sentence
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of robbery, and received a non-custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Robbery and assault with intent to rob - Total non-custodial | 63 | 105 | 147 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
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.
Answer
The figures are provided in the following tables.
Custodial
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of domestic abuse, and received a custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Domestic abuse – Total custodial | 72 | 111 | 112 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Non-custodial sentence
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of domestic abuse, and received a non-custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Domestic abuse – Total non-custodial | 309 | 579 | 651 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs, 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.
Answer
The figures are provided in the following tables.
Custodial
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs, and received a custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Death by careless driving when under influence of drink/drugs – Total custodial | - | 1 | 1 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Non-custodial sentence
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs, and received a non-custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Death by careless driving when under influence of drink/drugs – Total non-custodial | - | 1 | - |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of the production manufacture or cultivation of drugs and possession with intent to supply, 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.
Answer
The figures are provided in the following tables.
Custodial
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of the production manufacture or cultivation of drugs and possession with intent to supply, and received a custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Production, manufacture or cultivation of drugs -Total custodial | 19 | 39 | 26 |
Supply, possession w.i. to supply etc of drugs – Total custodial | 240 | 313 | 362 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Non-custodial sentence
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of the production manufacture or cultivation of drugs and possession with intent to supply, and received a non-custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Production, manufacture or cultivation of drugs – Total non-custodial | 132 | 190 | 191 |
Supply, possession w.i. to supply etc of drugs – Total non-custodial | 413 | 613 | 897 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of serious assault, 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.
Answer
The figures are provided in the following tables.
Custodial
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of serious assault, and received a custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Serious assault - Total custodial | 338 | 461 | 553 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Non-custodial
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of serious assault, and received a non-custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Serious assault – Total non-custodial | 286 | 473 | 619 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of stalking, 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.
Answer
The figures are provided in the following tables.
Custodial
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of stalking, and received a custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Offence of stalking – Total custodial | 23 | 28 | 37 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Non-custodial sentence
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of stalking, and received a non-custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Offence of stalking – Total non-custodial | 196 | 313 | 345 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of cruelty and unnatural treatment of children, 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.
Answer
The figures are provided in the following tables.
Custodial
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of cruelty and unnatural treatment of children, and received a custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Cruelty (neglecting & causing) to & unnatural treatment of children – Total custodial | 2 | 11 | 11 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Non-custodial sentence
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of cruelty and unnatural treatment of children, and received a non-custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Cruelty (neglecting & causing) to & unnatural treatment of children – Total non-custodial | 71 | 90 | 153 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of possession of an offensive weapon, 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.
Answer
The figures are provided in the following tables.
Custodial
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of possession of an offensive weapon, and received a custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Possession of an offensive weapon – Total custodial | 114 | 108 | 95 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Non-custodial sentence
How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of possession of an offensive weapon, and received a non-custodial sentence:
Details | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Possession of an offensive weapon – Total non-custodial | 275 | 397 | 428 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database