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Analysis of prosecutions and convictions under Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003: FOI release
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Number of people prosecuted/convicted under the section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 (2015 to 2019).
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Number of people prosecuted under section 127 of the COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003, where main charge, 2008-09 to 2017-18.
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(1)(A) 370 499 654 692 685 867 832 840 634 503 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(1)(B) 34 35 44 53 51 63 62 75 52 46 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(A) 39 25 29 22 38 32 23 21 29 17 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(B) 3 1 5 8 2 9 4 5 6 - COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(C) 117 112 162 102 138 140 132 104 97 78 Total prosecuted 563 672 894 877 914 1,111 1,053 1,045 818 644
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database.
Number of people convicted under section 127 of the COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003, where main charge, 2008-09 to 2017-18.
2008- 09 2009- 10 2010- 11 2011- 12 2012- 13 2013- 14 2014- 15 2015- 16 2016- 17 2017- 18 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(1)(A) 340 461 578 588 619 760 722 719 560 440 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(1)(B) 29 27 40 45 49 53 55 64 44 39 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(A) 37 24 27 21 36 26 22 19 21 16 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(B) 2 1 5 8 2 8 4 5 6 - COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(C) 111 105 153 98 131 127 115 94 90 72 Total convicted 519 618 803 760 837 974 918 901 721 567
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database.
Please note: the data provided is by the financial year. Information for 2018-19 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2018-19 Statistical Bulletin. The dates of all Scottish Government Official and National Statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/ForthcomingPubs
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Information requested You asked for: Number of people prosecuted/convicted under the section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 (2015 to 2019). Number of people prosecuted under section 127 of the COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003, where main charge, 2008-09 to 2017-18. 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(1)(A) 370 499 654 692 685 867 832 840 634 503 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(1)(B) 34 35 44 53 51 63 62 75 52 46 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(A) 39 25 29 22 38 32 23 21 29 17 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(B) 3 1 5 8 2 9 4 5 6 - COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(C) 117 112 162 102 138 140 132 104 97 78 Total prosecuted 563 672 894 877 914 1,111 1,053 1,045 818 644 Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database. Number of people convicted under section 127 of the COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003, where main charge, 2008-09 to 2017-18. 2008- 09 2009- 10 2010- 11 2011- 12 2012- 13 2013- 14 2014- 15 2015- 16 2016- 17 2017- 18 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(1)(A) 340 461 578 588 619 760 722 719 560 440 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(1)(B) 29 27 40 45 49 53 55 64 44 39 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(A) 37 24 27 21 36 26 22 19 21 16 COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(B) 2 1 5 8 2 8 4 5 6 - COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 SECTION 127(2)(C) 111 105 153 98 131 127 115 94 90 72 Total convicted 519 618 803 760 837 974 918 901 721 567 Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database.
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