FOI/202500485945 · FOI · released
Statistical data on arrests and convictions: FOI release
Information requested
You asked for the most recent available data on convictions under:
1. Section 46 of Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
2. Sections 7, 11 and 13 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995
3. Section 1 of the Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007
Response
I enclose a copy of the information you requested in the table below.
Table. People convicted in Scottish courts under specific prostitution-related legislation, where main charge1, 1982 to 2022-23
Legislation Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 Section 46 Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 Sections 7, 11 and 13 Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007 Section 1 19822 . . . 19832 . . . 19842 . . . 19852 . . . 19862 . . . 19872 . . . 19882 448 . . 1989-90 630 . . 1990-91 833 . . 1991-92 747 . . 1992-93 844 . . 1993-94 824 . . 1994-95 764 . . 1995-96 698 . . 1996-97 395 19 . 1997-98 705 31 . 1998-99 705 37 . 1999-00 287 12 . 2000-01 160 27 . 2001-02 110 19 . 2002-03 99 17 . 2003-04 126 13 . 2004-05 225 14 . 2005-06 282 11 . 2006-07 299 20 . 2007-08 228 12 18 2008-09 229 24 90 2009-10 165 22 68 2010-11 160 20 68 2011-12 116 5 77 2012-13 86 3 53 2013-14 95 20 53 2014-15 79 4 62 2015-16 49 5 31 2016-17 58 1 25 2017-18 30 4 13 2018-19 8 2 26 2019-20 5 1 38 2020-213 3 . 7 2021-223 . . 8 2022-233 . 3 8
Notes:
1. The main charge is the one that conferred the most severe penalty.
2. Data prior to 1989-90 are from an earlier version of Criminal Proceedings in Scotland statistics and were published by calendar year.
3. Data from 2020-21 onwards were affected by the pandemic, including court closures, restricted court capacities due to social distancing measures, delays to cases due to key participants having to selfisolate following testing positive for COVID-19 and shifts in case prioritisation to deal with the resulting backlogs. Data from this period should not be treated as indicative of long-term trends.
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Section 46 of Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 2. Section 1 of the Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007 Response I enclose a copy of the information you requested in the table below. People convicted in Scottish courts under specific prostitution-related legislation, where main charge1, 1982 to 2022-23 Legislation Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 Section 46 Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 Sections 7, 11 and 13 Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007 Section 1 19822 .
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