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Proceeding and conviction statistics for prisoners having mobiles: FOI release
Information requested
You asked for proceeding and conviction statistics for prisoners having mobile phones in prisons and for the number of phones that have been found in each prison in Scotland since 2012.
Response
The information on the number of people proceeded against in court and those convicted for the offences of interest in presented below.
People proceeded against and convicted in Scottish Courts for bringing/ removing/ introducing or possession of personal communication devices (note 1), 2011-12 to 2015-16
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 PEOPLE PROCEEDED AGAINST PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(A) & (9A)A 6 9 6 7 6 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(A)&(9A)F - - 4 3 1 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(E) (note 2) 6 2 1 - - PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41ZA(1) 1 - - - - PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41ZA(3) 73 108 89 63 47 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41ZA(3) & 41(9B) (note 3) 18 35 49 57 55 TOTAL PEOPLE PROCEEDED AGAINST 104 154 149 130 109 PEOPLE CONVICTED PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(A) & (9A)A 6 9 5 7 3 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(A)&(9A)F - - 4 3 1 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(E) (note 2) 3 1 1 - - PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41ZA(3) 68 103 85 60 45 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41ZA(3) & 41(9B) (note 3) 15 31 46 55 52 TOTAL PEOPLE CONVICTED 92 144 141 125 101
Table notes
Where main charge Section 41(1)(E) has been repealled therefore charges have not been made under this legislation in more recent years There are two lines for section 41ZA(3) due to the way charges are recorded by Police Scotland
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database.
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People proceeded against and convicted in Scottish Courts for bringing/ removing/ introducing or possession of personal communication devices (note 1), 2011-12 to 2015-16 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 PEOPLE PROCEEDED AGAINST PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(A) & (9A)A 6 9 6 7 6 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(A)&(9A)F - - 4 3 1 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(E) (note 2) 6 2 1 - - PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41ZA(1) 1 - - - - PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41ZA(3) 73 108 89 63 47 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41ZA(3) & 41(9B) (note 3) 18 35 49 57 55 TOTAL PEOPLE PROCEEDED AGAINST 104 154 149 130 109 PEOPLE CONVICTED PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(A) & (9A)A 6 9 5 7 3 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(A)&(9A)F - - 4 3 1 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41(1)(E) (note 2) 3 1 1 - - PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41ZA(3) 68 103 85 60 45 PRISONS (SCOTLAND) ACT 1989 SECTION 41ZA(3) & 41(9B) (note 3) 15 31 46 55 52 TOTAL PEOPLE CONVICTED 92 144 141 125 101 Table notes Where main charge Section 41(1)(E) has been repealled therefore charges have not been made under this legislation in more recent years There are two lines for section 41ZA(3) due to the way charges are recorded by Police Scotland Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database.
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