cp(s)a section 306: Costs, Sentencing Profiles and the Scottish Criminal Justice System 2004/05

Table 2
Distribution of Main Penalties for Persons with a Charge Proved, 2004/05

Numbers

		High Court	Sheriff Court Solemn	Magistrates Summary	Stipendiary District Court	Lay All Court	Courts ⁽¹⁾
		Type of court
Fine	Up to and including £50	-	1	1,141	44	5,975	7,161
	Over £50 and up to and including £200	3	30	18,401	2,255	26,334	47,023
	Over £200 and up to and including £500	1	77	19,509	2,126	3,766	25,479
	Over £500 and up to and including £2,500	3	74	3,257	208	176	3,718
	Over £2,500	2	19	138	-	1	160
	Total Fined ⁽²⁾	9	201	42,446	4,633	36,252	83,541
Custody	Up to and including 60 days	-	6	2,972	267	258	3,503
	Over 60 days and up to and including 3 months	2	54	5,210	283	6	5,555
	Over 3 months and up to and including 1 year	33	1,286	4,146	334	1	5,800
	Over 1 year	606	1,025	3	-	-	1,634
	Life	38	-	-	-	-	38
	Total given Custody ⁽³⁾	679	2,372	12,331	884	265	16,531

(1) Includes court type not known.
(2) Includes fine amount unknown.
(3) Includes sentence length not known.

Percentages

		High Court	Sheriff Court Solemn	Magistrates Summary	Stipendiary District Court	Lay All Court	Courts ⁽¹⁾
		Type of court
Fine	Up to and including £50	-	*	3	1	16	9
	Over £50 and up to and including £200	33	15	43	49	73	56
	Over £200 and up to and including £500	11	38	46	46	10	30
	Over £500 and up to and including £2,500	33	37	8	4	*	4
	Over £2,500	22	9	*	-	*	*
	Total Fined ⁽²⁾	100	100	100	100	100	*100*
Custody	Up to and including 60 days	-	*	24	30	97	21
	Over 60 days and up to and including 3 months	*	2	42	32	2	34
	Over 3 months and up to and including 1 year	5	54	34	38	*	35
	Over 1 year	89	43	*	-	-	10
	Life	6	-	-	-	-	*
	Total given Custody ⁽³⁾	100	100	100	100	100	*100*

(1) Includes court type not known.
(2) Includes fine amount unknown.
(3) Includes sentence length not known.

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