Question reference: S5W-34218
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the correct figure is for the percentage change in admonishments/discharges from November 2020 to the monthly average in 2019-20, in light of page 23 of the November Justice Analytics Report listing it as an 8% change but the number of admonishments displayed suggesting it should be a negative 8% change.
Answer
Some of the information published in the Criminal Disposals section of the November 2020 report (available at Justice Analytical Services Coronavirus (COVID-19) Data Report: November 2020 (www.gov.scot) , page 23) contained errors. The number of admonishments/discharges should have shown an 8% decrease rather than an 8% increase.
The document has been amended to show the correct values.