Number of "no proceedings" cases drops
25 Oct 05
Fall attributed to partnership working and new Scottish Crime Recording Standard
The number of cases reported to the procurator fiscal where no proceedings are taken is down from 18.5% in 2004-05 to 16% in the first quarter of 2005-06.
Lord Advocate Colin Boyd attributes this success to successful partnership working between the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland.
Mr Boyd said: "We recognise that there will always be a percentage of cases reported to procurators fiscal which result in no proceedings being taken and it is right that this should be the case. We have been working closely with ACPOS to reduce the number of cases where this happens. It is clear that a contributory factor to the 2004-05 figure was the introduction of the Scottish Crime Recording Standard in April 2004."
The figures announced today are available to view on the Crown Office website www.crownoffice.gov.uk .