The Parole Board for Scotland has recently published its Annual Report 2010-11, which reveals that out of 606 determinate sentence prisoners whose cases were referred to the Board, 170 were recommended for release on parole.
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Scotland's Chief Statistician has published statistics on adults' experiences of sexual victimisation and stalking in Scotland.
Scotland's Chief Statistician has recently published data on criminal proceedings in Scotland during 2010-11. The publication presents statistics on court proceedings and sentencing, as well as statistics on bail orders and undertakings.
The Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland, QC, has announced the first conviction rates for the new Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act, which came into force in December 2010.
The Scottish Government is taking serious steps to tackle the growing problem of metal theft, the Justice Secretary has announced.