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Detained Persons

Volume 22: debated on Thursday 29 April 1982

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were being held in custody awaiting trial on the last convenient date; and what was the comparable average figure for each of the last 10 years.

On 20 April 1982 there were 613 persons in custody awaiting trial. The comparable average figures for the years 1974 to 1981 are as follows:

YearNumber
1981559
1980554
1979566
1978552
1977500
1976555
1975541
1974474
Figures for earlier years, on the same basis, are not readily available, and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.