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Mr. Dewar
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many fine collection officers are now in post in Scotland; and in what sheriff courts they are based.
Mr. Rifkind
There are 15 fines officer posts. The sheriff courts at which they are based and the number at each court are as follows:
| Numbers | |
| Aberdeen | 1 |
| Airdrie | 1 |
| Dundee | 1 |
| Dunfermline | 1 |
| Dumbarton | 1 |
| Edinburgh | 2 |
| Falkirk | 1 |
| Glasgow | 13 |
| Hamilton | 2 |
| Kilmarnock | 1 |
| Paisley | 1 |
| Includes one post presently vacant and in the process of being filled. | |