To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many probation orders have been made by the courts in Scotland in each of the last five years; how many orders were made per 100,000 of the population in the latest available year; and what was the cost of administering probation orders in that year.
The number of persons placed on probation in each of the past five years for which figures are available is published in the Scottish Home and Health Department statistical bulletin No. 1/1990, "Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 1988", which is available in the Library.In 1988, 68 persons per 100,000 of the population aged eight or over were placed on probation. (If a person is placed on probation more than once in the same year, each occasion is counted separately.)
| 1. Contracts awarded for Management Consultancies | |
| Firm | Subject of Assignment |
| 19861 | |
| BP International Limited | Scottish Office Procurement Manual |
| Coopers and Lybrand Associates Limited | Marketing Awareness, Historic Buildings and Monuments |
| Coopers and Lybrand Associates Limited | Investment Function, Scottish Development Agency |
| Ernst and Whinney | Management Organisation and Procedures, Scottish Legal Aid Board |
| Hay—MSL Management Consultants Limited | Grading Review—Nursing Services |
| Inbucon Management Consultants Limited | Financial Management Scottish Development Agency |
| Inbucon Management Consultants Limited | NHS Linen Services in Scotland |
| SCICON Limited | Patient Administration System |
| 19871 | |
| Frank Griffiths Associates Limited | Overview of Roads Procurement Procedures |
| CIPFA Services | Community Charge |
| 19881 | |
| PIEDA | Dounreay rundown |
| Deloitte, Haskins and Sells | Scottish Homes |
| Coopers and Lybrand Associates Limited | Scottish Homes (several projects) |
| Coopers and Lybrand Associates Limited | New Towns industrial and commercial assets |
| Gilpin Black Associates | Scottish Homes |
| Firn, Crichton Roberts Limited | Strathclyde Integrated Development Operation |
| Open College | Open Learning |
| University of Warwick | Performance measurements in Further Education |
| Dr. S. Clarke | Evaluation and quality of learning and teaching in Further Education |
| Dundee College of Technology | Investigation of the administrative arrangements in Jordanhill School |
| 1989–902 | |
| A. Fegent | Procurement (2 Projects) |
| Touche Ross | Health Education Review |
| Peat, Marwick McLintock | Lothian Health Board |
| Coopers and Lybrand Associates Limited | HBM Executive Agency proposals |
| Price Waterhouse | Creche facilities |
| British Institute of Management | Network analysis on probation court services and parole |
| Peat, Marwick McLintock | Further Education development planning |
| Edinburgh University | Interpretation of a new statistical method |
| CSL Group Limited | Financial Regulations for School Boards |
| Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte | Education Finance |
| 1 Calendar year. | |
| 2 Financial year. | |
| (2) Expenditure on management consultancies1 | |
| £ | |
| 1985–86 | 491,864 |
| 1986–87 | 569,038 |
| 1987–88 | 198,338 |
| 1988–89 | 1,162,108 |
| 21989–90 | 300,000 |
| 1 Expenditure in a particular year does not necessarily relate exclusively to contracts awarded in that year. | |
| 2 Estimated figure. | |
Local authorities are unable to identify separately within the social work budget the cost of supervision of persons subject to probation orders.