Offenders convicted of homicide: FOI release
- Published
- 1 February 2023
- Directorate
- Safer Communities Directorate
- Part of
- Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202300338762
- Date received
- 19 January 2023
- Date responded
- 19 February 2023
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
1. Of all offenders convicted of homicide who were handed out a Community Payback Order, how many were convicted of Culpable Homicide? Please provide this information for all financial years between 2011-12 and 2020-21 (inclusive).
2. Of all offenders convicted of homicide who were handed out a fine, how many were convicted of Culpable Homicide? Please provide this information for all financial years between 2011-12 and 2020-21 (inclusive).
3. Of all offenders convicted of homicide who were handed out a Restriction of Liberty Order, how many were convicted of Culpable Homicide? Please provide this information for all financial years between 2011-12 and 2020-21 (inclusive).
Response
The Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database shows that for the period in question one person was convicted of culpable homicide who received a community payback order. This conviction was in 2018-19. There were no people convicted of culpable homicide who received either a fine or a Restriction on Liberty Order.
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Contact
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
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