Statistical data on arrests and convictions: FOI release
- Published
- 10 December 2025
- Directorate
- Safer Communities Directorate
- Topic
- Law and order, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500485945
- Date received
- 23 September 2025
- Date responded
- 1 October 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
You asked for the most recent available data on convictions under:
1. Section 46 of Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
2. Sections 7, 11 and 13 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995
3. Section 1 of the Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007
Response
I enclose a copy of the information you requested in the table below.
Table. People convicted in Scottish courts under specific prostitution-related legislation, where main charge1, 1982 to 2022-23
| Legislation | Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 Section 46 |
Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 Sections 7, 11 and 13 |
Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007 Section 1 |
|
19822 |
. |
. |
. |
|
19832 |
. |
. |
. |
|
19842 |
. |
. |
. |
|
19852 |
. |
. |
. |
|
19862 |
. |
. |
. |
|
19872 |
. |
. |
. |
|
19882 |
448 |
. |
. |
|
1989-90 |
630 |
. |
. |
|
1990-91 |
833 |
. |
. |
|
1991-92 |
747 |
. |
. |
|
1992-93 |
844 |
. |
. |
|
1993-94 |
824 |
. |
. |
|
1994-95 |
764 |
. |
. |
|
1995-96 |
698 |
. |
. |
|
1996-97 |
395 |
19 |
. |
|
1997-98 |
705 |
31 |
. |
|
1998-99 |
705 |
37 |
. |
|
1999-00 |
287 |
12 |
. |
|
2000-01 |
160 |
27 |
. |
|
2001-02 |
110 |
19 |
. |
|
2002-03 |
99 |
17 |
. |
|
2003-04 |
126 |
13 |
. |
|
2004-05 |
225 |
14 |
. |
|
2005-06 |
282 |
11 |
. |
|
2006-07 |
299 |
20 |
. |
|
2007-08 |
228 |
12 |
18 |
|
2008-09 |
229 |
24 |
90 |
|
2009-10 |
165 |
22 |
68 |
|
2010-11 |
160 |
20 |
68 |
|
2011-12 |
116 |
5 |
77 |
|
2012-13 |
86 |
3 |
53 |
|
2013-14 |
95 |
20 |
53 |
|
2014-15 |
79 |
4 |
62 |
|
2015-16 |
49 |
5 |
31 |
|
2016-17 |
58 |
1 |
25 |
|
2017-18 |
30 |
4 |
13 |
|
2018-19 |
8 |
2 |
26 |
|
2019-20 |
5 |
1 |
38 |
|
2020-213 |
3 |
. |
7 |
|
2021-223 |
. |
. |
8 |
|
2022-233 |
. |
3 |
8 |
Notes:
1. The main charge is the one that conferred the most severe penalty.
2. Data prior to 1989-90 are from an earlier version of Criminal Proceedings in Scotland statistics and were published by calendar year.
3. Data from 2020-21 onwards were affected by the pandemic, including court closures, restricted court capacities due to social distancing measures, delays to cases due to key participants having to selfisolate following testing positive for COVID-19 and shifts in case prioritisation to deal with the resulting backlogs. Data from this period should not be treated as indicative of long-term trends.
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