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Table 12
Persons with a charge proved for liquor licensing law offences (1) in Scotland, by type of sentence, 1980-81, 1996-97, and 2003-04 to 2006-07
Type of sentence | 1980-81 | 1996-97 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
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Number |
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Custody or community sentence | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Financial penalty | 639 | 196 | 114 | 115 | 141 | 175 |
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Other | 140 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 36 |
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Total convictions | 784 | 228 | 136 | 128 | 173 | 212 |
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Percentage |
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Custody or community sentence | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
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Financial penalty | 82% | 86% | 84% | 90% | 82% | 83% |
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Other | 18% | 13% | 15% | 10% | 18% | 17% |
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(1) Where main offence is a liquor licensing law offence.
Note: The number of offences recorded by the police and the number of court disposals are not directly related.
(2) Please note that this figure was revised after the publication of the 2006 Liquor Licensing bulletin in which it was given as 1,380.
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