Ayrshire Area Inspection Report

TABLE 1: Input January 2006 to December 2007:

	Criminal reports received	Total reports received	Criminal reports received	Total reports received	Criminal reports received	Total reports received
	Jan 2006 - Dec 2006		Jan 2007 - Dec 2007		% change
Ayrshire	23319	24935	23347	24957	0%	0%
PFS	320289	339793	315231	334339	-2%	-2%
Ayr	9638	10186	9649	10079	0.1%	-1.1%
Kilmarnock	13681	14749	13698	14878	0.1%	0.9%

TABLE 2: Petition Cases January 2006 to December 2007:

	No of cases placed on petition	Number of cases reduced to summary	Net Petitions	No of cases placed on petition	Number of cases reduced to summary	Net Petitions	No of cases placed on petition	No of cases reduced to summary	Net Petitions
	Jan 2006 - Dec 2006			Jan 2007 to Dec 2007			% change
Ayrshire	732	119	613	818	168	650	12%	41%	6%
PFS	9881	1542	8339	9511	1854	7657	-4%	20%	-8%
Ayr	268	52	216	274	63	211
Kilmarnock	464	67	397	544	105	439

TABLE 3: Precognitions to Crown Office etc January 2006 to December 2007:

	Precognition to Crown Office	Precognitions in progress	Cases investigated prior to petition instruction	Precognition to Crown Office	Precognitions in progress	Cases investigated prior to petition instruction	Precognition to Crown Office	Precognitions in progress	Cases investigated prior to petition instruction
	Jan 2006 - Dec 2006	Data taken from month 12 of the period:	Jan 2006 - Dec 2006	Jan 2007 - Dec 2007	Data taken from month 12 of the period:	Jan 2007 - Dec 2007	% change
Ayrshire	387	295	1	509	273	5	32%	-7%	400%
PFS	5427	3983	37	6061	3570	50	12%	-10%	35%
Ayr	154	106	0	166	68	0
Kilmarnock	233	189	1	343	205	5

TABLE 4: Cases Placed on Petition January to December 2007:

TABLE 5: Cases Reduced to Summary January to December 2007:

TABLE 6: Precognitions: Work in Progress January to December 2007:

TABLE 7: Precognitions Over 7 Months Old January to December 2007:

TABLE 8: Death Report Information January 2006 to December 2007:

	Deaths reported to PF	Deaths reported to Crown Office	FAI's held ¹⁴	Deaths reported to PF	Deaths reported to Crown Office	FAI's held	Deaths reported to PF	Deaths reported to Crown Office	FAI's held
	Jan - Dec 2006			Jan - Dec 2007			% change
Ayrshire	1106	43	1	1185	60	3	7%	40%	200%
PFS	13566	778	47	13631	770	44	0%	-1%	-6%
Ayr	402	13	1	302	8	2
Kilmarnock	704	30	0	883	52	1

TABLE 9: Summary of Non-Court Closures January to December 2007:

TABLE 10: No Proceedings Breakdown January to December 2007:

	Insufficient Admissible Evidence	Further Action Disproportionate	Civil Remedy	Mitigating Circumstances	Delay Police or Other	Delay by PF	Lack of Court Resource	Staff Shortage	Time- Barred	Not a crime	No Jurisd iction	Age of Offence	Other Specified reason	Total
Ayrshire	650	872	70	75	168	0	1	0	38	203	2	50	223	2352
PFS	12032	13581	2367	2079	5356	283	1	0	336	2460	93	2422	4316	45326
Ayr	254	316	39	31	63	0	1	0	11	90	1	23	86	915
Kilmarnock	396	556	31	44	105	0	0	0	27	113	1	27	137	1437

TABLE 11: No Further Proceedings Breakdown January to December 2007:

	Warrant Withdrawn	Now insuff evidence	Reporting Deficiency	Failed service	Acceptable Explanation Offered	Delay in reaching Conclusion	Crown Counsel's Instruction	Accused in Prison	Accused dead	Incapacity of accused	Witness excused	Attitude of victim	Failed alternative	Other specified reasons	Petition timebar PF error	Total
Ayrshire	140	355	6	702	137	9	53	191	65	5	0	121	725	540	0	3049
PFS	4404	5218	96	8580	2846	1396	538	1409	802	237	60	1963	20708	8664	5	56926
Ayr	40	163	1	350	54	9	15	68	32	4	0	38	418	251	0	1443
Kilmarnock	100	192	5	352	83	0	38	123	33	1	0	83	307	289	0	1606

TABLE 12: High Court Disposals January 2006 to December 2007:

	Sec 76	Plea at Prelim Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases	Sec 76	Plea at Prelim Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases	Sec 76	Plea at Prelim Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases
	Jan 2006 - Dec 2006					Jan 2007 to Dec 2007					% change
Ayrshire	6	14	5	17	42	10	17	7	24	58	67%	21%	40%	41%	38%
PFS	147	297	67	302	813	119	252	104	314	789	-19%	-15%	55%	4%	-3%
Ayr	4	5	4	7	20	5	6	3	5	19
Kilmarnock	2	9	1	10	22	5	11	4	19	39

TABLE 13: Sheriff and Jury Disposals January 2006 to December 2007:

	Sec 76	Plea at 1st Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases	Sec 76	Plea at 1st Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases	Sec 76	Plea at 1st Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases
	Jan 2006 - Dec 2006					Jan 2007 - Dec 2007					% change
Ayrshire	80	152	44	71	347	120	183	32	83	418	50%	20%	-27%	17%	20%
PFS	990	1478	730	752	3950	1245	2009	774	789	4817	26%	36%	6%	5%	22%
Ayr	34	61	28	35	158	53	62	15	35	165
Kilmarnock	46	91	16	36	189	67	121	17	48	253

TABLE 14: Sheriff Court Disposals January 2006 to December 2007:

	Plea at Pleading Diet	Plea at intermediate Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases	Plea at Pleading Diet	Plea at intermediate Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases	Plea at Pleading Diet	Plea at intermediate Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases
	Jan 2006 - Dec 2006					Jan 2007 - Dec 2007					% change
Ayrshire	3436	2335	1195	376	7342	3318	2505	1367	415	7605	-3%	7%	14%	10%	4%
PFS	37060	22600	17491	5628	82779	36685	21986	17327	5374	81372	-1%	-3%	-1%	-5%	-2%
Ayr	1510	852	569	160	3091	1436	986	727	181	3330
Kilmarnock	1926	1483	626	216	4251	1882	1519	640	234	4275

TABLE 15: District Court Disposals January 2006 to December 2007:

	Plea at Pleading Diet	Plea at intermediate Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases	Plea at Pleading Diet	Plea at intermediate Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases	Plea at Pleading Diet	Plea at intermediate Diet	Plea at Trial Diet	Trials	Total Cases
	Jan 2006 - Dec 2006					Jan 2007 - Dec 2007					% change
Ayrshire	2635	305	143	49	3132	2655	262	176	67	3160	1%	-14%	23%	37%	1%
PFS	30619	4287	3093	1030	39029	31802	4203	3009	1114	10128	4%	-2%	-3%	8%	3%
Ayr	1117	135	80	23	1355	1086	142	112	35	1375
Kilmarnock	1518	170	63	26	1777	1569	120	64	32	1785

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