Scottish Court Service quarterly statistics on fines imposed, paid and enforced
Update
“Nearly one third of criminals given fines do not pay up” Daily Record
“Justice ‘brought into disrepute’ as almost £18m of fines go unpaid” Scotsman
“Offenders leave courts waiting for £6.5m in unpaid fines” Scottish Express
“£6.5m of fines still owed to courts” Herald
“Scottish Court Service owed £6.5m in fines” BBC
“One third of court fines unpaid as Chief Exec takes up Government finance post” The Firm Magazine
Following posted on 5.6.12
“Fine-dodging epidemic as yobs laugh at law” Scotsman
Following posted on 23.4.12
“Offenders ignoring fines worth millions” Scotsman
Following posted on 28.11.11
“‘Soft touch’ fines being ignored by criminals” Scotsman
“Justice must still be seen to be done” Scotsman
“Criminals have not paid up £1m of ‘fiscal fines’” Scottish Express
“Labour attack as unpaid fines soar” Herald
Following posted on 16.3.10
“Two thirds of fiscal fines go unpaid” Times
“Fiscal fines system ‘failure’ as two–thirds remain unpaid” Herald
“Offenders dodge jail …then fail to pay their fines” Express
Following posted on 4.12.09
“Fines collection still improving, figures show” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 21.9.09
“Mince is order of day at sheriff court” Courier
“Sheriff fizzing over fines” Evening Telegraph
Following posted on 5.5.09
“20% of criminal fines are unpaid” Scotsman
“Half of the fines imposed in Scotland not fully paid” Herald
“SNP accused of ‘soft–touch’ on law and order as fiscal fines go unpaid” Press and Journal
“Fast fines scheme ‘a failure’ as 15,000 go unpaid” Scotsman
“Scots criminal justice ‘meltdown’ as 50% of fines not fully paid” Times
“Fiscal fines system a ‘bureaucratic nightmare’” Holyrood.com
“Large number of fiscal fines unpaid” Law Society Journal Online
See also
Scottish Court Service Quarterly Fines Report 13 (August 2012)
Scottish Court Service Quarterly Fines report 12 (June 2012)
For preceding reports see SCS publications
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