Rape convictions soared in 2021-22 as Scotland’s courts attempted to deal with a massive backlog caused by the pandemic, figures show.
RAPE convictions soared in 2021-22 as Scotland’s courts attempted to deal with a massive backlog caused by the pandemic, figures show.
Sentences handed out were on average 14% longer in 2021-22 than the previous year, and convictions increased across all categories. The number of Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service disposals – another alternative to court – decreased by 5% between 2020-21 and 2021-22, with by a 28% decrease in the number of fiscal warnings, although the same span saw increases in fiscal fixed penalties and fiscal combined fines and compensation .We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories.