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The Summary Justice Review Committee: REPORT TO MINISTERS
Annex D: OVERVIEW OF ACTION WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 2001
Overview of action within the criminal justice system 2001
1. Crimes recorded in 2001 may not be cleared up or dealt with until 2002 or later.
2. A report to the procurator fiscal may involve more than one crime or offence and more than one alleged offender.
3. The total number of reports to the fiscal includes reports on non-criminal matters such as sudden deaths.
4. Includes cases associated with other cases within the same Procurator Fiscal Office.
5. Figures relate to offers which were accepted.
6. Figures for persons proceeded against count the number of occasions on which a person is proceeded against.
A number of outcomes may result in subsequent prosecutions or referrals to other agencies, for example if a condition such as payment of a fixed penalty is not complied with. For simplicity, these pathways are not shown in the diagram.
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