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Prison Statistics Scotland, 1998

Adult fine default receptions to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 32

Number
Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	C H A N G E I N T A R I F F ⁽²⁾	1993	1994	1995⁽¹⁾		1996⁽¹⁾	1997	1998

Total	6,801	5,182	6,336	6,603		7,956	7,377	6,299		7,432	8,873	6,862

Less than 7 days	378	210	247	285		1,018	1,316	994		1,011	1,069	803
7 days	971	612	680	843		3,093	3,131	2,596		3,195	3,946	3,037
8-13 days	617	310	485	532		724	773	744		921	1,087	792
14 days	1,401	1,060	1,296	1,184		1,335	1,367	1,346		1,647	2,024	1,676
15-29 days	1,256	961	1,033	1,277		891	532	473		535	599	447
30 days/1 month	1,694	1,620	1,912	1,849		604	86	26		10	13	3
31-59 days	250	188	319	314		180	133	93		86	112	85
60 days/2 months	172	165	257	194		64	12	2		6	4	5
Over 60 days	62	56	107	125		47	27	25		21	19	14

Average sentence imposed (days)	21	23	24	24		14	11	11		11	11	11

(1) See Notes 2.2 to 2.4 of Annex.
(2) The relationship between amount of outstanding fine and corresponding prison sentence imposed for fine default (i.e. tariff) was changed on 1 October 1992. See Note 3.2 of Annex.

Adult fine default receptions of males to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 32A

Number
Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	C H A N G E I N T A R I F F ⁽²⁾	1993	1994	1995⁽¹⁾		1996⁽¹⁾	1997	1998

Total	6,376	4,868	5,808	6,108		7,282	6,735	5,665		6,826	8,212	6,308

Less than 7 days	344	198	227	272		931	1,182	863		937	990	736
7 days	904	579	629	784		2,772	2,793	2,290		2,885	3,607	2,764
8-13 days	572	285	431	488		677	730	686		856	1,039	749
14 days	1,301	974	1,166	1,061		1,219	1,274	1,239		1,525	1,874	1,531
15-29 days	1,189	915	942	1,188		851	507	449		506	563	426
30 days/1 month	1,601	1,517	1,762	1,703		551	84	24		10	11	3
31-59 days	240	181	297	299		174	128	89		80	105	80
60 days/2 months	168	164	252	193		60	11	2		6	4	5
Over 60 days	57	55	102	120		47	26	23		21	19	14

Average sentence imposed (days)	21	23	25	24		14	11	12		12	11	11

(1) See Notes 2.2 to 2.4 of Annex.
(2) The relationship between amount of outstanding fine and corresponding prison sentence imposed for fine default (i.e. tariff) was changed on 1 October 1992. See Note 3.2 of Annex.

Adult fine default receptions of females to penal establishments by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 32B

Number
Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	C H A N G E I N T A R I F F ⁽²⁾	1993	1994	1995⁽¹⁾		1996⁽¹⁾	1997	1998

Total	425	314	528	495		674	642	634		606	661	554

Less than 7 days	34	12	20	13		87	134	131		74	79	67
7 days	67	33	51	59		321	338	306		310	339	273
8-13 days	45	25	54	44		47	43	58		65	48	43
14 days	100	86	130	123		116	93	107		122	150	145
15-29 days	67	46	91	89		40	25	24		29	36	21
30 days/1 month	93	103	150	146		53	2	2		-	2	-
31-59 days	10	7	22	15		6	5	4		6	7	5
60 days/2 months	4	1	5	1		4	1	-		-	-	-
Over 60 days	5	1	5	5		-	1	2		-	-	-

Average sentence imposed (days)	19	20	22	22		12	9	9		10	10	10

(1) See Notes 2.2 to 2.4 of Annex.
(2) The relationship between amount of outstanding fine and corresponding prison sentence imposed for fine default (i.e. tariff) was changed on 1 October 1992. See Note 3.2 of Annex.

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