Domestic abuse aggravator compensation orders: FOI release

Information requested

1. Number of people convicted that had a domestic abuse aggravator attached to their charge who received a compensation order following a conviction. Could you please provide this data for the past five calendar years until the date of this request?
2. Number of people convicted that had a domestic abuse aggravator attached to their charge who received an absolute Discharge following a conviction. Could you please provide this data for the past five calendar years until the date of this request?

Response

Please find the information you requested in the table below. Data from Criminal proceedings in Scotland is only available by financial year, covering a period from 1 April to 31 March, with the latest available data on convictions corresponding to 2021-22.

People convicted with a domestic abuse aggravation recorded, 2017-18 to 2021-22.

	2017‐18	2018‐19	2019‐20	2020‐21	2021‐22
Absolute discharge	157	131	108	78	131
Compensation Order	81	73	79	63	79

Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database.

Please note that data for 2020-21 and 2021-22 are affected by the pandemic, subsequent court closures, reduced court capacity due to physical distancing measures and delays to cases where key participants were forced to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19, and should not be considered indicative of long term trends.

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