Statistics for prosecutions and convictions under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018: FOI release

Information requested

Statistics for a) prosecutions and b) convictions under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 in each year since implementation in 2019; disaggregated by male and female offender.

Response

The answer to your question is provided in the tables below.

Number of people proceeded under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018, where main crime, by gender, 2019-20 to 2021- 22.

	2019-20		2020-21		2021-22
	Female Person	Male Person	Female Person	Male Person	Female Person	Male Person
DOMESTIC ABUSE (SCOTLAND) ACT 2018 SECTION 1	7	245	15	403	37	773

Source: Scottish Government criminal proceedings database

Number of people convicted under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018, where main crime, by gender, 2019-20 to 2021- 22.

	2019-20		2020-21		2021-22
	Female Person	Male Person	Female Person	Male Person	Female Person	Male Person
DOMESTIC ABUSE (SCOTLAND) ACT 2018 SECTION 1	5	207	14	367	32	657

Source: Scottish Government criminal proceedings database

Data are available by financial year, with the most recent data for 2021-22. Criminal proceedings statistics report on cases which have concluded in court. This means that a crime may be recorded by the police in one year, and court proceedings may be concluded in a subsequent year.

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 may not be considered indicative of long term trends.

More data, including information on the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018, can be found under the Supporting Files - Main Bulletin Tables available at Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2021-22 – Updated - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

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