Instances of prosecution against homeowners who use physical force against violent criminals in Scotland between 2000 and 2021 according to the SCTS

The request was refused by Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

Dear Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, can your authority reveal the following (all between 2000 and 2021):

1. Number of instances where homeowners were convicted of using excessive
force against the criminal(s) deliberately intent on physically harming them and/or
stealing their property.
2. Number of instances where homeowners were cleared of using excessive force
against the criminal(s) deliberately intent on physically harming them and/or
stealing their property by injuring and/or killing them.

Yours faithfully,

Jonathan Rainey

Foi, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

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Dear Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service,

I deeply apologise for the late follow-up but can the following also be added as a suggestion so that this request could be split into two other parts:

(1) the number of arrests for “deemed” excessive force
(2) the number of arrests for “proven” excessive force

I'm hopeful that this late new addition will be provided in the answer to this request.

Yours faithfully,

Jonathan Rainey

Foi, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

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Thank you for your enquiry. This is to confirm receipt of your email sent to the Freedom of Information mailbox of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS).

What happens next?
Your request will now be considered by a member of the Information Governance Team and, depending on what is requested, the FOI Manager will take the following course of action:

* allocate it to a dedicated member of the Information Governance Team who will manage your FOI request and send you the SCTS response
or
* advise you by email if your request could not, or should not, be managed as an FOI e.g. if it is personal information this might be managed as a Subject Access Request; or if it is being managed by another department within the SCTS ; or where possible advise you of an alternative route to get the information

Please note that other than this automatic email acknowledgement, the above or our request for clarification of any specific points, no member of the Information Governance Team will contact you until the FOI response is issued.

What are the timescales?
If your request is managed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 we will respond:

* within 20 working days from the first working day after receipt of your request
or

* within 20 working days from the first working day after receipt of your clarification of any specific points.

For more SCTS FOI information please go to the FOI page on the SCTS website:
Freedom of Information (scotcourts.gov.uk)<https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/about-the-...>

Thank you

Information Governance Team
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

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Chalmers, Sean, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

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Dear Jonathan Rainey,

Please see attached response to your below request.

Kind regards

Sean

Sean Chalmers
FOI & Correspondence Manager
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
Saughton House
Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh
EH11 3XD

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