Report Summary
Issued 22 September 2023, this FOI response provides information on the number of drugs and firearms cases handled by Forensics Services and confirms that information on the valuation of confiscated drugs and firearms is not held by the Scottish Police Authority. Advice is provided that Police Scotland and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) may hold information.
Request
I'm looking for information about how are drugs and others such as guns that have been confiscated in raids or other jobs valued? Who values it?
How the courts are informed about the value and the number of drugs they have confiscated? What happens with it?
How much has been securely stored this year? How much has been reported missing?
How the courts are informed about the value and the number of guns they have confiscated? What happens with it?
How many guns have been securely stored? How many guns have been reported missing?
