MILLIONS of pounds in court fines handed down to offenders in Scotland remain unpaid, official figures show.
Scottish Court Service (SCS) data reveals that between July 2011 and June 2012, the total of fiscal fines, justice of the peace court fines and police fixed penalties for anti-social behaviour was £14 million, 31% of which was in arrears.
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