Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2015-2016

Statistics on civil justice, which aims to resolve a range of disputes from debt and eviction to divorce.


Table 10: Dissolutions granted 1 in the civil courts by procedure, 2011-12 to 2015-16

Year Court Ordinary Simplified Total
2015-16 Court of Session 1 2 3
Sheriff courts 5 88 93
Total 6 90 96
2014-15 Court of Session 0 2 2
Sheriff courts 3 76 79
Total 3 78 81
2013-14 Court of Session 0 3 3
Sheriff courts 7 51 58
Total 7 54 61
2012-13 Court of Session 0 3 3
Sheriff courts 4 60 64
Total 4 63 67
2011-12 Court of Session 0 3 3
Sheriff courts 3 40 43
Total 3 43 46

1. The statistics in this table and Table 9 do not equal the total number of disposals for divorce and dissolution shown in Table 6 and Table 7. This is because the statistics in Table 6 and Table 7 include all disposals of divorce/dissolution cases whereas this table and Table 9 only include divorces and dissolutions that were actually granted. In addition the statistics in this table and Table 9

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