Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2014-2015
The 2014-15 Civil Justice in Scotland release includes: 1. MAIN STATISTICS TABLES (compromising tables that appear in this bulletin) 2. DIVORCE & DISSOLUTION STATISTICS TABLES (further breakdowns on divorce & dissolution) 3. SUPPLEMENTARY STATISTICS TABLES (additional statistics on civil law cases in sheriff courts and the Court of Session) 4. BACKGROUND DATA TABLES (an interactive dataset on civil law court cases by court, that can be used to generate user customised tables and charts)
Table 8: Family-related summary application cases initiated and disposed of 1,2, by case type and final disposal, 2014-15
| Case type | Initiated | Disposed | Disposed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granted | Dismissed | Refused | Dropped from roll | Withdrawn | Other | |||
| Adoption Petitions3 | 425 | 423 | 414 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Extend/vary interim order4 | 2,704 | 1,943 | 1,647 | 38 | 10 | 141 | 19 | 88 |
| Children's hearings - appeal4 | 1,167 | 1,012 | 413 | 153 | 272 | 67 | 55 | 52 |
| Children's hearings - referral4 | 3,276 | 2,585 | 1,979 | 82 | 11 | 56 | 63 | 394 |
| Children's Hearings Act 2011 - Other5 | 868 | 488 | 416 | 12 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Permanence orders with authority to adopt | 346 | 268 | 251 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
1. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.
2. The number of summary application cases disposed of is likely an underestimate. For more information see the Civil Justice Statistics in Scotland 2014-15 bulletin.
3. Adoption petitions include both family adoptions and adoptions from care. Statistics on adoptions from care are available from Children's Social Work Statistics additional tables
(see www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Children/PubChildrenSocialWork).
4. These case types represent equivalent actions from the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011. The statistics reported here differs from those reported by the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration due to differences in definition and timing.
5. 'Other' includes Child Protection Order, Child Assessment Order as well as a range of miscellaneous cases.
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