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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 20: Repossession cases initiated and disposed of 1 in the sheriff courts, by procedure, 2008-09 to 2015-16
| Cases | Procedure | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | % change since 2014-15 |
% change since 2008-09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiated | Ordinary cause | 10,135 | 8,256 | 4,245 | 79 | 64 | 54 | 67 | 58 | -13 | -99 |
| Commercial | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | z | z | |
| Summary application | 6 | 4 | 975 | 6,673 | 5,321 | 4,715 | 3,201 | 1,816 | -43 | 30,167 | |
| Total initiated | 10,141 | 8,266 | 5,224 | 6,752 | 5,385 | 4,770 | 3,268 | 1,874 | -43 | -82 | |
| Disposed | Ordinary cause | 7,181 | 6,476 | 5,083 | 253 | 90 | 74 | 61 | 53 | -13 | -99 |
| Commercial | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -100 | -100 | |
| Summary application 2 | 0 | 6 | 489 | 3,987 | 4,003 | 3,386 | 2,597 | 1,570 | -40 | z | |
| Total disposed | 7,182 | 6,486 | 5,573 | 4,243 | 4,093 | 3,460 | 2,659 | 1,623 | -39 | -77 |
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.
3. z refers to data not being applicable.
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