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 22: Eviction cases initiated and disposed of 1 in the sheriff courts, 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 Summary cause 19,944 16,528 14,160 13,979 10,532 11,778 13,750 14,690 7 -26
Disposed Summary cause 19,191 16,986 14,906 13,972 12,358 11,613 12,892 13,905 8 -28

1. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.

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