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Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2016-2017
The 2016-17 Civil Justice in Scotland release includes main statistics tables and figures and supplementary statistics tables.
Table 5: Family procedure cases[1] initiated and disposed of[2] in the civil courts[3], by case type, 2008-09 to 2016-17
| Cases | Case type | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | % change since 2015-16 | % change since 2008-09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiated | Divorce / dissolution | 11,752 | 11,159 | 11,018 | 10,678 | 10,355 | 10,573 | 10,301 | 9,981 | 10,112 | 1 | -14 |
| Parental responsibilities & rights | 2,364 | 2,742 | 2,713 | 2,272 | 2,751 | 2,479 | 2,587 | 2,240 | 2,433 | 9 | 3 | |
| Interdict | 381 | 409 | 262 | 329 | 370 | 352 | 292 | 278 | 265 | -5 | -30 | |
| Aliment | 82 | 88 | 89 | 69 | 58 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 46 | -6 | -44 | |
| Exclusion order | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 10 | -29 | 43 | |
| Nullity of marriage / civil partnership | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | z | z | |
| Other | 250 | 317 | 386 | 316 | 314 | 356 | 340 | 330 | 383 | 16 | 53 | |
| Total initiated | 14,836 | 14,733 | 14,496 | 13,679 | 13,862 | 13,853 | 13,605 | 12,892 | 13,250 | 3 | -11 | |
| Disposed | Divorce / dissolution | 11,538 | 10,750 | 10,115 | 9,879 | 9,571 | 9,809 | 9,349 | 9,390 | 8,415 | -10 | -27 |
| Parental responsibilities & rights | 1,276 | 1,416 | 1,596 | 1,542 | 1,638 | 1,634 | 1,575 | 1,613 | 1,624 | 1 | 27 | |
| Interdict | 93 | 134 | 140 | 137 | 166 | 146 | 152 | 158 | 146 | -8 | 57 | |
| Aliment | 55 | 46 | 50 | 64 | 32 | 54 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 11 | -27 | |
| Exclusion order | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | -25 | -45 | |
| Nullity of marriage / civil partnership | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100 | z | |
| Other | 177 | 198 | 216 | 234 | 210 | 228 | 203 | 236 | 231 | -2 | 31 | |
| Total disposed | 13,150 | 12,548 | 12,127 | 11,864 | 11,623 | 11,880 | 11,323 | 11,442 | 10,464 | -9 | -20 |
1. Excludes family-related summary application cases, which are shown separately in Table 8.
2. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.
3. Includes Court of Session and sheriff courts.
4. z refers to data not being applicable.
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