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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 11: Debt cases initiated and disposed of[1] in the civil courts, by case type, 2008-09 to 2016-17
| Cases | Procedure | 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 | Court of Session | 23 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 8 | 6 | -25 | -74 |
| Sheriff: ordinary cause | 14,669 | 12,054 | 9,200 | 6,944 | 5,487 | 4,586 | 4,407 | 5,342 | 4,483 | -16 | -69 | |
| Sheriff: commercial | 400 | 318 | 223 | 266 | 222 | 241 | 378 | 335 | 259 | -23 | -35 | |
| Sheriff: summary cause[2] | 7,157 | 5,307 | 4,415 | 3,922 | 3,381 | 3,114 | 3,258 | 3,896 | 2,336 | -40 | -67 | |
| Sheriff: small claim | 43,549 | 38,251 | 31,533 | 29,110 | 26,803 | 27,444 | 25,642 | 25,338 | 17,522 | -31 | -60 | |
| Sheriff: simple procedure[3] | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | 5,961 | z | z | |
| Total initiated | 65,798 | 55,931 | 45,375 | 40,250 | 35,899 | 35,390 | 33,755 | 34,919 | 30,567 | -12 | -54 | |
| Disposed | Court of Session | 28 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 63 | -54 |
| Sheriff: ordinary cause | 12,553 | 10,150 | 7,729 | 5,885 | 4,534 | 3,566 | 3,520 | 3,902 | 3,560 | -9 | -72 | |
| Sheriff: commercial | 252 | 231 | 166 | 175 | 117 | 143 | 303 | 222 | 183 | -18 | -27 | |
| Sheriff: summary cause[2] | 7,097 | 5,772 | 4,337 | 3,884 | 3,324 | 2,906 | 3,199 | 3,490 | 3,024 | -13 | -57 | |
| Sheriff: small claim | 38,594 | 40,347 | 31,026 | 28,934 | 26,023 | 25,876 | 26,319 | 24,953 | 22,149 | -11 | -43 | |
| Sheriff: simple procedure[3] | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | 962 | z | z | |
| Total disposed | 58,524 | 56,516 | 43,260 | 38,880 | 34,000 | 32,497 | 33,345 | 32,575 | 29,891 | -8 | -49 |
1. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.
2. First phase of simple procedure replaces the more straightforward cases of summary cause from 28 November 2016
3. The first phase of simple procedure replaces the small claims and the more straightforward cases under summary procedure. It commenced on 28 November 2016 and therefore does not cover a full year.
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