Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2018-2019

The 2018-2019 civil justice statistics in Scotland release includes main statistics tables, figures and supplementary statistics tables.


Table 10: Dissolutions granted1 in the civil courts by procedure, 2012-13 to 2018-19

Year Court Ordinary Simplified Total
2018-19 Court of Session 0 3 3
Sheriff courts 5 59 64
Total 5 62 67
2017-18 Court of Session 0 1 1
Sheriff courts2 7 62 69
Total 7 63 70
2016-17   Court of Session 0 5 5
Sheriff courts 3 75 78
Total 3 80 83
2015-16 Court of Session 1 2 3
Sheriff courts 5 88 93
Total 6 90 96
2014-15 Court of Session 0 2 2
Sheriff courts 3 76 79
Total 3 78 81
2013-14 Court of Session 0 3 3
Sheriff courts 7 51 58
Total 7 54 61
2012-13 Court of Session 0 3 3
Sheriff courts 4 60 64
Total 4 63 67
2011-12 Court of Session 0 3 3
Sheriff courts 3 40 43
Total 3 43 46

1. The statistics in this table and Table 9 do not equal the total number of disposals for divorce and dissolution shown in Table 6 and Table 7. This is because the statistics in Table 6 and Table 7 include all disposals of divorce/dissolution cases whereas this table and Table 9 only include divorces and dissolutions that were actually granted. In addition the statistics in this table and Table 9 were derived from a different data extract. 

2. There have been changes to sheriff court dissolutions for 2017-18, increasing them by nine (2 ordinary and 7 simplified). Last year's publication has not been corrected to show these changes.

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