Coronavirus (COVID-19): Justice Analytical Services data report- October 2021
This pack provides information on the impact of COVID-19 on the Justice system during October 2021.
Data has been gathered from a number of different sources and may be subject to future revision.
Criminal Registered & Scheduled Trials
Since the initial lockdown in March 2020, there have been 126,457 criminal registrations in the courts. 594 of these registrations have been COVID-19 related (0.5%).
In October 2021, all types of court registration except Sheriff Solemn indictments remained lower than 2019-20 averages. Sheriff court indictments were 6% higher than pre-pandemic levels.
| Cases Registered | 19-20 monthly average | October 2021 | Change from 19-20 monthly average | Outstanding trials March 2020 | Outstanding trials October 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indictments | |||||
| High Court | 85 | 69 | -16 (-19%) | 390 | 640 |
| Sheriff Court | 454 | 479 | 25 (6%) | 497 | 1,923 |
| Complaints | |||||
| Sheriff Court | 5,458 | 4,510 | -948 (-17%) | 13,971 | 32,488 |
| JP Court | 2,799 | 2,108 | -691 (-25%) | 3,497 | 7,941 |
At the end of October 2021 there were 42,992 trials outstanding. This compares to 18,355 at the end of 2019-20. In addition, SCTS have forecast that there are another 1,404 cases in the system, mostly solemn, which are likely to come to trial but have not yet had a trial date set (see SCTS published monthly criminal statistics for more detail).
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Email: JusticeAnalysts@gov.scot
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