Coronavirus (COVID-19): Justice Analytical Services data report - June 2020
First release of a monthly data report on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the Justice System in Scotland, including information from Police Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, courts and prisons.
Sheriff Court Civil Case Volumes
Case initiations and disposals
Initiations and Disposals (of all types) in the Sheriff Civil Courts remain low, but are recovering to 19-20 typical levels (dotted lines) as the courts begin to emerge from lockdown.
Focus on case types
Family, Children's Referral & Debt initiations are returning to 19-20 typical levels. Personal injury initiations are lower.
Debt disposals are higher than 19-20 levels. Family & Personal Injury disposals are lower than typical 19-20 levels.
| Initiated Cases | Disposed Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly average (June 20) | Change from 19-20 | Case Type | Weekly average (June 20) | Change from 19-20 |
| 216 | 80% of 19-20 typical week (271 cases) | Family | 111 | 49% of 19-20 typical week (226 cases) |
| 104 | 78% of 19-20 typical week (134 cases) | Children's Referrals | 23 | 71% of 19-20 typical week (32 cases) |
| 372 | 86% of 19-20 typical week (430 cases) | Debt | 510 | 109% of 19-20 typical week (469 cases) |
| 71 | 59% of 19-20 typical week (120 cases) | Personal Injury | 58 | 64% of 19-20 typical week (91 cases) |
Latest published Civil Justice Statistics can be found here:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/civil-justice-statistics-scotland-2018-19/
Contact
Email: justice_analysts@gov.scot
There is a problem
Thanks for your feedback