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.
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Table 29: Civil Legal Aid Grants1, 2, 2012-13 to 2018-19
| Family subject matters | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeals - family | - | - | - | 32 | 39 | 34 | 38 |
| Contact/parentage | 3,590 | 3,345 | 3,043 | 2,669 | 2,804 | 2,599 | 2,767 |
| Divorce/separation | 2,295 | 2,240 | 1,929 | 1,814 | 1,817 | 1,688 | 1,627 |
| Property/monetary | 343 | 321 | 294 | 262 | 247 | 236 | 250 |
| Protective order | 530 | 407 | 328 | 284 | 301 | 315 | 290 |
| Residence | 1,412 | 1,360 | 1,190 | 1,120 | 1,192 | 1,179 | 1,350 |
| Family/matrimonial - other | 643 | 697 | 655 | 655 | 688 | 764 | 808 |
| Total civil legal aid grants - family | 8,813 | 8,370 | 7,439 | 6,836 | 7,088 | 6,815 | 7,130 |
| Non-family subject matters | |||||||
| Adults with incapacity | 2,663 | 3,024 | 3,587 | 4,083 | 4,385 | 4,603 | 4,802 |
| Appeals - other | 126 | 131 | 107 | 106 | 100 | 59 | 53 |
| Breach of contract | 30 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 15 |
| Debt | 125 | 99 | 122 | 109 | 120 | 82 | 58 |
| Discrimination | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Fatal accident inquiries | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 19 |
| Housing/recovery of heritable property | 758 | 807 | 787 | 692 | 840 | 791 | 729 |
| Immigration and asylum | 173 | 198 | 277 | 333 | 234 | 189 | 301 |
| Judicial review | 68 | 75 | 65 | 80 | 35 | 90 | 64 |
| Medical negligence | 58 | 94 | 86 | 61 | 76 | 74 | 54 |
| Reparation | 231 | 235 | 187 | 193 | 239 | 90 | 103 |
| Other | 374 | 330 | 292 | 295 | 268 | 273 | 233 |
| Total civil legal aid grants - non-family | 4,614 | 5,039 | 5,538 | 5,981 | 6,337 | 6,278 | 6,431 |
| Total civil legal aid grants | 13,427 | 13,409 | 12,977 | 12,817 | 13,425 | 13,093 | 13,561 |
1. Figures supplied by the Scottish Legal Aid Board.
2. Note that, granted cases may not always proceed.
Contact
Email: justice_analysts@gov.scot