Coronavirus (COVID-19): Justice Analytical Services data report- February 2022
This pack provides information on the impact of COVID-19 on the Justice system during February 2022.
Criminal Registered and Scheduled Trials
Since the initial lockdown in March 2020, there have been 154,218 criminal registrations in the courts. Six-hundred and forty-eight of these registrations have been COVID-19 related (0.4%).
In February 2022, only summary court registrations were below 19-20 averages.
| Cases Registered | 19-20 monthly average | February 2022 | Change from 19-20 monthly average | Outstanding trials March 2020 | Outstanding trials February 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indictments | |||||
| High Court | 85 | 90 | 5 (6%) | 390 | 535 |
| Sheriff Court | 454 | 525 | 71 (16%) | 497 | 2,196 |
| Complaints | |||||
| Sheriff Court | 5,458 | 4,007 | -1,451 (-27%) | 13,971 | 31,904 |
| JP Court | 2,799 | 1,611 | -1,188 (-42%) | 3,497 | 7,868 |
At the end of February 2022 there were 42,503 trials outstanding. This compares to 18,355 at the end of 2019-20. In addition, SCTS have forecast that there are another 1,652 cases in the system, 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).
Contact
Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot
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