Coronavirus (COVID-19): Justice Analytical Services data report- March 2022
This pack provides information on the impact of COVID-19 on the Justice system during March 2022.
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Criminal Registered & Scheduled Trials
Since the initial lockdown in March 2020, there have been 162,227 criminal registrations in the courts. Six-hundred and fifty-one of these registrations have been COVID-19 related (0.4%).
In March 2022, registrations in all court types were below 19-20 averages.
| Cases Registered | 19-20 monthly average | March 2022 | Change from 19-20 monthly average | Outstanding trials March 2020 | Outstanding trials March 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indictments | |||||
| High Court | 85 | 80 | -5 (-6%) | 390 | 560 |
| Sheriff Court | 454 | 447 | -7 (-2%) | 497 | 2,274 |
| Complaints | |||||
| Sheriff Court | 5,458 | 4,970 | -488 (-9%) | 13,971 | 30,520 |
| JP Court | 2,799 | 2,512 | -287 (-10%) | 3,497 | 7,569 |
At the end of March 2022 there were 40,923 trials outstanding. This compares to 18,355 at the end of 2019-20. In addition, SCTS have forecast that there are another 1,537 cases in the system (all solemn cases), 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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