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.
This document is part of a collection
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
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