Scottish Court Fees 2026-2027 - Equality Impact Assessment
Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) relating to 6 Scottish Statutory Instruments (SSIs) providing for fees in the Scottish civil courts and the Office of the Public Guardian in the years 2026 to 2027.
Footnotes
1 Published EQIA can also be accessed through: The Adults with Incapacity (Public Guardian’s Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2026
2 The consultation can be viewed at Scottish Court Fees 2025-2027 - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space
3 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2022-2023 (section 3) is the main section relating to civil law problems in the main findings report. More detail on statistics on civil law cases in 2022/23 for the Scottish Courts can be found here: Civil justice problems - Civil justice statistics in Scotland 2022-23
4 The full report can be accessed here: Equality and Human Rights Monitor: Is Scotland Fairer?
5 The full survey can be accessed here: Court User Satisfaction Survey 2021/22 - Phase 2: Civil Cases
6 The main findings of the survey can be found here: Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2021/22: Main Findings
7 See EQIA – Setting the Scene for further information on the legislation.
Contact
Email: Luisa.McCreath@gov.scot