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Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)

Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government/Executive or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The text of all Scottish parliamentary questions and answers are available on the Scottish Parliament Website.

Where a Parliamentary Question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Corporate Body, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service will issue a reply and copies of those are listed below.

Procedures for Parliamentary Questions from 1 April 2010

Parliamentary Questions

2024

Date	PQ ref number	Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service* Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)
19 January 2024	S6W-24085 S6W-24086 S6W-24087	Liam McArthur MSP, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Orkney Islands S6W-24085: To ask the Scottish Government how many court hearings that were redirected to Aberdeen or Inverness, due to the pause to solemn criminal business in island courts, have been (a) delayed, (b) postponed and (c) cancelled due to the failure or inability of a witness or complainer to attend proceedings on the date and time summoned. S6W-24086: To ask the Scottish Government how many court hearings have been (a) postponed or (b) cancelled due to reportedly ongoing issues with the Scottish Prison Service's prisoner escort services. S6W-24087: To ask the Scottish Government how many cases that would have otherwise taken place in island courts have now been heard at "hub" courts in (a) Inverness and (b) Aberdeen as a result of the pause to solemn criminal business in island courts, broken down by affected island court. View the document

2023

Date	PQ ref number	Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service* Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)
30 October 2023	S6W-21993	Rhoda Grant MSP, Scottish Labour, Highlands and Islands To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps have been taken to bring domestic abuse courts to the Highlands and Islands. View the document
29 August 2023	S6W-20626	Mark Griffin MSP, Scottish Labour, Central Scotland Region To ask the Scottish Government how many evictions the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service has recorded in each quarter since April 2022 as a result of a property being sold by a lender, including where the property is a tenanted property or the landlord's own property. View the document
24 July 2023	S6W-19518	Katy Clark MSP, Scottish Labour, West Scotland Region To ask the Scottish Government whether all employees of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service have been directed to receive training on trauma-informed justice, and what information it holds on how many employees have received this training to date. View the document
23 June 2023	S6W-18730 S6W-18731 S6W-18732 S6W-18733	Jamie Greene MSP, Scottish Conservative, West Scotland S6W-18730 : To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) staff are currently on the SCTS Carer register, including as a proportion of the total SCTS workforce. SCTS currently has 204 employees on the Carers Register. This equates to 10.3% of the total SCTS workforce. S6W-18731: To ask the Scottish Government how many interest-free loans, up to a maximum of £5,000, have been used by Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service staff for the purchase of specialised equipment through the SCTS Respite Care Scheme, and whether it will outline the total value of any such loans, broken down by each year in which the scheme has been active. No interest-free loans have been used by SCTS staff for the purchase of specialised equipment through the SCTS Respite Care Scheme. S6W-18732: To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Equality Advisory Group last met, and what was discussed. The Equality Advisory Group (EAG) last met on 23 May 2023. S6W-18733: To ask the Scottish Government how many people are employed in the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service's Equality and Diversity team, broken down by job title, and what the total value is of their combined salaries. View the document
15 June 2023	S6W-18311	Craig Hoy MSP, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, South Scotland (Region) To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of courts fitted with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, and what funding has been made available to fix any such buildings? View the document
18 May 2023	S6W-17079 S6W-17080 S6W-17081	Donald Cameron MSP, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Highlands and Islands (Region) To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (a) excused and (b) exempted a potential juror from appearing for jury duty because the court location was not accessible for disabled people, in each year since 2007. To ask the Scottish Government how many court locations managed by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service are (a) fully, (b) partially and (c) not accessible for disabled people. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all court locations managed by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service are accessible for disabled people. View the document
2 May 2023	S6W-16645	Jamie Greene MSP, Scottish Conservative, West Scotland To ask the Scottish Government how many electric vehicles the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has access to, and how many electric vehicle chargers are available for use by SCTS staff on or within SCTS premises. View to document
2 May 2023	S6W-16646	Jamie Greene MSP, Scottish Conservative, West Scotland To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on repairs and maintenance, as outlined in the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service 2022-23 maintenance project list, to (a) Greenock Sheriff Court, including (i) door soundproofing, (ii) court room redecoration and (iii) boiler replacement, (b) roof access and bird netting at Ayr Sheriff Court and (c) Paisley Sheriff Court, including (A) car park relining and (B) the court room fan. View the document
26 April 2023	S6W-16614	Jamie Greene MSP, Scottish Conservative, West Scotland To ask the Scottish Government how many properties inspected by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) were found not to have met the repairing standard, broken down by local authority area, in each of the last five years. View the document
20 March 2023	S6W-15316	Jamie Greene MSP, Scottish Conservative, West Scotland To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service court transcripts contract is due for renewal; whether it will be put out to tender, and what its position is on this matter. View the document
8 March 2023	S6W-15516	Jackson Carlaw MSP, Scottish Conservative, Eastwood To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Office of the Public Guardian is reportedly taking approximately eight months to process Electronic Power of Attorney Registration (EPOAR) submissions and seven months to process postal submissions, in light of their being a target timescale for processing of within 30 working days of receipt of the power of attorney documentation. View the document
16 January 2023	S6W-13395	Mark Griffin MSP, Scottish Labour, Central Scotland Region To ask the Scottish Government what the cost to the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service has been of non-attendance at court hearings by all parties, in each year since 2016-17. View the document
31 January 2023	S6W-14273	Katy Clark MSP, Scottish Labour, West Scotland Region To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the recording and accuracy of data within the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service in relation to warrants for entry. View the document

2022

Date	PQ Ref no	Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service* Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)
9 December 2022	S6W-12598 S6W-12599 S6W-12600 S6W-12601 S6W-12602 S6W-12603	Graham Simpson MSP, Scottish Conservative Party – Central Scotland To ask the Scottish Government how many property factor enforcement orders have been issued by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland in each of the last five years. To ask the Scottish Government how many property factor enforcement orders have not been complied with in each of the last five years. To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Scottish Ministers have been informed that a property factor has failed to comply with a property factor enforcement order in each of the last five years. To ask the Scottish Government how many failures to comply with property factor enforcement orders have subsequently been complied with as a direct result of follow-up action taken by the Scottish Ministers in each of the last five years. To ask the Scottish Government how many times the police have been informed that a property factor has failed to comply with a property factor enforcement order in each of the last five years. To ask the Scottish Government how many failures to comply with property factor enforcement orders have subsequently been complied with as a direct result of follow-up action taken by the police in each of the last five years. View the document
30 November 2022	S6W-12068	Jamie Greene MSP, Scottish Conservative Party – West Scotland To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints the First tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has received about the First-tier Tribunal in each year since 2016. View the document
15 September 2022	S6W-10513	Donald Cameron MSP, Scottish Conservative Party - Highlands and Islands To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to urgently ensure that repair work is carried out at (a) Campbeltown Sheriff Court, (b) Lochgilphead JP Court and (c) Oban Sheriff Court, in light of recent media reports on this. View the document
15 July 2022	S6W-09543	Mark Griffin MSP Scottish Labour. MSP for Central Scotland (Region) To ask the Scottish Government how many cases the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has (a) received and (b) closed in each year since 2016. View the document
22 March 2022	S6W-07412	Mark Griffin MSP Scottish Labour. MSP for Central Scotland (Region) To ask the Scottish Government how many evictions from the private rented sector the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has granted since 1 December 2021. View the document
23 February 2022	S6W-06407	Mark Griffin MSP Scottish Labour. MSP for Central Scotland (Region) To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S6W-06157 by Keith Brown on 7 February 2022, what statistics the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) routinely publishes; what statistics it is required to publish, and whether it will review the transparency and reporting duties on the tribunal. View the document
17 February 2022	S6W-06157	Mark Griffin MSP Scottish Labour. MSP for Central Scotland (Region) To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S6W-06157 by Keith Brown on 7 February 2022, what statistics the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) routinely publishes; what statistics it is required to publish, and whether it will review the transparency and reporting duties on the tribunal. View the document

2021

2020

Date	PQ Ref no	Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service* Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)
23 November 2020	S5W-32363	Alex Cole Hamilton MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrat) Edinburgh Western. S5W-32363 asks the Scottish Government how much the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has spent on child custody cases in each of the last five years. View the document
30 September 2020	S5W-31786	Liam McArthur MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrats) Orkney Islands. S5W-31786 asks the Scottish Government how many High Court trials involving people (a) on and (b) not on remand there have been (i) in each of the last three calendar years and (ii) since January 2020, also broken down by how many started with the (A) 140-day and (B) 12-month time limit extended. View the document
20 August 2020	S5W-31032 SSW-31033 SSW-31034 SSW-31035	Liam McArthur MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrats) Orkney Islands. S5W-31032: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for expanding the use of virtual custody cases. SSW-31033 asks: To ask the Scottish Government what impact assessments it has conducted in relation to the use of virtual custody cases. SSW-31034 To ask the Scottish Government what budget was allocated to investing the technology required for virtual custody cases, and how that was spent. S5W-31035 To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the technology used for virtual custody pilots may have resulted in European Convention on Human Rights breaches. View the document
4 August 2020	S5W-30677	Liam Kerr MSP (Scottish Conservative Party) North East Scotland. S5W-30677: To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service is planning to recoup the £6.2 million in unpaid criminal fines, as set out in the Scottish Tribunal Service Quarterly Fines Report 44 – Quarter 3 2019/20. View the document
17 July 2020	S5W-30683 and S5W-30680	Liam Kerr MSP (Scottish Conservative Party) North East Scotland. S5W-30683 Liam Kerr: To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly not provided additional financial support to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic. S5W-30680 Liam Kerr: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to continue with virtual trials and courts as lockdown eases. View the document
18 June 2020	S5W-29744 and S5W-29745	Andy Wightman MSP (Scottish Green Party) Lothian To ask the Scottish Government: SSW-29744 asks the Scottish Government how many applications for eviction proceedings have (a) been made to and (b) not yet been decided by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) since 25 March 2020. Between 25 March 2020 and 16 June 2020, 158 applications have been made to the First tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) for eviction proceedings. Of the 158 applications made to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) for eviction proceedings that have been sifted so far, 12 applications have been rejected by the Tribunal, 3 applications have been withdrawn by the applicant, and a final decision is still to be made on 143 applications. SSW-29745 asks the Scottish Government how many applications for eviction proceedings have not yet been decided by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber). View the document
21 May 2020	S5W-29143	Liam Kerr MSP (Scottish Conservative Party) North East Scotland To ask the Scottish Government: S5W-29143 asks the Scottish Government what its response is to reported criticism that its policy of closing local courts and moving business to hubs during the COVID-19 outbreak may actually increase the risk of spreading the virus. View the document
14 May 2020	S5W-28513	Liam Kerr MSP (Scottish Conservative Party) North East Scotland To ask the Scottish Government: S5W-28513 asks: whether wills are still being processed by the court system during the COVID-19 outbreak, and whether there are any barriers to this work being carried out remotely. View the document
05 March 2020	S5W-23372 S5W- 27373	Andy Wightman MSP (Scottish Green Party) Lothian To ask the Scottish Government: SSW-27372 asks: To ask the Scottish Government how many times a court has been closed to the public in the last five years, apart from those occasions where rules specifically require a court to sit in private, and for what reason. SSW-27373 asks: To ask the Scottish Government how many discretionary reporting restrictions, which are not mandated by statute, have been placed on criminal proceedings in courts in the last five years. View the document

2019

2018

Date	PQ Ref no	*Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)**
10 December 2018	S5W-20258	Pauline McNeill MSP (Scottish Labour) Glasgow To ask the Scottish Government how many high court trials in each year since 2008 have been subject to an extension of (a) at least 140 days to 12 months and (b) over 12 months due to lack of court accommodation. Please note the attachment also contains response previously issued on 12 October 2018, this is due to it being referred to within the response to the above PQ. View the document
10 December 2018	S5W-19898 SF5-19899 SF5-19900	Jackie Baillie MSP (Scottish Labour) Dumbarton To ask the Scottish Government what the key stages are in the process from applying for a power of attorney to it being granted. To ask the Scottish Government how long, on average, it has taken from applying for a power of attorney to it being granted, in each of the last five years. To ask the Scottish Government what the longest wait has been for an application for a power of attorney to be granted in each of the last five years. View the document
28 November 2018	S5W-19683 S5W-19683 S5W-19683 S5W-19687	MSP: Daniel Johnson (Scottish Labour) Edinburgh Southern To ask the Scottish Government how many courtrooms in each court (a) have and (b) do not have video link technology. To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) accused and (b) witnesses have given evidence or appeared from prison using a video link in each of the last five years, broken down by type of hearing. To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to facilitate court appearances from prison by video link; what its position is on the effectiveness of such appearances, and whether it plans to take action to increase the use of this method. To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is provided regarding the use of video links in criminal courts. View the document
20 November 2018	S5W-19336	Mark Ruskell MSP (Scottish Green Party) Mid Scotland and Fife To ask the Scottish Government what revenues it has received from motor vehicle speeding fines as a consequence of the Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2009. View the document
12 October 2018	S5W-18670 S5W-18671	Pauline McNeill MSP (Scottish Labour) Glasgow To ask the Scottish Government how many high court trials in each year since 2008 started no later than the 140-day target date from full committal. To ask the Scottish Government how many high court trials in each year since 2008 started in excess of the 140 day target from full committal, broken down by average length of delay. View the document
22 August 2018	S5W-18128 S5W-18128 S5W-18131 S5W-18132	Graham Simpson MSP (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) Central Scotland To ask the the Scottish Government how much unpaid rent has been disputed through the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) since 1 December 2017. To ask the Scottish Government how much unpaid rent has been disputed through the Sheriff Court in each year since 2012. To ask the Scottish Government how many applications the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has received for evictions and civil proceedings for rent arrears (rule 70) since 1 December 2017; how many of these applications have received a hearing; and how many of these hearings have been successful in securing reimbursement of rent arrears. To ask the Scottish Government how many applications the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has received for evictions and civil proceedings for notice to quit (rule 66) since 1 December 2017; how many of these applications have received a hearing, and how many of these hearings have been successful in securing an eviction. View the document
22 August 2018	S5W-18097	Graham Simpson MSP (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) Central Scotland To asks the Scottish Government how many Property Factor Enforcements Orders have not been complied with each year under the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber); how many of these have been referred to Police Scotland and/or the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service; and how many of these referrals have been taken to court, broken down by the outcome. View the document
14 August 2018	S5W-17978	Margaret Mitchell MSP (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) Central Scotland To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what type of weapons have been seized in Hamilton Sheriff Court in each of the last five years. View the document
9 August 2018	S5W-17963 S5W-17965 S5W-17966 S5W-17967	Pauline McNeil (Scottish Labour) Glasgow To ask the Scottish Government how many appeals against rent increases the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland has overseen, and how many of these resulted in the rent (a) not increasing, (b) increasing by the amount proposed by the landlord and (c) increasing by an amount greater than that proposed by the landlord. To ask the Scottish Government how many appeals for a review of the initial ruling of the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland have been accepted. To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of any reviews that have been accepted of an initial ruling on rent increases by the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland. To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of each of the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland’s rulings on rent increases, and what methodology was used to determine each ruling. View the document
12 July 2018	S5W-17349	Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrat) Edinburgh Western To ask the Scottish Government how much court time has been spent on cannabis-related offences and what the cost of this has been in each of the last three years. View the document
19 June 2018	S5W-16757	Graham Simpson MSP (Scottish Conservative) Central Scotland To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W- 15891 by Annabelle Ewing on 18 April 2018 and the subsequent response from the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service, what target has been set for waiting times between an application being submitted and a hearing date for evictions and civil proceedings, and what the target waiting time was when the function was previously undertaken by sheriff courts. View the document
11 June 2018	S5W-16417 S5W-16419	Graham Simpson MSP (Scottish Conservative) Central Scotland To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the turnaround time for each application to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) for Evictions and Civil Proceedings from application to hearing date. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) it has undertaken in relation to performance including (a) quality of decisions, (b) efficiency of the department and (c) timeliness of hearings after the application made date. View the document
8 June 2018	S5W-16508	Mark Ruskell MSP (Scottish Green) Mid Scotland and Fife To ask the Scottish Government how many disqualification orders have been issued in Scotland under section 40 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 in each of the last five years, and how many of these have been breached. View the document
15 May 2018	S5W-15891	Graham Simpson MSP (Scottish Conservative) Central Scotland To ask the Scottish Government how many applications the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has received relating to evictions and civil proceedings since 1 December 2017; how many of these are awaiting a hearing, and what the average waiting time is between an application being submitted and its hearing. View the document
26 March 2018	S5W-14774	Rachael Hamilton MSP (Scottish Conservative) South Scotland To ask the Scottish Government how many criminal trials in each of the last 10 years have been abandoned with the presumption that they could be heard at a later date (deserted pro loco et tempore), and how many were subsequently held later, also expressed as a percentage. View the document

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Graham Simpson MSP (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) Central Scotland

2017

Date	PQ Ref no	*Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)**
	SSW-12350 SSW-12351	Liam Kerr MSP (Liberal Democrats) Orkney Islands To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to register a power of attorney to the Office of the Public Guardian have been made in each of the last 24 months, and for each month what the (a) average and (b) longest length of time for a response was. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of comments by the Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs in The Scotsman on 28 October 2017 that the Office of the Public Guardian had seen a "40 per cent increase in submissions for registration over the last two years", what analysis has been undertaken of the causes of this increase, and what steps it is taking to tackle the additional workload. View the document
30 October 2017	S5W-11721 S5W-11722 S5W-11723 S5W-11724 S5W-11725 S5W-11726	Claire Baker MSP (Scottish Labour) Mid Scotland and Fife To ask the Scottish Government how many criminal trials have been adjourned because of (a) a crown motion, (b) a defence motion, (c) failure to appear by an accused, (d) failure to appear by a witness, (e) lack of court time and (f) any other reason at each court in each of the last five years. To ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials were called but adjourned because of a lack of court time at each court in each of the last five years. To ask the Scottish Government how many summary procedures without a jury were called but adjourned because of lack of court time at each court in each of the last five years. To ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials have taken place at each court in each of the last five years. To ask the Scottish Government how many days each court has sat in each of the last five years. To ask the Scottish Government how many indictments have been registered at each court in each of the last five years. View the document and Annex A
13 October 2017	S5W-11250	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Scottish Labour) North East Scotland To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) warning letters, (b) court citations and (c) warrants to apprehend have been issued by courts in each sheriffdom in each year since 2007-08 to offenders who have defaulted on their fines, broken down by fine type. View the document
11 May 2017	S5W-08666	Jackie Baillie MSP (Scottish Labour) West Scotland To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time has been for a power of attorney request to be completed in each of the last five years. View the document
13 March 2017	S5W-07782	Jamie Greene MSP (Scottish Conservative) West Scotland To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the proposed digitisation of some processes by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service will be accessible for (a) older people, (b) disabled people and (c) people with limited online access. View the document
6 February 2017	S5W-05834	Liam McArthur MSP (Liberal Democrats) Orkney Islands To ask the Scottish Government how many interpreters the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service employed in each year since 2007-08, broken down by the language interpreted. View the document

2016

Date

PQ Ref no

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service* Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)

11 November 2016

2 November 2016

23 October 2016

5 April 2016

29 February 2016

S5W-03704

S5W-03706

S5W-03419

S5W-03420

S5W-03421

S5W-03422

S5W-03423

S5W-03424

S5W-03351

S4W-30145

S4W29543

S4W-29544

S4W-29545

S4W-29546

S4W-29547

S4W-29548

Claire Baker (Scottish Labour) Mid Scotland and Fife to ask the Scottish Government how many sheriff court staff have (a) had training to support and (b) supported the function of domestic abuse courts in each year since 2011, and what percentage of the sheriff court workforce this represents.
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To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Court Service (SCS) staff have (a) had training to support and (b) supported the function of domestic abuse courts in each year since 2011, and what percentage of the SCS workforce this represents.

Claire Baker (Scottish Labour) Mid Scotland and FifeTo ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials there have been at each court in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Government how many criminal trials have been adjourned broken because of (a) a crown motion, (b) a defence motion, (c) a failure to appear by an accused, (d) a failure to appear by a witness, (e) a lack of court time and (f) another reason at each court in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Government how many summary procedures without a jury were called but adjourned because of lack of court time at each court in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials were called but adjourned because of a lack of court time at each court in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Government how many days each court has sat in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Government how many indictments have been registered at each court in each of the last five years.
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Brian Whittle (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) South Scotland

To ask the Scottish Government what the target timescale is for power of attorney to be issued after submission of the completed application to the Office of the Public Guardian.
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Alison McInnes MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrats) North East Scotland

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the description of the conditions at Glasgow Sheriff Court in the recent HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland report on Cornton Vale prison; whether it plans to improve conditions at the court, and how it will ensure that similar conditions are not present at other courts.
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Claire Baker MSP (Scottish Labour) Mid Scotland and Fife

To ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials have taken place at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Government how many indictments have been registered at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Government on how many days (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court has sat in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Government how many summary procedures without a jury at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in each of the last five years.

To ask the Scottish Government how many criminal trials have been adjourned at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court because of (i) a crown motion, (ii) a defence motion, (iii) failure to appear by an accused, (iv) failure to appear by a witness, (v) lack of court time and (vi) any other reason in each of the last five years.
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2015

Date	PQ Ref no	*Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)**
18 December 2015	S4W-28700 S4W-28701	Graeme Pearson MSP, (Scottish Labour) South Scotland: To ask the Scottish Government how many court cases have been adjourned (a) as a result of lack of court time and (b) ex proprio motu (on the court's own initiative) in each year since 2011? Graeme Pearson MSP, (Scottish Labour) South Scotland: To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Courts Service rewards staff who deliver on targets and, if so, (a) which targets and (b) what rewards? View the document
9 December 2015	S4W-28413	Graeme Pearson MSP, (Scottish Labour) South Scotland: To ask the Scottish Government how many compensation orders have been imposed by court service in each year since 2011, also broken down by the (a) average time between the imposition of an order and payment and (b) number and (c) total value of orders that were (i) paid on time, (ii) paid late and (iii) not paid. View the document
19 November 2015	S4W-28213 S4W-28222	Neil Findlay MSP (Scottish Labour) Lothian: To ask the Scottish Government how many posts in the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service attract a recruitment and retention allowance or other market-based pay supplement and whether it will provide a breakdown of staff in these posts by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) geographical area. To ask the Scottish Government how much the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service pays in recruitment and retention allowances or similar market-based pay supplements. View the document
30 September 2015	S4W-27283	Liz Smith MSP (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) Mid Scotland and Fife To ask the Scottish Government how many sheriff court actions to settle disputes between small and large businesses there have been in each year since 1999. View the document
28 September 2015	S4W-27481	Jackie Baillie MSP (Scottish Labour) West Scotland: To ask the Scottish Government how many sheriffs will serve in the new personal injury courts; whether they will sit (a) in rotation or (b) simultaneously and what information it has regarding how many have had specific experience of personal injury cases. View the document
28 April 2015	S4W-25116	Alison McInnes MSP (Liberal Democrat) North East Scotland: To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) latest and (b) average time has been for each (i) sheriff and (ii) justice of the peace court to finish sitting in each month since June 2013. View the document
28 April 2015	S4W-25117	Alison McInnes MSP (Liberal Democrat) North East Scotland: To ask the Scottish Government what average time applicants for emergency orders have had to wait to find out if an order has been granted by each (a) sheriff and (b) justice of the peace court in each month since June 2013. View the document
26 March 2015	S4W-24582	John Finnie MSP (Independent) Highland and Islands: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the availability of translators in Mandarin in the criminal or civil justice court system. View the document
26 March 2015	S4W-24581	John Finnie MSP (Independent) Highland and Islands: To ask the Scottish Government whether people accessing the criminal or civil justice court system who require a translator have equal access to such a service regardless of location and what the reasons are for its position. View the document
17 March 2015	S4W-24725	Margaret Mitchell MSP (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) Central Scotland: To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many, and (b) what type of weapons have been seized in Airdrie Sheriff Court in each of the last five years. View the document
2 March 2015	S4W-24304	Rhoda Grant MSP (Scottish Labour) Highlands & Islands: To ask the Scottish Government what contingency plans there are to accommodate court business if Inverness Sheriff Court is unavailable. View the document
2 March 2015	S4W-24280	John Lamont MSP (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reports that Jedburgh and Selkirk sheriff courts are to hear cases on alternative weeks, and for what it reason it did not seek parliamentary approval before this change was introduced. View the document
2 March 2015	S4W-24417	John Finnie MSP (Independent) Highlands & Islands: To ask the Scottish Government what the impact was on each sheriff court of the agreement between Police Scotland and Sheriffs Principal for a reduction in the court programme for domestic abuse cases for the duration of the Commonwealth Games. View the document
9 February 2015	S4W-24303	Rhoda Grant MSP (Scottish Labour) Highlands & Islands: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the former Dingwall Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court building. View the document
5 February 2015	S4W-23834	Claire Baker MSP (Scottish Labour) Mid Scotland and Fife: To ask the Scottish Government what research it has conducted on the impact of sheriff court closures on those that remain open. View the document
5 February 2015	S4W-23835	Claire Baker MSP (Scottish Labour) Mid Scotland and Fife: To ask the Scottish Government how many criminal trials have been adjourned at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court because of (i) a crown motion, (ii) a defence motion, (iii) failure to appear by an accused, (iv) failure to appear by a witness, (v) lack of court time and (vi) any other reason in each of the last three years. View the document
5 February 2015	S4W-23836	Claire Baker MSP (Scottish Labour) Mid Scotland and Fife: To ask the Scottish Government how many summary procedures without a jury at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in each of the last five years. View the document
5 February 2015	S4W-23837	Claire Baker MSP (Scottish Labour) Mid Scotland and Fife: To ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in each of the last five years. View the document
5 February 2015	S4W-23838	Claire Baker MSP (Scottish Labour) Mid Scotland and Fife: To ask the Scottish Government on how many days (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court has sat in each of the last five years. View the document
5 February 2015	S4W-23839	Claire Baker MSP (Scottish Labour) Mid Scotland and Fife: To ask the Scottish Government how many indictments have been registered at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court in each of the last five years. View the document
5 February 2015	S4W-23840	Claire Baker MSP (Scottish Labour) Mid Scotland and Fife: To ask the Scottish Government how many jury trials have taken place at (a) Kirkcaldy, (b) Dunfermline and (c) Dundee Sheriff Court in each of the last five years. View the document

*From 1 April 2015

2014

Date

PQ Ref no

Scottish Court Service Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)

20 June 2014

S4W-21386

Alex Johnstone MSP (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) North East Scotland:
To ask whether the business case for the closure of sheriff court buildings included capital being released from the redundant assets.
View the document

20 June 2014

S4W-21385

Alex Johnstone MSP (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) North East Scotland:
To ask the Scottish Government what provision was made in the business case to close sheriff court buildings to finance any additional costs associated with their redeployment.
View the document

4 June 2014

S4W-21155

David Stewart MSP (Scottish Labour) Highland & Islands:
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to relocate Inverness Sheriff Court from Inverness Castle to a purpose bulit facility and, if so, what budget will be set aside for this.
View the document

27 February 2014

S4W-19515

Linda Fabiani MSP (Scottish National Party) East Kilbride:
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-18819 by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 January 2014, what target date it has set for all court reporters on child welfare issues to be assessed in accordance with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme.

View the document

22 January 2014

S4W-18991

Jackie Baillie MSP (Labour) Dumbarton:
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases are waiting to go to trial at the (a) Glasgow and (b) Edinburgh domestic abuse court.
View the document

22 January 2014

S4W-18992

Jackie Baillie MSP (Labour) Dumbarton:
To ask the Scottish Government what the current maximum wait is for a case to go to trial at the (a) Glasgow and (b) Edinburgh domestic abuse court.
View the document

22 January 2014

S4W-18993

Jackie Baillie MSP (Labour) Dumbarton:
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional trial diets have been set aside at the (a) Glasgow and (b) Edinburgh domestic abuse court; how many sheriffs have been allocated to these, and how many of them have experience in dealing with domestic abuse cases.
View the document

2013

Date	PQ Ref no	Scottish Court Service Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)
12 December 2013	SA4-18211	Alison McInnes (Scottish Liberal Democrat) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices issued under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 since May 2007 remain unpaid View the document
12 December 2013	S4W-18210	Alison McInnes (Scottish Liberal Democrat) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of fixed penalty notices has been treated as fines in terms of section 303 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in each year since May 2007 View the document
12 December 2013	S4W-18209	Alison McInnes (Scottish Liberal Democrat) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government in relation to what percentage of fixed penalty notices the recipient has sent a notice to the clerk of court as provided for in section 302(2)(ca) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in each year since May 2007 View the document
12 December 2013	S4W-18208	Alison McInnes (Scottish Liberal Democrat) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been challenged by the recipient under section 302(2)(ca) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in each year since May 2007 View the document
12 December 2013	S4W-18207	Alison McInnes (Scottish Liberal Democrat) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been issued under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in each year since May 2007 View the document
12 December 2013	S4W-18205	Alison McInnes (Scottish Liberal Democrat) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices issued under Part 11 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 since May 2007 remain unpaid View the document
12 December 2013	S4W-18204	Alison McInnes (Scottish Liberal Democrat) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of fixed penalty notices has been registered as fines in terms of section 131(5) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 in each year since May 2007 View the document
12 December 2013	S4W-18203	Alison McInnes (Scottish Liberal Democrat) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of fixed penalty notices has been paid before the 28-day period specified in the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 in each year since May 2007 View the document
12 December 2013	S4W-18202	Alison McInnes (Scottish Liberal Democrat) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been challenged by the recipient under section 131(3) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 in each year since May 2007 View the document
12 December 2013	S4W-18201	Alison McInnes (Scottish Liberal Democrat) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been issued by the police under section 129 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 in each year since May 2007 View the document
28 August 2013	S4W-16559	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask how many sheriff court trials have been (a) abandoned and (b) delayed in each month since April 2007? View the document View the data spreadsheet
10 July 2013	S4W-15786	Sarah Boyack MSP (Labour) (Lothian): To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it or the Scottish Court Service has carried out regarding the impact on accessibility of the proposed closure of sheriff courts. View the document
10 July 2013	S4W-15787	Sarah Boyack MSP (Labour) (Lothian): To ask the Scottish Government what the staffing implications are for Edinburgh Sheriff Court of the closure of Haddington and Peebles sheriff courts. View the document
10 July 2013	S4W-15788	Sarah Boyack MSP (Labour) (Lothian): To ask the Scottish Government what investment will be required to increase the capacity at Edinburgh Sheriff Court as a result of the proposed closure of Haddington and Peebles sheriff courts. View the document
10 July 2013	S4W-15789	Sarah Boyack MSP (Labour) (Lothian): To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the proposed closure of sheriff courts, what representations it or the Scottish Court Service has received regarding accessibility for disabled people (a) travelling to sheriff courts and (b) in the buildings housing sheriff courts. View the document
8 July 2013	S4W-15741	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask how much income (a) Justice of the Peace court fines, (b) fiscal direct penalties and (c) police antisocial behaviour penalties generated for the Scottish Court Service in 2012-13 and are expected to generate in 2013-14. View the document
8 July 2013	S4W-15742	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask how the income generated for the Scottish Court Service by (a) fiscal direct penalties and (b) police antisocial behaviour penalties is calculated. View the document
8 July 2013	S4W-15743	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask how much of the Scottish Court Service's anticipated income from (a) fiscal direct penalties and (b) police antisocial behaviour penalties in 2013-14 will be lost as a result of the closure of 16 Justice of the Peace courts. View the document
8 July 2013	S4W-15744	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask whether and, if so, how it has calculated any reduction in the Scottish Court Service's anticipated income from (a) fiscal direct penalties and (b) police antisocial behaviour penalties in 2013-14 as a result of the closure of 16 Justice of the Peace courts. View the document
18 April 2013	S4W-13821	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask how much money has been confiscated by the courts in each of the last five years following convictions for (i) the illegal sale of and (ii) selling illicit tobacco. View the document
4 April 2013	S4W-13653	Neil Findlay MSP (Labour) (Lothian) To ask what the annual cost has been of paying expenses and other costs to witnesses and jurors for attending court since 2007, broken down by type of court. View the document
4 April 2013	S4W-13654	Neil Findlay MSP (Labour) (Lothian) To ask how much (a) jurors and (b) witnesses are entitled to in (i) expenses and (ii) compensation for lost wages for attending court. View the document
27 March 2013	S4W-13370	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12215 by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013, how many (a) High Court fines, (b) Sheriff Court fines, (c) Justice of the Peace Court fines, (d) District Court fines, (e) Stipendary Magistrate Court fines and (f) fiscal direct penalties imposed for common assault since 2007 (a) have been paid (i) in full and (ii) in part and (b) are unpaid. View the document
27 March 2013	S4W-13371	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12215 by Kenny MacAskill on 8 February 2013, how many (a) High Court fines, (b) Sheriff Court fines, (c) Justice of the Peace Court fines, (d) District Court fines, (e) Stipendary Magistrate Court fines and (f) fiscal direct penalties for drugs offences since 2007 (a) have been paid (i) in full and (ii) in part (b) are unpaid. View the document
22 February 2013	S4W-12295	Neil Findlay MSP (Labour) (Lothian) To ask how many court cases have been cancelled in each year since 2007 and how many were cancelled due to lack of court time, also broken down by Sheriffdom. View the document
22 February 2013	S4W-12301	Neil Findlay MSP (Labour) (Lothian) To ask how many High Court cases have been cancelled due to a lack of court time in each year since 2007. View the document
22 February 2013	S4W-12304	Neil Findlay MSP (Labour) (Lothian) To ask what the cost has been of providing court support services for trials that did not take place in each year since 2007. View the document
22 February 2013	S4W-12305	Neil Findlay MSP (Labour) (Lothian) To ask what the cost has been of providing court support services for trials that did not take place due to lack of court time and had to be rescheduled in each year since 2007. View the document
22 February 2013	S4W-12308	Neil Findlay MSP (Labour) (Lothian) To ask how many working days have been lost by (a) witnesses, (b) legal aid lawyers and (c) court staff attending court for trials that were cancelled due to lack of court time in each year since 2007. View the document
22 February 2013	S4W-12309	Neil Findlay MSP (Labour) (Lothian) To ask how many working days have been lost by (a) witnesses, (b) legal aid lawyers and (c) court staff attending court for trials that were cancelled due to lack of court time in each year since 2007. View the document
18 January 2013	S4W-11888	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask how many alleged offenders have been taken to court because of a failure to pay a fiscal direct penalty in each year since 2009. View the document
18 January 2013	S4W-11866	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask which parts of the declaration of income form must be completed by an alleged offender who has accepted a fiscal direct penalty and whether completion of the form is mandatory. View the document
18 January 2013	S4W-11865	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask whether the Scottish Court Service uses (a) seizure of vehicle, (b) earning arrestment, (c) deduction of benefit and (d) arrestment of funds orders to secure payment of fiscal direct penalties. View the document
18 January 2013	S4W-11864	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask how many fiscal direct penalties have been discharged due to the alleged offender being given a (a) supervised attendance order, (b) community service or payback order and (c) prison sentence in relation to a person's failure to pay such penalties in each year since 2009. View the document
18 January 2013	S4W-11863	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask how many fiscal direct penalties have been discharged due to the alleged offence being given a (a) supervised attendance order, (b) a community service or payback order or (c) a prison sentence in relation to a separate offence in each year since 2009. View the document
18 January 2013	S4W-11862	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask how many fiscal direct penalties have been discharged due to the alleged offender being give a (a) supervised attendance order, (b) community service or payback order and (c) prison sentence in relation to the offence in each year since 2009. View the document
18 January 2013	S4W-11859	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask how many fiscal direct penalties have been discharged due to them be (a) refused, (b) recalled and (c) withdrawn in each year since 2009. View the document
18 January 2013	S4W-11858,	Lewis Macdonald MSP (Labour) (North East Scotland): To ask how many fiscal direct penalties have been discharged due to the death of the alleged offender in each year since 2009. View the document
9 January 2013	S4W-11789	Margaret Mitchell MSP (Conservative) (Central Scotland): To ask how many (a) courts have been affected and (b) cases have been delayed by strike action by solicitors in November and December 2012. View the document

2012

Date	PQ Ref no	Scottish Court Service Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)
20 December 2012	S4W-11492	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask how many criminal trials have been adjourned at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court because of (a) a crown motion, (b) a defence motion, (c) failure to appear by an accused, (d) failure to appear by a witness, (e) lack of court time and (f) any other reason in the last three years View the document
	S4W-11493	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask what analysis there has been of the people who might be affected by the removal of jury trials from Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and what information it has on the percentage of people attending the court in the last three years who were (a) receiving benefits and (b) in employment. View the document
18 December 2012	S4W-11295	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask how many criminal trials have been adjourned at Alloa Sheriff Court because of (a) a crown motion, (b) a defence motion, (c) failure to appear by an accused, (d) failure to appear by a witness, (e) lack of court time and (f) any other reason in the last three years. View the document
	S4W-11296	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask what transport costs might be incurred by (a) the Scottish Court Service, (b) the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, (c) the Scottish Legal Aid Board or (d) an individual travelling to the Stirling or Falkirk Court if Alloa Sheriff Court is closed? View the document
	S4W-11297	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask what analysis there has been of people who might be affected by the closure of Alloa Sheriff Court and what information it has on the percentage of people attending the court in the last three years who were (a) receiving benefits and (b) in employment? View the document
	S4W-11298	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask what estimate it has made of (a) the cost to the Police of travelling to Stirling and Falkirk and (b) impact on Police time if Alloa Sheriff Court is closed? View the document
	S4W-11299	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask what costs the Scottish Court Service will be liable for in relation to the Alloa Sheriff Court building if the Court is closed? View the document
	S4W-11300	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask what the alternative uses are for the Alloa Sheriff Court building; what the likelihood is of selling the building, and what its sale value is? View the document
	S4W-11301	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask how much money has been spent on upgrading and maintenance of the Alloa Sheriff Court building since 1990? View the document
	S4W-11302	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask what costs have been incurred through property acquisitions to expand or increase facilities at Alloa Sheriff Court since 1990? View the document
	S4W-11303	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask what assessment SCS has made of the risk to legal businesses in Clackmannanshire if Alloa Sheriff Court is closed? View the document
	S4W-11304	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask how many jobs will be lost of Alloa Sheriff Court is closed? View the document
	S4W-11305	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask what the economic impact on Clackmannanshire will be if Alloa Sheriff Court is closed? View the document
	S4W-11306	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask whether Clackmannanshire will be the only mainland local authority that no longer has a court if Alloa Sheriff Court is closed? View the document
	S4W-11307	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask how many (a) children’s referrals, (b) appeals under section 51 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, (c) permanence applications, (d) adoptions, (e) cases under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 1995 and (f) guardian applications involving children were heard in Alloa Sheriff Court in the last three years and how many sitting days this involved. View the document
	S4W-11308	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask how many sitting days at Alloa Sheriff Court have been taken up by (a) family and (b) non-family civil cases in the last three years. View the document
	S4W-11309	Richard Simpson MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask what the (a) average, (b) medium and (c) longest delay has been in Alloa Sheriff Court in relation to hearings involving children in the last three years. View the document
17 December 2012	S4W-11767	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask for what reason it changed the key performance indicator for sheriff court trials from the percentage completed within 20 to within 26 weeks, and whether any further changes are planned. View the document
17 December 2012	S4W-11231	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask how many jury trials at (a) Kirkcaldy and (b) Dunfermline Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in the last five years. View the document
	S4W-11232	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask how many summary procedures without a jury at (a) Kirkcaldy and (b) Dunfermline Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in the last five years. View the document
	S4W-11236	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask whether the Fife Drugs Court in Kirkcaldy will be closed as a result of changes proposed in the Scottish Court Service's consultation on court structures. View the document
	S4W-11237	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask how many days the Fife Drug Court has sat at (a) Kirkcaldy and (b) Dunfermline Sheriff Court in the last five years. View the document
	S4W-11238	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask how many Fife Drug Court appearances at (a) Kirkcaldy and (b) Dunfermline Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in the last five years. View the document
21 November 2012	S4W-10705	Alex Johnstone MSP (Conservative) North East Scotland): To ask how many solemn criminal trials are expected to be transferred from Aberdeen Sheriff Court to Stonehaven Sheriff Court in 2013. View the document
	S4W-10708	Alex Johnstone MSP (Conservative) North East Scotland): To ask how many solemn criminal trials at (a) Aberdeen and (b) Stonehaven Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in 2011. View the document
	S4W-10707	Alex Johnstone MSP (Conservative) North East Scotland): To ask how many (a) summary and (b) solemn criminal trials at sheriff courts were called but adjourned for lack of court time in 2011. View the document
	S4W-10711	Alex Johnstone MSP (Conservative) North East Scotland): To ask how many civil proofs, including ordinary, family, summary cause or small claim, at (a) Aberdeen and (b) Stonehaven Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in 2011. View the document
	S4W-10713	Alex Johnstone MSP (Conservative) North East Scotland): To ask how many civil proofs, including ordinary, family, summary cause and small claim, at sheriff courts were called but adjourned for lack of court time in 2011. View the document
	S4W-10714	Alex Johnstone MSP (Conservative) North East Scotland): To ask how many civil debates at (a) Aberdeen and (b) Stonehaven Sheriff Court were called but adjourned for lack of court time in 2011. View the document
	S4W-10716	Alex Johnstone MSP (Conservative) North East Scotland): To ask how many civil debates at sheriff courts were called but adjourned for lack of court time in 2011. View the document
	S4W-10717	Alex Johnstone MSP (Conservative) North East Scotland): To ask how many solemn criminal trials are expected to be transferred from Aberdeen Sheriff Court to Stonehaven Sheriff Court in 2013. View the document
6 November 2012	S4W-10194	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask how many (a) re-employed retired and (b) part-time sheriffs have been employed in each month since April 2007, broken down by Sheriffdom. View the document
15 October 2012	S4W-09851	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask the Scottish Government how many Jury trials have taken place at (a) Kirkcaldy and (b) Dunfermline Sheriff Court in each of the last five years. view the document.
	S4W-09852	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask the Scottish Government for how many days (a) Kirkcaldy and (b) Dunfermline Sheriff Court has sat in each of the last five years. view the document.
	S4W-09853	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask the Scottish Government how many Indictments have been registered at (a) Kirkcaldy and (b) Dunfermline Sheriff Court in each of the last five years. view the document.
	S4W-09854	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask the Scottish Government how many days Kirkcaldy Justice of the Peace Court has sat in each of the last five years. view the document.
	S4W-09855	Claire Baker MSP (Labour) (Mid Scotland and Fife): To ask the Scottish Government how many Indictments have been registered at Kirkcaldy Justice of the Peace Court in each of the last five years. view the document.
11 October 2012	S4W-09532	Hugh Henry MSP (Labour) (Paisley South): How long it takes for divorce cases to be (a) heard and (b) concluded in each sheriff court. view the document.
27 September 2012	S4W-09363	Jenny Marra (Labour) (North East Scotland) How much was collected in fees for first instance cases in the Court of Session in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and c) 2010-11 view the document.
23 July 2012	S4W-08366	Gordon MacDonald (SNP) (Edinburgh Pentlands) To ask how many court cases to resolve family contact disputes there have been under the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 view the document.
16 July 2012	S4W-08081	Nanette Milne (Conservative) (North East Scotland) To ask how many mortgage repossession orders have been issued in each year since 2007, broken down by Sherriff Court. view the document.
	S4W-08081	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask on how many occasions the Scottish Court Service has used (a) a seizure of vehicle order, (b) an arrestment of funds order, (c) a deduction from benefits order and (d) an earnings arrestment order to recover unpaid fines and arrears from antisocial behaviour fixed penalty orders in each year since 2007. view the document
	S4W-08082	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask on how many occasions the Scottish Court Service has used (a)a seizure of vehicle order, (b) an arrestment of funds order, (c) a deduction from benefits order and (d) an earnings arrestment order to recover unpaid fines and arrears from Justice of the Peace Court fines in each year since 2007. view the document
	S4W-08083	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask on how many occasions the Scottish Court Service has used (a) a seizure of vehicle order, (b) an arrestment of funds order, (c) a deduction from benefits order and (d) an earnings arrestment order to recover unpaid fines and arrears from Sheriff Court fines in each year since 2007. view the document
	S4W-08084	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask on how many occasions the Scottish Court Service has used (a) a seizure of vehicle order, (b) an arrestment of funds order, (c) a deduction from benefits order and (d) an earnings arrestment order to recover unpaid fines and arrears from fiscal penalties in each year since 2007. view the document
	S4W-08085	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask how much money the Scottish Court Service has recovered through the use of (a) seizure of vehicle orders, (b) arrestment of funds orders, (c) deduction from benefits orders and (d) earnings arrestment orders from unpaid and in arrears antisocial behaviour fixed penalty orders in each year since 2007. view the document
	S4W-08086	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask how much money the Scottish Court Service has recovered through the use of (a) seizure of vehicle orders, (b) arrestment of funds orders, (c) deduction from benefits orders and (d) earnings arrestment orders from unpaid and in arrears Justice of the Peace court fines in each year since 2007. view the document
	S4W-08087	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask how much money the Scottish Court Service has recovered through the use of (a) seizure of vehicle orders, (b) arrestment of funds orders, (c) deduction from benefits orders and (d) earnings arrestment orders from unpaid and in arrears Sheriff Court fines in each year since 2007. view the document
	S4W-08088	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask how much money the Scottish Court Service has recovered through the use of (a) seizure of vehicle orders, (b) arrestment of funds orders, (c) deduction from benefits orders and (d) earnings arrestment orders from unpaid and in arrears fiscal penalties each year since 2007. view the document
	S4W-08089	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask how long on average the Scottish Court Service has waited before implementing enforcement measures for the recovery of unpaid fines and arrears in each year since 2007. view the document
	S4W-08092	Lewis Macdonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) To ask what the value is of fines not imposed as a result of courts imposing supervised attendance orders on offenders who are unable to pay, in each year since 2007. view the document
03 July 2012	S4W-07773	Margaret Mitchell (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) (Central Scotland) how many Forced Marriage Protection Orders have been (a) issued and (b) breached since November 2011? view the document
19 April 2012	S4W-06437	Jamie Hepburn (SNP) (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) what the position of the Scottish Court Service is on a judge sitting on a criminal appeal who is related to either the counsel of the appellant or representatives of the Crown? view the document
27 January 2012	S4W-04804	Lewis MacDonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) what the real-terms reduction in the Scottish Court Service (a) revenue and (b) capital budget will be in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2013-14 and (iv) 2014-15. view the document
	S4W-04807	Lewis MacDonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) how many (a) High Court, (b) Sheriff Court and (c) Justice of the Peace Court trials have been delayed in 2011-12 and were delayed in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2009-10, (iii) 2008-09, (iv) 2007-08 and (v) 2006-07 view the document
	S4W-04808	Lewis MacDonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) how many defendants have changed their preliminary hearing plea from not guilty to guilty prior to trial in each of the last five years. view the document
	S4W-04809	Lewis MacDonald (Labour) (North East Scotland) how the Scottish Court Service assists (a) witnesses and (b) victims of crime attending trials away from home. view the document
24 January 2012	S4W-04741	John Lamont (Conservative) (Roxburghe and Berwickshire) whether the Scottish Courts Service plans to close (a) Selkirk and (b) Duns sheriff courts. view the document
24 January 2012	S4W-04703	Iain Gray (Labour) (East Lothian) whether the Scottish Courts Service plans to close Haddington Sheriff Court. view the document
	S4W-04704	Iain Gray (Labour) (East Lothian) whether the Scottish Courts Service has been asked to draw up plans for saving money by closing sheriff courts. view the document
	S4W-04705	Iain Gray (Labour) (East Lothian) what consideration it gives to the needs of local communities when considering changes to the local court network. view the document

2011

Date	PQ Ref no	Scottish Court Service Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)
12 December 2011	S4W-04054	Alison McInnes MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrats) (North East Scotland) : . How many full-time-equivalent staff the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland has employed in each of the last five years? view the document
	S4W-04055	Alison McInnes MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrats) (North East Scotland) : . What the staffing costs of the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland have been in each of the last five years? view the document
	S4W-04056	Alison McInnes MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrats) (North East Scotland) : . What percentage of powers of attorney the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland has registered within 30 days in each of the last four quarters? view the document
	S4W-04057	Alison McInnes MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrats) (North East Scotland) : . What average time the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland has taken to register powers of attorney in each of the last four quarters? view the document
	S4W-04058	Alison McInnes MSP (Scottish Liberal Democrats) (North East Scotland) : . What maximum time the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland has taken to register powers of attorney in each of the last four quarters? view the document
08 November 2011	S4W-02903	Graeme Pearson MSP (Labour) (South Scotland): How many pleadings by video conference took place in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11? view the document
01 July 2011	S4W-01143	Jamie Hepburn (SNP) (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth): How many appeals of a determination by the Pensions Ombudsman have been heard by the Court of Session? view the document
09 February 2011	S3W-38875	Mary Scanlon (Conservative) (Highlands & Islands) : Whether the Scottish Executive plans to build a new sheriff court in Inverness. view the document
04 February 2011	S3W-39154	Margaret Mitchell (Conservative) (Central Scotland): . How many unpaid fixed penalty notices have been written off in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) sheriff court and (b) offence committed. view the document
21 January 2011	S3W-38327	Hugh Henry (Labour) (Paisley South): . How many warrants were issued for those who failed to appear at a fines court in 2009-10. view the document
	S3W-38328	Hugh Henry (Labour) (Paisley South): . How many people have reappeared at a fines court following a failure to fulfil previous requests in each year since 2007 view the document
	S3W-38332	Hugh Henry (Labour) (Paisley South): . How many fiscal fines were not paid in 2009-10. view the document
	S3W-38333	Hugh Henry (Labour) (Paisley South): . How many unpaid fixed penalty notice cases were taken before a fines court in 2009-10. view the document
20 January 2011	S3W-38230	Bill Aitken (Conservative) (Glasgow) . How many cases have been brought before the domestic abuse court in each of the last five years. view the document
	S3W-38231	Bill Aitken (Conservative) (Glasgow) . In how many cases before the domestic abuse court the accused plead at the (a) first appearance and (b) intermediate diet and was found guilty after trial in each of the last five years. view the document
20 January 2011	S3W-38322	Hugh Henry (Labour) (Paisley South) . Whether Justices of the Peace have been instructed not to put people subject to a fixed penalty notice on supervised attendance orders. view the document
	S3W-38324	Hugh Henry (Labour) (Paisley South) . Whether a Justice of the Peace, when presiding in a fines court, is given information relating to the reason for the issue of a fixed penalty notice. view the document
	S3W-38325	Hugh Henry (Labour) (Paisley South) . What disposal is available to a Justice of the Peace when a person appearing for non-payment of a fixed penalty notice is unable to pay. view the document
	S3W-38326	Hugh Henry (Labour) (Paisley South) . What action is taken when a person fails to pay an outstanding fine despite being instructed to do so by a Justice of the Peace. view the document
	S3W-38331	Hugh Henry (Labour) (Paisley South) . What action is taken when a person fails to pay a Fiscal Fine. view the document
05 January 2011	S3W-37900	Robert Brown (Liberal Democrat) (Glasgow) . What the average length of time was for a criminal case to be dealt with by (a) sheriff and (b) district courts in each of the last three years, broken down by police force area. view the document
	S3W-37901	Robert Brown (Liberal Democrat) (Glasgow) . What the maximum length of time was for a criminal case to be dealt with by (a) sheriff and (b) district courts in each of the last three years, broken down by police force area. view the document

2010

Date	PQ Ref no	Scottish Court Service Responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs)
22 December 2010	S3W-38031	Richard Baker (Labour) (North East Scotland) . What consideration it has given to courts opening on Saturdays; what assessment it has made of the potential cost or savings associated with such a proposal, and when could it be implemented. View the document
21 October 2010	PQ S3W-36688	Gavin Brown (Con) (Lothians). How many court fines have not been paid and what the total value has been of such fines in each year since 2008 ? Broken down by Sheriffdom View the document
12 October 2010	S3W-36009	Dr Richard Simpson SMP (Lab) (Mid Scotland and Fife). What the (a) average, (b) median and (c) longest delays are in courts hearing applications for all forms of guardianship under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 in each of the last three year? View the document
12 August 2010	S3W-35315	Richard Baker (Labour) (North East Scotland): How many interpretation assignments have been undertaken by the Scottish Court Service in each month of 2010, broken down by interpreters (a) with and (b) without a Diploma in Public Service Interpreting? View the document
	S3W-35318	Richard Baker (Labour) (North East Scotland): Since the implementation of the framework contract for the provision of interpreting, translation and transcription services, on how many occasions courts have advised the SCS about a case in which an aspect of the performance of the interpretation service has had an effect on proceedings, broken down by month, and how this compares with the situation prior to the introduction of the framework contract. View the document
24 May 2010	S3W-33345	Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Conservative): To ask the Scottish Court Service how many criminal appeals are outstanding. View the document
	S3W-33346	Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Conservative) To ask the Scottish Court Service how many outstanding criminal appeals there are in relation to cases disposed of by the court of first instance in (a) 2009, (b) 2008 (c) 2007 and (d) prior to 2007 View the document
20 May 2010	S3W-33691	Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Labour): To ask the Scottish Court Service about the effects of an increase in VAT from 17.5%to 20%

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21 August 2019	S5W-24485	Daniel Johnson MSP (Scottish Labour Party) Edinburgh - Southern To ask the Scottish Government how many dogs have been ordered to be destroyed under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each year since it came into force. View the document
21 May 2019	S5W-22755	Pauline McNeill MSP (Scottish Labour Party) Glasgow To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service regarding reports that the 140-day target date from full committal for criminal trials to begin is being breached. View the document
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