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What's New on the Scottish Courts Web Site

Last updated : 30 June 2008 14:40 PM

  • 30/06/2008 - Consultation on proposals for the unification of courts administration in the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife More information
  • 23/06/2008 - Solar Panels at Glasgow Sheriff Court More Info.
  • 18/06/2008 - The Proof Newsletter has been published View the page.
  • 13/06/2008 - The Clerks of Court (Depute Clerks of Session) page has been updated. View the page.
  • 13/06/2008 - The Judges biographies page has been updated. View the page.
  • 09/06/2008 - SCS move towards cost recovery for Court Fees. Read the document.
  • 05/06/2008 - New Lothian and Borders practice notes added. Read the documents.
  • 02/06/2008 - Unified Courts Administration in Grampian, Highland & Islands. More Info
  • 13/05/2008 - Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin - Consultation on SCS proposals for the future configuration of Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts. More Info
  • 07/05/2008 - New practice notes added. Read the documents.
  • 23/04/2008 - Appointment of queen’s counsel in Scotland. A guide for applicants. Read the document.
  • 10/04/2008 - John Beckett QC has been appointed as an all-Scotland floating sheriff based in Glasgow. More Info
  • 09/04/2008 - Consultation on the Review of Fees Charged by the Court of Session, Sheriff Courts, Office of the Public Guardian, Accountant of Court and High Court. Read more
  • 07/03/2008 - SCS building locations

    New GoogleMap launched. View the locations of all the Scottish Court Service buildings in Scotland.

  • 07/03/2008 - Pay your fine

    New pay your fine page launched.
    On 10 March 2008, new arrangements for the collection and enforcement of fines including Sheriff Court Fines, Justice of the Peace Court* Fines, Fiscal Fines and Police Fixed Penalty Notices will be introduced and will be administered by the Scottish Court Service (SCS).

  • 06/03/2008 - New Judge Appointed

    Stephen Errol Woolman QC has been appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland. His appointment fills the vacancy in the Court of Session that arose on the Rt Hon Lord Reed’s appointment to the Inner House following the retiral of the Rt Hon Lord Philip.

    For more information News release

  • 22/02/2008 - Work Starts on Parliament House

    The Scottish Court Service has announced the appointment of Interserve to deliver the first of three phases of a £63 million pound programme to refurbish Parliament House.

    Phase 1 work gets underway on Monday 25 February and is expected to complete by October 2009.

    For more information News release

  • 21/02/2008 - I am delighted to present the Scottish Court Service’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2006/07. It records a year of achievement where we continued to deliver a high level of service to court users while pressing forward with the implementation of major changes, particularly on corporate governance and the implementation of summary justice reform.
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  • 19/12/2007 - SCS has met the Ministerial target of 75% overall satisfaction with court services for the third year in succession. The report of the SCS Court User Satisfaction Survey 2007, by MVA Consultancy, is now published. Survey results are broken down by Sheriffdom and main user group.
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  • 18/12/2007 - New Courtroom for Alloa Sheriff Court Read more
  • 14/12/2007 - Consultation on the civil courts review - covering letter Read more
  • 12/12/2007 - Minutes of Sheriff Court Rules Council Meeting (07/09/2007) Read more
  • 23/11/2007 - Way Forward Announced for Court Unification on Grampian, Highland and Islands (GH&I) Read more
  • 16/11/2007 - Court of Session - The Proof Newsletter. Read more
  • 15/11/2007 - Summary Justice Reform - West Unification Schedule gets go-ahead. Read more
  • 15/11/2007 - Rights of Audience. Read more
  • 14/11/2007 - Child Care and Maintenance Forms - Form 80, Certificate of Intimation . Click here read more
  • 29/10/2007 - Summary Justice Reform - Fines Enforcement Managers (FEMs). Click here read more
  • 29/10/2007 - Summary Justice Reform - West Unification Schedule gets go-ahead.. Click here read more
  • 15/10/2007 - Latest PUIG Newsletter now available. Click here read more
  • 14/09/2007 - Cockburn Association’s annual Open Doors Day event. Click here read more
  • 07/08/2007 - Lothian and Borders Unification - Ministerial Approval Click here read more
  • 06/08/2007 - The Conditions and Treatment of Prisoners Under Escort Report Click here read more
  • 07/06/2007 - The Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary have issued a note to court users informing on the business plan for 2007-2008. Click here to open the document
  • 02/04/2007 - the Civil Courts Review section is launched. Click here to visit this section
  • 26/02/2007 - The Scottish Government has today published a report on the evaluation of the High Court reforms arising from the Criminal Procedure (Amendment)(Scotland) Act 2004.

    The report, part of the Social Research Crime and Criminal Justice Series, can be viewed at : www.scotland.gov.uk/publications/2007/02/19111137/0
    The Research Findings summary can be viewed at: www.scotland.gov.uk/publications/2007/02/19111117/0

  • 21/02/2007 - New Summary Justice Reform website is launched. Click here to visit the new site
  • 12/01/2007 - UK Supreme Court rules consultation is now live on this webpage. http://www.parliament.uk/judicial_work/judicial_work.cfm more
  • 11/01/2007 - Information about the West Lothian Civic Centre is now on the website.
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