Improving Practice - The 2002 Review of the Practices and Procedure of the High Court of Justiciary by the Honourable Lord Bonomy

Improving Practice - The 2002 Review of the Practices and Procedure of the High Court of Justiciary by the Honourable Lord Bonomy

IMPROVING PRACTICE

APPENDIX D NATIONAL STATISTICS 2000-2001

TOTAL REPORTS RECEIVED	1999/00	2000/01	% change
Total number of reports received (including deaths)	285,718	284,633	-0.4

COURT DISPOSAL STATISTICS

SOLEMN DISPOSALS	HIGH COURT			SHERIFF & JURY COURTS
SOLEMN DISPOSALS	1999/00	2000/01	% change	1999/00	2000/01	% change
Cases disposed of by S76 letter	32	29	-9.4%	529	439	-17.0%
As % of total disposals	3.1%	3.1%		18.7%	14.6%
Cases disposed of at preliminary or first diet	2	5	150.0%	798	895	12.1%
As % of total disposals	0.2%	0.5%		28.2%	29.8%
Cases disposed of by plea on day of trial	649	565	-12.9%	721	821	13.9%
As % of total disposals	62.9%	60.3%		25.4%	27.4%
Cases which went to trial	348	338	-2.9%	786	844	7.4%
As % of total disposals	33.8%	36.1%		27.7%	28.1%
Total disposals prior to trial diet	34	34	0	1,327	1,334	0.5%
Total disposals	1,031	937	-9.1%	2,834	2,999	5.8%

SUMMARY DISPOSALS	SHERIFF COURT			DISTRICT COURT
	1999/00	2000/01	% change	1999/00	2000/01	% change
Cases disposed of at first court appearance	39,114	37,507	-4.1%	36,859	32,956	-10.6%
As % of total disposals	52.7%	52.1%		78.4%	77.8%
Cases disposed of by plea at intermediate diet	12,977	13,185	1.6%	3,857	3,831	-0.7%
As % of total disposals	17.5%	18.3%		8.2%	9.0%
Cases disposed of by plea on day of trial	14,752	14,769	0.1%	4,004	3,707	-7.4%
As % of total disposals	19.9%	20.5%		8.5%	8.8%
Cases which went to trial	7,403	6,461	-12.7%	2,268	1,857	-18.1%
As % of total disposals	10.0%	9.00%		4.8%	4.4%
Total disposals prior to trial diet	52,091	50,692	-2.7%	40,716	36,787	-9.6%
Total disposals	74,246	71,922	-3.1%	46,988	42,351	-9.9%

Source: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Report 2000-2001

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