Scottish Government
type: Agent

Court Process Times
type: Dataset
version notes: Not assessed
contact point: Kind
contact point: Organization
theme: Crime and Justice
description: The percentage of Sheriff Summary and District Court cases disposed of within 26 weeks of date of earliest caution and charge for any accused in the case, by the month that the case is first closed. This information was published in order to monitor performance of the criminal justice system as part of the Summary Justice Reform (SJR) Monitoring and Evaluation project. As Summary Justice Reform changes are now embedded within the justice system, publication of this report **ceased**, with the Summary Justice Reform Performance Report: April 2010 - March 2012 being the last in the series.
issued: 2026-08-13T10:51:47.988901
modified: 2026-08-13T10:53:01.678208
accuracy: Not assessed
comment: Percentage of summary criminal cases dealt with within 26 weeks.
completeness: Not assessed
confidentiality: Not assessed
consistency: Not assessed
geographical coverage: S92
license id: uk-ogl
quality management: Not assessed
reference period: PeriodOfTime
  end date: 2007
  start date: 2005
timeliness: Not assessed
uniqueness: Not assessed
update frequency: annual
validity: Not assessed
will be updated: false

court-process-times.csv
type: Distribution
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access URL: https://admin.data.gov.scot/resource/85c91bcd-f9af-4512-a5fb-24d0fe7a5920/download
description: Data file for Court Process Times
format: CSV
issued: 2026-08-13T10:53:01.702614
modified: 2026-08-13T10:53:01.692097
comment: Percentage of summary criminal cases dealt with within 26 weeks.
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Crime and Justice
type: Concept