Court Process Times
type: Dataset
theme: Crime and Justice
timeliness: Not assessed
validity: Not assessed
accuracy: Not assessed
consistency: Not assessed
uniqueness: Not assessed
completeness: Not assessed
comment: Percentage of summary criminal cases dealt with within 26 weeks.
update frequency: annual
license id: uk-ogl
confidentiality: Not assessed
quality management: Not assessed
geographical coverage: S92
will be updated: false
reference period: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2005
  end date: 2007
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.
version notes: Not assessed
issued: 2026-08-13T10:51:47.988901
modified: 2026-08-13T10:53:01.678208
contact point: Organization
contact point: Kind

Crime and Justice
type: Concept

Scottish Government
type: Agent

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