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Scottish Office

Answer

Mr. Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what targets have been set for the performance of the Scottish Court Service in the Supreme and Sheriff courts for 1998-99. [47190] Mr. Dewar: The targets I have set for the performance of the Scottish Court Service in the Supreme and Sheriff Courts for 1998-99 are set out. Performance against these targets will be published in the Annual Report of the Scottish Court Service. Performance of the Scottish Court Service in the Supreme and Sheriff Courts _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Targets--1998-99 Number of time-limited cases falling as a result of SCS 0 action/inaction Percentage of Court of Session diets allocated within waiting 92 periods set by the Lord President Percentage of solemn and summary appeals allocated to rolls within 70 waiting periods set by the Lord Justice-General Percentage of Sheriff Courts meeting summary criminal waiting 85 periods agreed with Sheriffs Principal Percentage of Sheriff courts meeting ordinary civil waiting 95 periods agreed with Sheriffs Principal Percentage of Sheriff Courts with 5 per cent. or less lack of time 80 adjournments Percentage achievement of administrative standards set by the Lord 95 President/Lord Justice-General Percentage of Sheriff Courts achieving administrative standards 95 agreed with Sheriffs Principal Percentage of Court Houses meeting "Coming to Court" standards 85 Staff, accommodation and administrative costs per court sitting £1,000 day _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

314 c334W; 47190

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Standards Supreme Court Scottish courts Scottish Court Service

Contains statistics

Yes