Written Question · S4W-04023 · Session 4
How much money was collected by each district court in each of the last three years and how much was (a) retained by each local authority a…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money was collected by each district court in each of the last three years and how much was (a) retained by each local authority and (b) forwarded to HM Treasury.
The answer
The Scottish Government does not hold the information relating to parts (a) and (b) of the question.
The total revenue collected by district courts for the years 2008-09 and 2009-10 is detailed in the following table. As part of Summary Justice Reform, District Courts were disestablished between March 2008 and February 2010 so there would be no relevant information for financial year 2010-11. Each District Court ceased collecting revenue according to when it was disestablished in the period 2008 to 2010. The figures for 2008-09 and 2009-10 are therefore not comparable.
After being disestablished the majority of District Courts became Justice of the Peace Courts. Under the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 these courts are managed and maintained by the Scottish Court Service. The Scottish Court Service is an independent statutory body and as such any request for details of money collected by Justice of the Peace Courts must be made to the Chief Executive, Scottish Court Service, 1A Parliament Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1RF.
District Courts Total Revenue Income
£000
2008-09
2009-10
Scotland
4,655
2,190
Aberdeen City
0
0
Aberdeenshire
98
1
Angus
328
0
Argyll and Bute
55
87
Clackmannanshire
44
0
Dumfries and Galloway
1,285
1,172
Dundee City
137
0
East Ayrshire
94
75
East Dunbartonshire
39
7
East Lothian
0
0
East Renfrewshire
39
27
Edinburgh, City of
0
0
Eilean Siar
4
0
Falkirk
97
0
Fife
146
0
Glasgow City
16
0
Highland
180
0
Inverclyde
80
57
Midlothian
0
0
Moray
17
0
North Ayrshire
131
51
North Lanarkshire
276
233
Orkney Islands
0
0
Perth and Kinross
106
0
Renfrewshire
174
201
Scottish Borders
0
0
Shetland Islands
0
0
South Ayrshire
540
0
South Lanarkshire
233
202
Stirling
459
8
West Dunbartonshire
77
69
West Lothian
0
0
Source: Local Financial Returns (LFR 09)
Includes all sources of income for District Courts reported by local authorities in LFR 09, excluding recharges (income from other accounts within the authority) and income from other authorities.
The total revenue collected by district courts for the years 2008-09 and 2009-10 is detailed in the following table. As part of Summary Justice Reform, District Courts were disestablished between March 2008 and February 2010 so there would be no relevant information for financial year 2010-11. Each District Court ceased collecting revenue according to when it was disestablished in the period 2008 to 2010. The figures for 2008-09 and 2009-10 are therefore not comparable.
After being disestablished the majority of District Courts became Justice of the Peace Courts. Under the Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 these courts are managed and maintained by the Scottish Court Service. The Scottish Court Service is an independent statutory body and as such any request for details of money collected by Justice of the Peace Courts must be made to the Chief Executive, Scottish Court Service, 1A Parliament Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1RF.
District Courts Total Revenue Income
£000
2008-09
2009-10
Scotland
4,655
2,190
Aberdeen City
0
0
Aberdeenshire
98
1
Angus
328
0
Argyll and Bute
55
87
Clackmannanshire
44
0
Dumfries and Galloway
1,285
1,172
Dundee City
137
0
East Ayrshire
94
75
East Dunbartonshire
39
7
East Lothian
0
0
East Renfrewshire
39
27
Edinburgh, City of
0
0
Eilean Siar
4
0
Falkirk
97
0
Fife
146
0
Glasgow City
16
0
Highland
180
0
Inverclyde
80
57
Midlothian
0
0
Moray
17
0
North Ayrshire
131
51
North Lanarkshire
276
233
Orkney Islands
0
0
Perth and Kinross
106
0
Renfrewshire
174
201
Scottish Borders
0
0
Shetland Islands
0
0
South Ayrshire
540
0
South Lanarkshire
233
202
Stirling
459
8
West Dunbartonshire
77
69
West Lothian
0
0
Source: Local Financial Returns (LFR 09)
Includes all sources of income for District Courts reported by local authorities in LFR 09, excluding recharges (income from other accounts within the authority) and income from other authorities.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-04023 by reference.