SCTS News

The issue affecting virgin media services has now been resolved and network connectivity has been restored to all three courts.

We are aware that a widespread issue affecting Virgin Media services is causing disruption to the network and phone lines at some court buildings.

A new initiative to manage summary cases in Scotland is to be piloted in Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley Sheriff Courts from Monday 5 September 2022.

The SCTS research access guidance has been amended with a new guidance document and various templates created for researchers to use to apply for research access.

The 17th QCC Bulletin shows the sustained impact of the 16 additional trial courts introduced in September 2021 with a total of 24,511 cases concluded in Q1 2022/23 – an increase of 12% from Q4 2021/22.