PQ Response Rhoda Grant 30 10 2023

• S6W-21993 - To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps have been taken to bring domestic abuse courts to the Highlands and Islands.

PQ Response Mark Griffin 29 08 2023

• S6W-20626 - To ask the Scottish Government how many evictions the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service has recorded in each quarter since April 2022 as a result of a property being sold by a lender, including where the property is a tenanted property or the landlord's own property.

PQ Response Mark Griffin 16 01 2023

• S6W-13395 - To ask the Scottish Government what the cost to the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service has been of non-attendance at court hearings by all parties, in each year since 2016-17.

PQ Response Katy Clark 24 07 2023

• S6W-19518 - To ask the Scottish Government whether all employees of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service have been directed to receive training on trauma-informed justice, and what information it holds on how many employees have received this training to date.

PQ Response Katy Clark 31 01 23

• S6W-14273 - To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the recording and accuracy of data within the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service in relation to warrants for entry.

PQ Response Jamie Green 23 06 2023

• S6W-18730 - To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) staff are currently on the SCTS Carer register, including as a proportion of the total SCTS workforce.
• S6W-18731 - To ask the Scottish Government how many interest-free loans, up to a maximum of £5,000, have been used by Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service staff for the purchase of specialised equipment through the SCTS Respite Care Scheme, and whether it will outline the total value of any such loans, broken down by each year in which the scheme has been active.
• S6W-18732 - To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Equality Advisory Group last met, and what was discussed.
• S6W-18733 - To ask the Scottish Government how many people are employed in the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service's Equality and Diversity team, broken down by job title, and what the total value is of their combined salaries.

PQ Response Jamie Greene 11 05 2023

• S6W-17012 - To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to improving the (a) ease and (b) consistency of public access to Fatal Accident Inquiry records, in light of reports that only the 50 most recent records from 2022 onwards are easily accessible on the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service website, without the use of the search function.
• S6W-17013 - To ask the Scottish Government what recent changes have been made to the ability of the public to access Fatal Accident Inquiry records, including any
  related changes made on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service website. 

PQ Response Jamie Greene 02 05 2023

• S6W-16645 - To ask the Scottish Government how many electric vehicles the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has access to, and how many electric vehicle chargers are available for use by SCTS staff on or within SCTS premises.

PQ Response Jamie Greene 02 05 2023

• S6W-16646 - To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on repairs and maintenance, as outlined in the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service 2022-23 maintenance project list, to (a) Greenock Sheriff Court, including (i) door soundproofing, (ii) court room redecoration and (iii) boiler replacement, (b) roof access and bird netting at Ayr Sheriff Court and (c) Paisley Sheriff Court, including (A) car park relining and (B) the court room fan.

PQ Response Jamie Greene 26 04 2023

• S6W-16614 - To ask the Scottish Government how many properties inspected by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) were found not to have met the repairing standard, broken down by local authority area, in each of the last five years.

PQ Response Jamie Greene 20 03 2023

• S6W-15316 - To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service court transcripts contract is due for renewal; whether it will be put out to tender, and what its position is on this matter.

PQ Response Craig Hoy 15 06 2023

• S6W-18311 - To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of courts fitted with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, and what funding has been made available to fix any such buildings?

PQ Response Donald Cameron 18 05 2023

• S6W-17079 - To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (a) excused and (b) exempted a potential juror from appearing for jury duty because the court location was not accessible for disabled people, in each year since 2007.
• S6W-17080 - To ask the Scottish Government how many court locations managed by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service are (a) fully, (b) partially and (c) not accessible for disabled people.
• S6W-17081 - To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all court locations managed by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service are accessible for disabled people.

PQ Response Jackson Carlaw 08 03 2023

• S6W-15516 - To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Office of the Public Guardian is reportedly taking approximately eight months to process Electronic Power of Attorney Registration (EPOAR) submissions and seven months to process postal submissions, in light of their being a target timescale for processing of within 30 working days of receipt of the power of attorney documentation.