Data About Local Criminal
Justice Board Areas
The Board recently published information describing the context for the work we are
currently undertaking at the request of Scottish Government to develop options for
the introduction of contracting. That information included data on recent trends in
the criminal justice system, including expenditure on criminal legal assistance across
Scotland. This showed an overall contraction in both business levels and associated
solicitor fee payments. There is some variation in these trends in different parts of
the country.
The Board has looked at the data for each of the eleven Local Criminal Justice Boards
(LCJBs). Click on the links to see more information on levels of business in courts in
the LCJB area (High Court cases are not included), solicitor fees (not fees as a
solicitor advocate) earned by firms with a head office location within the LCJB, and
the distribution of fees in 2012-13. The complaints and indictments data is sourced
from information held by the Scottish Court Service and is subject to final validation.
Figures for expenditure for 2012-13 are provisional at this stage.
LCJB
Sheriff Courts
Justice of the Peace Courts
Argyll &
Clyde
Campbeltown, Dumbarton,
Dunoon, Greenock, Lochgilphead,
Oban, Paisley and Rothesay
Campbeltown, Dumbarton, Dunoon,
Greenock, Lochgilphead, Oban and Paisley
Ayrshire
Ayr and Kilmarnock
Ayr, Irvine and Kilmarnock
Central
Alloa, Falkirk and Stirling
Alloa, Falkirk and Stirling
Dumfries &
Galloway
Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and
Stranraer
Annan, Dumfries, Kirkudbright and
Stranraer
Fife
Cupar, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Cupar, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Glasgow &
Glasgow
Strathkelvin
Glasgow JP and Glasgow Stipendiary
Grampian
Aberdeen, Banff, Elgin, Peterhead
and Stonehaven
Aberdeen, Banff, Elgin, Peterhead and
Stonehaven
Highlands &
Islands
Dingwall, Dornoch, Fort William,
Inverness, Kirkwall, Lerwick,
Lochmaddy, Portree, Stornaway,
Tain and Wick
Dingwall, Dornoch, Fort William,
Inverness, Portree, Stornaway, Tain and
Wick
Lanarkshire
Airdrie, Hamilton and Lanark
Coatbridge, Cumbernauld, Hamilton,
Lanark and Motherwell
Lothian &
Borders
Duns, Edinburgh, Haddington,
Jedburgh, Livingston, Peebles and
Selkirk
Duns, Edinburgh, Haddington, Jedburgh,
Livingston, Peebles and Selkirk
Tayside
Arbroath, Dundee, Forfar and
Perth
Arbroath, Dundee, Forfar and Perth
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Argyll & Clyde
Data for the Justice of the Peace Courts in this area is only available from 14
December 2009. This was the date the District Courts were unified into Justice of the
Peace Courts as part of the Scottish Court Service. The first full year showing all
complaints and indictments in this area is 2010-11.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Fee income of £5.6 million in 2012-13 was distributed among 47 firms in Argyll &
Clyde.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Ayrshire
AYRSHIRE:
COMPLAINTS AND INDICTMENTS
2008-2013
14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
Sheriff and Jury Indictments
609
515
390
398
416
Summary Complaints
7454
7399
7083
6157
5450
0
1450
4699
3652
4166
JP Complaints
Complete data for the Justice of the Peace Courts in this area is only available from
22 February 2010. This was the date from which all the District Courts in this LCJB
were unified into Justice of the Peace Courts as part of the Scottish Court Service.
The District Courts in the North Strathclyde Sheriffdom part of the area were unified
from 14 December 2009. The first full year showing all complaints and indictments in
this area is 2010-11.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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The fee income of £3.5 million in 2012-13 was distributed among 41 firms in Ayrshire.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Central
Data for the Justice of the Peace Courts in this area is only available from 23 February
2009. This was the date the District Courts were unified into Justice of the Peace
Courts as part of the Scottish Court Service. The first full year showing all complaints
and indictments in this area is 2009-10.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Fee income of £3.4 million in 2012-13 was distributed among 19 firms in Central.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Dumfries & Galloway
Data for the Justice of the Peace Courts in this area is only available from 22 February
2010. This was the date the District Courts were unified into Justice of the Peace
Courts as part of the Scottish Court Service. The first full year showing all complaints
and indictments in this area is 2010-11.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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The fee income of £1.6 million in 2012-13 was distributed among 18 firms.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Fife
Data for the Justice of the Peace Courts in this area is only available from 23 February
2009. This was the date the District Courts were unified into Justice of the Peace
Courts as part of the Scottish Court Service. The first full year showing all complaints
and indictments in this area is 2009-10.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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The fee income of £3.2 million in 2012-13 was distributed among 33 firms.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Glasgow & Strathkelvin
Data for the Justice of the Peace Courts in this area is only available from 8 December
2008. This was the date the District Courts were unified into Justice of the Peace
Courts as part of the Scottish Court Service. The first full year showing all complaints
and indictments in this area is 2009-10.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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The fee income of £16.5 million in 2012-13 was distributed among 166 firms.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Grampian
Data for the Justice of the Peace Courts in this area is only available from 2 June
2008. This was the date the District Courts in this area were unified into Justice of
the Peace Courts as part of the Scottish Court Service. The first full year showing all
complaints and indictments in this area is 2009-10.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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The fee income of £4.7 million in 2012-13 was distributed among 42 firms.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Highlands & Islands
Data for the Justice of the Peace Courts in this area is only available from 2 June
2008. This was the date the District Courts in this area were unified into Justice of
the Peace Courts as part of the Scottish Court Service. The first full year showing all
complaints and indictments in this area is 2009-10.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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The fee income of £1.6 million in 2012-13 was distributed among 26 firms.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Lanarkshire
Data for the Justice of the Peace Courts in this area is only available from 22 February
2010. This was the date the District Courts in this area were unified into Justice of
the Peace Courts as part of the Scottish Court Service. The first full year showing all
complaints and indictments in this area is 2010-11.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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The fee income of £6.2 million in 2012-13 was distributed among 62 firms.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Lothian & Borders
Data for the Justice of the Peace Courts in this area is available from 10 March 2008.
This was the date the District Courts in this area were unified into Justice of the
Peace Courts as part of the Scottish Court Service. Data on all complaints and
indictments in this area is available from 2008-09.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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The fee income of 8.7 million in 2012-13 was distributed among 59 firms.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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Tayside
Data for the Justice of the Peace Courts in this area is only available from 23 February
2009. This was the date the District Courts in this area were unified into Justice of
the Peace Courts as part of the Scottish Court Service. Data on all complaints and
indictments in this area is available from 2009-10.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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The fee income of £4.6.million in 2012-13 was distributed among 35 firms.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board
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