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Table 2.1 Social Enquiry Reports (1) by type of Court, 2002-03 to 2006-07

Number, Per cent and Reports per 10,000 population

Type of Court

Reports Requested

Reports Submitted

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06 (2)

2006-07 (3)

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06 (2)

2006-07 (3)

Number

Courts within Scotland

High/Appeal

1,894

1,380

901

814

1065

1,516

1,208

808

758

788

Sheriff Solemn

2,290

2,465

4,194

2,965

3622

2,026

2,196

3,715

2,644

2,960

Sheriff Summary

37,938

38,729

39,500

44,071

43891

32,224

33,690

33,951

36,872

36,114

Stipendiary

1,196

1,407

889

636

598

991

1,256

676

458

390

District

1,396

1,079

1,129

1,415

1158

1,150

957

922

1,131

891

Total within Scotland

44,714

45,060

46,613

49,901

50334

37,907

39,307

40,072

41,863

41,143

Outwith Scotland

244

214

221

249

243

216

185

193

180

216

Total SERs

44,958

45,274

46,834

50,150

50577

38,123

39,492

40,265

42,043

41,359

Total SERs per 10,000 population

125.9

126.4

129.9

138.4

138.7

106.7

110.3

111.7

116.0

113.4

Total Supplementary SERs submitted

3,553

3,868

5,964

6,701

5,794

Number of SERs (excluding Supplementary SERs)

34,570

35,624

34,301

35,342

35,565

Per cent

Courts within Scotland

High/Appeal

4.2

3.0

1.9

1.6

2.1

4.0

3.1

2.0

1.8

1.9

Sheriff Solemn

5.1

5.4

9.0

5.9

7.2

5.3

5.6

9.2

6.3

7.2

Sheriff Summary

84.4

85.5

84.3

87.9

86.8

84.5

85.3

84.3

87.7

87.3

Stipendiary

2.7

3.1

1.9

1.3

1.2

2.6

3.2

1.7

1.1

0.9

District

3.1

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.3

3.0

2.4

2.3

2.7

2.2

Total within Scotland

99.5

99.5

99.5

99.5

99.5

99.4

99.5

99.5

99.6

99.5

Outwith Scotland

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.5

Total SERs

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

1. Includes Supplementary Reports (see Annex, paragraph 15.6).
2. 2005-06 figures include estimated data for West Dunbartonshire (who were unable to provide this breakdown) and a small amount of
estimated data for missing information in Glasgow City.
3. Figures for 2006-07 include some estimated data for Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire.

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