The Strategy for Justice in Scotland: Summary - Scottish Government

Our Our institutions institutions and and processes processes are are
effective effective and and efficient efficient
Progress has already been made in cutting
costs, however, the justice system must
also be fit and financially sustainable
for the 21st century. Further efficiencies
need to be made while safeguarding
accountability, consistency and compatibility.
Priority 11: Enhancing efficiency
Approach:
• Reform the police and fire and rescue
services to:
o protect and improve frontline services,
reduce duplication, and provide
services more innovatively
o make communities safer by providing
more equitable access to specialist
support, expertise and national
capacity when, and where, it is
needed
o strengthen relationships between local
authorities, services and communities
• Continue to work on improving processes
for getting people to court, avoiding people
being called unnecessarily to court,
ensuring an efficient and timely flow
of information among partners, and
upgrading IT and management systems.
• Create a unified Scottish Tribunals
Service.
• Ensure that expensive court time is used
proportionately and efficiently.
Summary COURT cases completed within
6 months
Nearly three-quarters
of cases completed
within 6 months
66% 74%
2006-07 2011-12
20