SCTS’s written submission states that between 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023, the additional time delay in processing cases was—
Sheriff Courts - 381 hours
High Court - 49 hours.2Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. (2024, March 1). Written Submission. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/public-audit-committee/correspondence/2024/sps-scts-to-pac-geoamey-1-march-2024.pdf
In its written submission, SCTS states that from 1 July 2023 to 1 January 2024, 30 hearings were postponed due to issues with the accused attending court from custody.