PUBLICATIONS

 

Session cases books


Filming, Supreme Courts 

If you wish to apply to record and broadcast court proceedings in the Supreme Courts read the relevant broadcast protocol and complete the appropriate application form. 

Broadcast Protocol - court procedures 

Application to record and broadcast sentencing statements

Application to record and broadcast appeals & debates for news programmes

Application to record and broadcast documentary productions

Application to tweet for non-registered journalists

 

If you wish to apply to record and broadcast within the court buildings, read the relevant broadcast protocol and complete the application form.

Broadcast Protocol - courts buildings

Application to record and broadcast within court buildings

 

Open Justice

Informing the Future of Open Justice in Scotland

 

Social media

Twitter Policy

Read our Twitter Policy for more information about how we manage @judgesscotland.

 

Diversity statistics

The Judicial Office for Scotland publishes diversity statistics on the gender and age of Scottish judges.

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

 

Judicial Ethics

Guidance to Judicial Office Holders on Judicial Ethics in Scotland can be found on the Judicial Ethics and Independence page. 

 

Judicial Attitude Survey

2022

2020

 

Tribunals

Scottish Tribunals Annual Report 2023-2024

This report covers the period from 1 April 2023 to March 2024. It details the work undertaken within the Scottish Tribunals Structure. 

Scottish Tribunals Annual Report 2022-2023

This report covers the period from 1 April 2022 to March 2023. It details the work undertaken within the Scottish Tribunals Structure. 

Scottish Tribunals Annual Report 2021-22

This report covers the period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. It details the work undertaken within the Scottish Tribunals structure.

 

Other publications

See the family law handbook relating to children's cases, and the Protocol regulating direct judicial communications between Scotland and England & Wales in such cases.