During the consultation period in
2004, the Executive commissioned public research to gather
a wider range of views on the issues of community
involvement in the justice system and the use of
alternatives to prosecution. That research can be accessed
in the table below (final entry).
The Summary Justice Review Committee
commissioned several pieces of formal research in order to
inform its discussions and facilitate the development of
its conclusions. These can be accessed in the table below.
You will note that one piece of formal research
commissioned by the Summary Justice Review Committee which
sought to compare the costs of running district,
stipendiary magistrate and sheriff summary courts led to a
further piece of research entitled 'District Court Finance
Report - COSLA/Scottish Executive Joint Working Group.'