Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheis Chùirte na h-Alba
Agency overview
Formed	1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Type	Non-ministerial government department
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Headquarters	Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh EH11 3XD
Employees	1,374
Annual budget	£129.3 million (2015-2016)[1]
Agency executives	Lord Carloway, Chairman Eric McQueen, Chief Executive
Child agencies	Judicial Office for Scotland Office of the Public Guardian Office of the Accountant of Court
Website	www.scotcourts.gov.uk
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The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) (Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheis Chùirte na h-Alba) is an independent public body which is responsible for the administration of the courts and tribunals of Scotland. The Service is led by a board which is chaired by the Lord President of the Court of Session, and employs over 1000 staff members in the country's 39 sheriff courts, 34 justice of the peace courts, the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary, and at the service's headquarters in Edinburgh. The day-to-day administration of the service is the responsibility of its chief executive and executive directors. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service is also responsible for providing administrative services for the Judicial Office for Scotland, the Office of the Public Guardian, the Accountant of Court, the Criminal Courts Rules Council, and the Scottish Civil Justice Council.