Scottish Diligence Statistics 2022-23
Latest annual official statistics on diligences and Charge for Payment based on information submitted by officers of court
Charge for Payment
In 2022-23, there were a total of 270,120 Charge for Payments served, a 2.7% decrease on the previous year.
Chart 6 shows that the majority (79.2%) of Charge for Payments served were under the Summary Warrant procedure in respect of council tax debts. A total of 213,900 Charge for Payments served were under this warrant procedure, a 7.2% decrease when compared with the previous year. This is similar to the number of Charge for Payments served under this warrant procedure in the year prior to the pandemic (2019-20).
The greatest increase in Charge for Payments served were under Other Summary Warrant procedure. There was also an increase under Non-Summary Warrant procedure and a decrease under Summary Warrant (council tax only) procedure.
Further comparisons on Charge for Payments served by warrant procedures are in Table 2 below.
| Warrant procedure | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | Annual Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary Warrant (council tax) | 201,025 | 211,760 | 137,780 | 230,560 | 213,900 | -7.2% |
| Other Summary Warrant | 9,085 | 6,590 | 1,170 | 3,930 | 7,400 | 88.3% |
| Non-Summary Warrant | 50,725 | 56,730 | 26,085 | 43,055 | 48,820 | 13.4% |
| Total Charge for Payment Served | 260,835 | 275,080 | 165,035 | 277,545 | 270,120 | -2.7% |
| Source: Officers of court |
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