KEY CASE STATISTICS

From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Number of applications received 213
Number of applications concluded 229
– of which were concluded after full review 40*
– of which were referred 3

 

Cases received awaiting stage 1 allocation 10
Stage 1 – cases under pre-acceptance review 19
Stage 2 – cases under active full review 21
Stage 3 – post decision cases where further reps are
awaited or are being reviewed
12
Cases where review has been suspended 5

 

From 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2025

Number of applications received 3477
Number of applications concluded 3423
of which number of cases concluded after full review 1379
Number of cases referred 162
of which Conviction 95
of which Sentence 66
Number of referred cases determined by the High
Court
146
of which Successful appeal 96 (48 Sentence & 48 Conviction)
of which Appeal unsuccessful 50 (7 Sentence & 43 Conviction)
Number of cases abandoned after referral to the High
Court
13 (10 Sentence & 3 Conviction)

*Post office cases accepted for full review. Conviction quashed under operation of Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024. Application closed as a result.