PART 3AUDITORS OF COURT
19Reports
1
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (“the SCTS”) must publish, for each financial year, a report setting out the information mentioned in subsection (2) in relation to—
a
the Auditor of the Court of Session,
b
the auditor of the Sheriff Appeal Court,
c
the auditors of the sheriff court,
d
any person to whom an account is remitted under section 17(1)(b), but only where the information relates to such an account.
2
That information is—
a
the number of judicial taxations carried out during the year, and the amount of fees charged in respect of those taxations,
b
the number of other taxations carried out during the year, and the amount of fees charged in respect of those taxations,
c
the amount of fees charged in respect of any other work carried out during the year.
3
A report must be published—
a
as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year to which it relates,
b
in such manner as the SCTS considers appropriate.
4
For the purposes of subsection (2), a judicial taxation is the taxation of an account of expenses remitted for taxation to an auditor of court by a court or tribunal.