Steady rise in judges' pay bill
12 Nov 04
Parliamentary answer confirms current judicial salary bill as close to £24 million
The Scottish Executive will spend about £23.8 million in the current financial year on judges' and sheriffs' pay.
The information was disclosed in a parlimentary answer to SNP justice spokesman Kenny MacAskill, who asked about funding for judges and judicial salaries for each year since 1999. The Executive revealed that whereas in 1999 27 judges and 122 sheriffs produced a total pay bill of £16.342 million, for 2004-05 (assuming parliamentary approval for an additional two judges) 34 judges and 140 sheriffs will cost a total of £23.788 million.