---
type: "Public Authority"
title: "Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service"
description: "Court administration authority for confirmation applications in the selected Scottish estate route."
status: "observed"
assertion_status: "official"
jurisdiction: "scotland"
observed_at: "2026-08-07"
sources:
  - id: "scotcourts-confirmation"
    title: "Guide to dealing with a deceased's estate in Scotland"
    resource: "https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/taking-action/dealing-with-a-deceaseds-estate-in-scotland/guide-to-dealing-with-a-deceaseds-estate-in-scotland"
    author: "organisation:scottish-courts-and-tribunals-service"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
---

# Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

Scottish Courts explains confirmation and the executor's court authority in
the [Scottish estate route](../services/scotland-confirmation-estate.md).
Sheriff court staff do not provide legal advice and the bundle predicts no
application outcome.
