ENGLISH VERSION

The Statistical Guide of Justice (in abbreviation ISWS)  is a website portal where anyone can find data on how the Polish justice system works.  The portal presents data obtained from the statistical reporting of the Ministry of Justice.

We hope that facilitating access to data will enable non-governmental organizations, academics and experts, the media, and all citizens to analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of the justice system without hindrance. Feedback and conclusions from analyses are also an added value.

We encourage you to use the information contained in the various sections of our website. There you will find statistical database, information on good practices, national and international comparisons, as well as descriptions of the terms and definitions used.

The ISWS portal is currently only partially available in English. Further sections of the portal will be made available to foreign-language users over time.

We would also like to inform you that we will make every effort to ensure that the information contained in the ISWS is constantly updated and expanded.

In addition, we kindly inform you that in order to obtain information on the functioning of the justice system that is not available on this portal, you should use:

• the procedure for accessing public information at the Ministry of Justice, available at the following link: https://www.gov.pl/web/sprawiedliwosc/kontakt-informacja-publiczna;
• or the procedure for reusing public sector information available at: https://www.gov.pl/web/sprawiedliwosc/ponowne-wykorzystywanie;
• or directly at the headquarters of the Statistics and Analysis Division in the Departament of Analysis and Strategy in the Ministry of Justice – after prior arrangement of the date of the meeting at the phone number 22 23 90 497.

The Statistics and Analysis Division in the Department of Analysis and Strategy in the Ministry of Justice collects statistical data on the activities of common and military courts, grouped by areas of law and court instance, which is obtained in cyclical statistical reporting.

Statistical information is obtained as part of official statistics on the basis of the Act of 29 June 1995 on official statistics.

In addition, statistical data on final adult convictions and juvenile sentences, obtained annually from the National Criminal Register (data from 1946), are also published.

The amount of data is also enriched with information on legally valid divorces and separations obtained in cooperation with Statistics Poland through registration cards.

The ISWS portal publishes basic statistical data and selected, cross-sectional detailed research that arouses the greatest interest of recipients.