Mr Sheridan was jailed for three years in 2011 after being found guilty of lying in evidence before a civil jury in 2006 in a case that saw him win £200,000 in damages for defamation against the now defunct News of the World.

The former leader of the Scottish Socialist Party, who went on to found the political party Solidarity and is now a member of Alex Salmond’s Alba Party, had sued the newspaper over allegations he was an adulterer and had visited a swingers’ club.

He was refused leave to appeal the conviction and subsequently attempted to have his case referred by the SCCRC.

After the SCCRC refused his case, he sought judicial review at the Court of Session. Lady Carmichael ruled against him in 2018 and he subsequently challenged her ruling before the Inner House, which also failed.

Mr Sheridan, who graduated with a law degree from the University of Strathclyde in 2015 and spoke at the time of pursuing a legal career, was ordered to pay legal costs of £82,488 to the SCCRC.

A spokesperson for the SCCRC told The Scotsman: “The SCCRC lodged a petition for sequestration of Mr Sheridan at Glasgow Sheriff Court in April in respect of outstanding judicial expenses due by Mr Sheridan to the SCCRC.

“The petition for sequestration was granted by the court and the matter is in the hands of a court-appointed trustee.”