All Scottish Courts and Tribunals will be closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 and 2 January.
Opening hours for the public counters in all Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts during the festive period –
- Friday 22 December 2023: 09:00 - 15:30
- Wednesday 27 December 2023: 09:00 - 17:00
- Thursday 28 December 2023: 09:00 - 17:00
- Friday 29 December 2023: 09:00 - 15:30
Normal hours resume on Wednesday 3 January 2024
There are custody arrangements at the following Sheriffdoms:
Lothian and Borders
- Edinburgh (26/12 & 02/01) - Custodies for Edinburgh, Jedburgh, Livingston and Selkirk
Glasgow and Strathkelvin
- Glasgow (26/12 & 02/01) – Custodies for Glasgow only
North Strathclyde
- Dumbarton (26/12 & 02/01) - Custodies for Dumbarton, Oban and Campbeltown
- Kilmarnock (26/12 & 02/01) - Custodies for Kilmarnock only
- Paisley (26/12 & 02/01) - Custodies for Paisley, Greenock and Dunoon/Lochgilphead
Tayside, Central and Fife
- Dundee (26/12 & 02/01) - Custodies for Dundee, Perth and Forfar
- Falkirk (26/12 & 02/01) - Custodies for Alloa, Falkirk and Stirling
- Kirkcaldy (26/12 & 02/01) - Custodies for Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline
Grampian, Highland and Islands
- Aberdeen (26/12 & 02/01) - Custodies for Aberdeen, Lerwick, Peterhead and Banff
- Inverness (26/12 & 02/01) - Custodies for Inverness, Elgin, Tain, Wick, Kirkwall, Portree, Stornoway, Lochmaddy, and Fort William
South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway
- Dumfries (26/12 & 02/01) - Custodies for Dumfries and Stranraer
- Ayr (26/12 & 02/01) – Custodies for Ayr only
- Hamilton (26/12 & 02/01) - Custodies for Airdrie, Hamilton and Lanark
Most fines can still be paid online or by post - information is available on the Pay a Fine web page.
Please see a list of Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Public & Privilege Holidays