Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

• About the court
• Complaints and feedback
• Contact the court
• Court Rolls
• Difficulty using the phone
• Directions to court
• Facilities
• Latest covid-19 information
• On arrival
• Opening times
• Pay a fine
• Public holidays
• Sheriffdom orders
• Useful websites

About the court

Paisley Sheriff Court has occupied the building in St James Street since 1885 and was extended in 1998 to house the Sheriffs, Scottish Court Service staff and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service staff. In 2011, the Justice of the Peace Court, relocated to the St James Street building.

Contact the court

Location and postal address

St James Street
Paisley
PA3 2HW

Phone

0141 887 5291. If you know the extension number you require, press the # key followed by the 6 digit extension number.

Sheriff Clerk

Fiona Smith

Civil department contact

0141 887 5291 – Option 2 

Criminal department contact

0141 887 5291 – Option 1

paisleycivil@scotcourts.gov.uk 

DX

PA48

Fax

0141 887 6702

Email

paisley@scotcourts.gov.uk

Jury helpline

0800 7319088 - (no facility to leave messages)

Difficulty using the phone

Phone interpreter

A phone interpreter service is available when you contact a court by phone or attend in person. To access this service ask for phone interpreter and the language required.

The phone interpreter service is not available during actual court proceedings.

Text relay service

If you are deaf, have hearing loss or are speech impaired you can contact us for free with Relay UK.

British Sign Language (BSL)

If you use British Sign Language (BSL) and wish to phone us using a sign language interpreter, you can use the online video relay interpreting service. For more information see the Contact Scotland BSL website.

Opening times

The Sheriff Clerk's office is open as follows:

• Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to 17:00
• Friday from 09:00 to 16:30

The Office and public counter will close at 1pm on Wednesday 14 February 2024. Any urgent enquiries should be emailed to paisleycivil@scotcourts.gov.uk and paisley@scotcourts.gov.uk

Public holidays

2024

• January 1, 2
• March 29
• April 1
• May 6, 27
• August 5
• September 30
• December 2, 25, 26

Directions

St James Street is a short walk from Gilmour Street train station and the main bus station. Use the journey planner for public transportation information.

By bus

Contact Traveline Scotland for all public transport enquiries and assistance on 0871 200 22 33 or visit Traveline Scotland.

By rail

The main train station is Paisley Gilmour Street which is a short walk from the The Sheriff court. Trains run to and from Glasgow regularly. Visit scotrail or national rail for train times.

By car

There is no public car park at the court. Travel by public transport is recommended. public car parking pay and display facilities are available in Glen Street and Glen Lane which are close to the court building.

By taxi

Taxis are available at the train station.

By air

Glasgow Airport

On arrival

On arrival you should report to reception where you will be directed to the appropriate court, waiting room or office. A metal detector portal is located in the entrance of the building and you must pass through security before you enter the reception area.

If you require assistance in accessing the building, please contact reception in advance of your visit 0141 887 5291.There is work in progress to provide unassisted access for wheelchair users at the main entrance. 

On arrival, jurors should report to the reception desk where you will be directed to the appropriate court or waiting room.

Access for wheelchair users is at the side of the building through a gate to the left of the main entrance. Please contact reception on 0141 887 5291 if you wish to use this access.

Facilities

There is tea bar run by a children's charity, Beanfeast, next to the main reception area. It is open each day until 13.00. Please note that you will not be able to bring any drinks or hot food into the building.

If you are sitting on a jury, lunch and refreshments will be provided for you if the court sits into the afternoon. Tea and coffee making facilities and chilled water are available in the jury rooms.

A fixed loop induction service is available at all reception counters and portable mobile loop induction service are available for all courtrooms for people who have hearing difficulties. Please contact reception on 0141 887 5291, if possible, in advance of your attendance if you require to use this facility.

Sheriffdom orders

The following Sheriffdom guidance, information and practice notes apply to this court. Please also refer to the Rules of Court and the Sheriffs Principal Guidance.