Alloa Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

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Commissary

Guidance was issued on 29 April 2020 stating that all commissary would restart from 1 May 2020 and sent to the relevant hub courts.

All commissary applications will be processed locally within all of the courts within Tayside Central and Fife.

Small estate interviews are not taking place within the court buildings at this time, please contact your local Sheriff Court for more information and guidance.

Hub Courts for new, first instance custodies

New, first instance custody cases will continue to be heard in hub courts as first instance cases in each Sheriffdom as follows. Thereafter, if a further substantive hearing is assigned this will be to the court of local jurisdiction.

Tayside, Central and Fife

Dundee  Sheriff and JP Court (which deals with Forfar custodies)
Stirling Sheriff and JP Court (which deals with Alloa custodies)

 

Sheriffdom orders

The following Sheriffdom guidance, information and practice notes apply to this court.

Please also refer to the Rules and Practice section of the website.

Welcome to Alloa Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court.

Alloa Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court has jurisdiction over the whole of Clackmannanshire which stretches from Menstrie in the West to Muckhart in the East. Alloa is the main County town of Clackmannanshire which is often referred to as the “Wee County” as it is the smallest local authority area in mainland Scotland.

On this page you will find contact details, location of the court, facilities available, fines payments, opening times and daily court rolls.

Visiting Alloa Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court - Word version
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Contact details

Postal address

47 Drysdale Street,
Alloa,
FK10 1JA

Main telephone

01259 722734

Sheriff Clerk / Main contact

John Bicket

DX

560433

Fax

Civil Department - 01259- 219470

All commissary work carried out

Email

alloa@scotcourts.gov.uk

Jury helpline

01259 726979

Accessibility contact

If you require the support of an interpreter when you contact a court (by phone or attend in person), a telephone interpretation service is available.  To access this service ask for telephone interpreting and the language required. This service is NOT available during actual court proceedings.

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 contactSCOTLAND website. www.contactscotland-bsl.org

Directions

The court is situated on the corner of Mar Street and Drysdale Street in central Alloa. The main court entrance is on Drysdale Street. The sheriff clerk's office is down the lane next to the court building. Use the journey planner for public transportation information.

By bus

All buses entering Alloa stop in Shillinghill. For further information please use the journey planner.

By rail

Alloa train station is a 5 minute walk from the court. Visit ScotRail or National Rail Enquiries for train times.

By car

There is no public car parking at the court. There is parking free of charge just off the ring road and in Greenside Street. Both car parks are approximately 5 minutes walk from the court.

By taxi

The main rank is in Mill Street.

On arrival

When you arrive at the Sheriff Court please report to the court officer in the main foyer.

Jurors should telephone the jury helpline the evening before service to get attendance advice.

Wheelchair users can access both the court building and Sheriff Clerk's office through the main entrance which is provided with lift access.

Facilities

There is an Anthony Nolan tea bar in the court building which operates in the mornings of court days.

If you are sitting on a jury, lunch and refreshments will be provided for you if the court sits into the afternoon.

A loop induction service is available in all courtrooms for people who have hearing aids. Please contact the court for assistance.

Pay a Fine

If you want to pay your fine or would like information and advice please visit our Pay a Fine page. 

Opening times

Mon - Thu 09:00 - 17:00
Fri 09:00 - 16:30

Please note office will be closed everyday 13:00 - 14:00

Public Holidays

2023

January 2, 3
April 7, 10
May 1, 8
July 3
August 7
September 11
December 4, 25, 26

Complaints

Please refer to the complaints and feedback page.

Useful Links

• Procurator Fiscal
• Victim Support Scotland
• Scottish Prison Service
• Office of the Public Guardian
• Scottish Children's Reporter
• Clackmannanshire Council
• Police Scotland