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A court in the Sheriffdom of North Strathclyde
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.
St James Street
Paisley
PA3 2HW
Fiona Smith
PA48
0141 887 6702
0141 887 5291
0800 7319088 (no facility to leave messages)
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.
If you are deaf, have hearing loss or are speech impaired you can contact us for free with Relay UK.
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.
The Sheriff Clerk's office is open Monday to Friday:
The full list of court closures for public holidays are laid out in the published Act of Court.
To pay a fine or for information please go to paying a fine.
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.
Please visit CycleStreets for details of the nearest cycle parking options.
Contact Traveline Scotland for all public transport enquiries and assistance on 0871 200 22 33 or visit Traveline Scotland.
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.
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.
Taxis are available at the train station.
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.
On arrival, jurors should report to the reception desk where you will be directed to the appropriate court or waiting room.
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.
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 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.
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.
Find out about the sheriffdom guidance, information and practice notes that apply to the courts in the Sheriffdom of North Strathclyde.
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North Strathclyde