Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

• About the court
• Accessibility
• Commissary
• Complaints and feedback
• Contact the court
• Court Rolls
• Difficulty using the phone
• Directions to court
• Facilities
• Justice of the Peace (JP) Signings
• Latest covid-19 information
• New, first instance custodies
• On arrival
• Opening times
• Pay a fine
• Public holidays
• Sheriffdom orders
• Useful websites

About the court

Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court serves a population of approximately 45,000 within the district of Stirling. The courthouse is located in the city centre and opened in 1875. In 2009 the Justice of the Peace Court was established in the same building.

Contact the court

Location and postal address

Sheriff Court House
Viewfield Place
Stirling
FK8 1NH

Sheriff Clerk

John Bicket

Email

stirling@scotcourts.gov.uk

DX

ST 15 STIRLING

Phone

01786 462191

• Option 1 – Civil, Summary Cause, Simple Procedure, Commissary and Small Estates enquiries
• Option 2 – Criminal, Fines, Jury Payments, CAO’s and Diligence enquiries
• Option 3 – Jury Service Attendance enquiries
• Option 4 – All other enquiries

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 Sheriff Clerk's office is closed from 14:00 to 17:00 on:

• Thursday, 11 January 2024
• Wednesday, 7 February 2024
• Thursday, 7 March 2024
• Wednesday, 3 April 2024
• Thursday, 2 May 2024
• Wednesday, 29 May 2024 
• Thursday, 27 June 2024
• Wednesday, 24 July 2024
• Thursday, 22 August 2024
• Wednesday, 18 September 2024
• Thursday, 17 October 2024
• Wednesday, 13 November 2024
• Thursday, 12 December 2024

For urgent matters and applications when the office is closed please contact:

Alloa Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Phone: 01259 722734
Email: alloa@scotcourts.gov.uk

Public holidays

2024

• January 1, 2
• March 29
• April 1
• May 6
• July 1
• August 5
• September 9
• December 2, 25, 26

New, first instance custodies

New, first instance custody cases will be heard in all eight Tayside, Central and Fife Sheriff and Justice of the Peace (JP) Courts:

• Alloa Sheriff and JP Court
• Stirling Sheriff and JP Court
• Falkirk Sheriff and JP Court
• Dunfermline Sheriff and JP Court
• Kirkcaldy Sheriff and JP Court
• Perth Sheriff and JP Court
• Dundee Sheriff and JP Court
• Forfar Sheriff and JP Court

Unless the above court is closed for a public holiday, where by the following hub courts will be in operation:

• Falkirk Sheriff and JP Court (covers Alloa, Stirling and Falkirk custodies)
• Kirkcaldy Sheriff and JP Court (covers Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy custodies)
• Dundee Sheriff and JP Court (covers Perth, Dundee and Forfar custodies)

Justice of the Peace (JP) Signings

Justice of the Peace (JP) Signings by appointment only. Please book an appointment in advance by phoning the Sheriff Clerk’s Office.

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.

Directions to the court

Viewfield Place is well served by public transport with many public amenities being located close by. Use the journey planner for public transportation information.

By bus

Stirling bus station is approximately a quarter of a mile from the courthouse off Goosecroft Road.

By rail

Stirling train station is about a quarter of a mile from the courthouse off Burghmuir Road. Visit ScotRail or National Rail Enquiries for train times.

By car

There is no public car parking available at the courthouse. Parking is available at the Thistle Centre and near to the train station. Within 5 minutes walk from the courthouse there are a number of pay and display parking places on Queen Street and free on-street parking in Cowane Street.

By taxi

There are taxi ranks situated at the train station and at the entrance to the Thistle Shopping Centre.

On arrival

When you arrive at the courthouse please report to the reception desk. There are notice boards and a screen in the main foyer showing in which court a case is calling. There are 4 courtrooms. Courts 1 and 3 are located upstairs. Court 2 is on the ground floor and court 4 is on basement level.

Jurors

If you are attending for jury duty please come to the main reception where you will be directed to the courtroom. If you are sitting on a jury, lunch and refreshments will be provided for you if the court sits into the afternoon.

Facilities

Water is available. There are cafes and bakeries within easy reach of the court.

Accessibility

Accessible hearing

A loop induction service is available in all courtrooms. Please contact the office manager if you require using this facility.

Accessible access

A ramp provides alternative access for wheelchairs operated by a buzzer and monitor system.

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.