Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Stirling Sheriff & JP Court - Offices will be closed between 2.00pm-5.00pm)
Urgent matters/applications during these periods please contact Alloa Sheriff Court on 01259 722734 or Alloa@scotcourts.gov.uk
Thursday 12 January 2023
Wednesday 15 February 2023
Thursday 16 March 2023
Wednesday 12 April 2023
Thursday 18 May 2023
Wednesday 14 June 2023
Thursday 13 July 2023
Wednesday 16 August 2023
Thursday 14 September 2023
Wednesday 11 October 2023
Thursday 16 November 2023
Wednesday 13 December 2023
If you want to pay your fine or would like information and advice please visit our Pay a Fine page.
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.
TCF Act of Court No.2 2023 | PDF | 50.90 KB | 25 Jan, 2023 |
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Final - Sheriffs Principal Guidance for Court Users - Electronic Submission of Documents | PDF | 227.19 KB | 24 Oct, 2022 |
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PN no.3 of 2022 - PIDM (003) | PDF | 361.90 KB | 19 Oct, 2022 |
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Court holidays 2023 | PDF | 189.40 KB | 02 Aug, 2022 |
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Management of Proceedings in the Sheriff Courts (July 2022) | PDF | 181.07 KB | 20 Jul, 2022 |
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Guidance for Court Users - Child Welfare Hearings | PDF | 172.56 KB | 13 Jul, 2022 |
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Management of Summary Cause Proceedings Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 | PDF | 193.24 KB | 11 Jul, 2022 |
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Order 12 in respect of Solemn business - 18 August 2021 | PDF | 360.04 KB | 18 Aug, 2021 |
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Act of Court 2022 | PDF | 180.51 KB | 13 Aug, 2021 |
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Order 9 in Respect of Summary Criminal Business | PDF | 111.37 KB | 01 Jul, 2021 |
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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.
More information is available to help you when visiting the court - Information booklet Stirling Sheriff and JP Court
Contact Details
Postal address
Sheriff Court House,
Viewfield Place,
Stirling,
FK8 1NH
Main telephone
01786 462191
Sheriff Clerk / Main contact
Laura Mahoney
All commissary work carried out
DX
ST 15 STIRLING
Fax
01786 470456
Email
stirling@scotcourts.gov.uk
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
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.
If you are attending for jury duty please come to the main reception where you will be directed to the courtroom.
A ramp provides alternative access for wheelchairs operated by a buzzer/monitor system.If you have hearing difficulties you can access sound enhancement facilities during court proceedings using a Loop system.If English is not your first language we can speak with you by using our interpreting service Language Line.A range of our documents and leaflets are available on request in other languages, in large print or Braille or as a recording.Should you have any other personal requirements not mentioned above, we will consider all reasonable requests and take practical steps to meet them.
Facilities
Strathcarron Hospice Volunteers supply light refreshments between 09:45am and 12 noon. There are other cafes and bakeries within easy reach of the court. 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 difficulties. Please contact the office manager if you require using this facility.
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 that the offices may close for staff training. Where possible details will be published in advance in the court building and on the website.
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.
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