Plans have been submitted to Highland Council for the new Justice Centre in Inverness.
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) intends to build the new centre at Longman Road, following preplanning consultation which included a public exhibition held in the Spectrum Centre in Inverness on the 30th of August.
As well as providing a six courtroom facility Inverness Justice Centre will host other justice organisations and third sector organisations providing specialist facilities to support and advise victims and witnesses of domestic abuse, sexual violence and provide an environment for problem solving approaches to help reduce re-offending , and child abuse.”
In 2013, the Scottish Court Service outlined in its Shaping Scotland’s Court Services Report, its vision to create Justice Centres to serve the main populations in Scotland. Shaping Scotland’s Court Services Report