Paisley Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
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.
Paisley accessibility audit report has been undertaken of the building and an overview of the report:
Visiting the Paisley Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court - Word version
Visiting the Paisley Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court - PDF version
Contact Details
Postal address
St James Street,
Paisley,
PA3 2HW
Main telephone
0141 887 5291. If you know the extension number you require, press the # key followed by the 6 digit extension number.
Sheriff Clerk / Main contact
Fiona Smith
Civil department contact
0141 887 5291 extension 436804
All commissary work carried out
Criminal department contact
0141 887 5291 extension 436823 / 436829 / 436834
DX
PA48
Fax
0141 887 6702
Email
paisley@scotcourts.gov.uk
Jury helpline
0800 7319088 - (no facility to leave messages)
Accessibility contact
If you have a text phone you can contact the court using Text Relay.
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
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.
By bus
Contact Traveline Scotland for all public transport enquiries and assistance on 0871 200 22 33 or visit
www.travelinescotland.com
By rail
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 or call
By car
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.
By taxi
Taxis are available at the train station.
By air
Glasgow Airport
On Arrival
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.
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.
On arrival, jurors should report to the reception desk where you will be directed to the appropriate court or waiting room.
Access for wheelchair users is at the side of the building through a gate to the left of the main entrance. Please contact reception on 0141 887 5291 if you wish to use this access.
Facilities
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 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.
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.
Pay a Fine
Pay a fine online please come to the reception and you will be directed to the fines payment office. You can now pay many fines by phone at 041 887 5291 extension 436828 / 4363829 / 436823.
Payment Methods: Cash, Debit Card, Credit Card, Cheque or Postal Order. Please do not send cash through the post.
Please make cheques and postal orders payable to "Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service". Send by post to: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, Central Processing Unit, PO Box 23, Glasgow, G5 9DA
Financial Penalties can now be paid online (excluding cases where driving licences are to be endorsed). See main website page for payment options.
Opening Times
Mon - Thurs 09:00 - 17:00
Fri 09:00 - 16:30
Public Holidays
2018
January 1. 2
March 30
April 2
May 7, 28
August 6
September 24
December 3, 25, 26
Complaints
Please refer to the
complaints and feedback page.
Useful Links
Accessibility