Due to the ongoing staffing challenges being faced by GEOAmey in delivering the prisoner escort service we are engaging with justice organisations to minimise the impact on the operation of court business.

As a result Sheriff Principal Pyle has published an Order of Court, introducing changes to the jury court operations for Grampian, Highland and Islands Sheriffdom.

The Order requires new jury trials which would have called at Stornoway, Lerwick, Kirkwall, Portree and Lochmaddy Sheriff Courts to call at Inverness, Aberdeen or Peterhead Sheriff Courts instead. Existing jury trials scheduled at Lochmaddy and Portree will be transferred to Inverness.

Existing scheduled jury trials at Stornoway and Lerwick and all other court business will continue to call at their respective courts.

The Order of Court is available to read here