Further sheriff and jury centre details announced

Further plans to recommence sheriff court jury trials have been announced by Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service.

In South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway, plans are in place allow trials to recommence at Ayr Sheriff Court from 11 January 2021. Jurors will be based at the Odeon cinema in Ayr.

Hamilton and Airdrie Sheriff Court trials will recommence on 18 January 2021, with jurors based at the Odeon cinema in East Kilbride.

For North Strathclyde, plans are in place to allow trials to recommence at Paisley Sheriff Court from 11 January 2021. Jurors will be based at the Odeon cinema, Braehead, which is currently operating as a remote jury centre for Glasgow High Court.

Kilmarnock Sheriff Court will recommence trials from 11 January 2021. Jurors will again be based at the Odeon in Ayr. Greenock and Dumbarton Sheriff Courts are expected to recommence trials from February 2021, again with jurors will be based at the Odeon in Braehead.

In Tayside, Central & Fife, trials will recommence at Dundee Sheriff Court from 25 January 2021 and Perth Sheriff Court on 8 February 2021, both with jurors based at the Odeon cinema, Dundee.

Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court will recommence business on 1 February 2021 and Falkirk Sheriff Court on 8 February 2021, both with jurors based at the Odeon cinema, Dunfermline.

For Grampian, Highland and Islands, trials are intended to recommence at Aberdeen and Inverness Sheriff Courts, and in the High Court in Aberdeen, in February 2021. Dates will be confirmed once contractual arrangements for remote jury venues have been concluded.

These centres are in addition to two remote jury centres already identified in Edinburgh and Glasgow, where sheriff court jury trials are programmed to get underway next week.