Court duty plans

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How to register

Please contact Tracy Brown, Duty Plans Officer, on 0131 240 1945 or by email if you are interested in being included in the court duty plan or would like more information about the scheme or apply by completing the Court duty application form here and return to Tracy Brown with a copy of your practising certificate.

The court duty plans are published below and detail the duty rotas for all Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts in Scotland.

 

 

Important information about being a duty solicitor

Our Legal Aid Guidance below outlines the services to be provided by a duty solicitor and information on the current payment arrangements.

Court duty solicitor arrangements

Our obligation to make a court duty solicitor available

Read information about our court duty solicitor arrangements.

Court duty solicitor arrangements

Identification parades and purposes for which a court duty solicitor must be available in solemn and summary procedures

Find out what the obligations are for duty solicitors to attend identification parades and those prosecuted under solemn or summary procedure.

Court duty solicitor arrangements

Continuity of representation outwith your period of court duty

Find out why it can sometimes be beneficial for you to continue to act outwith their period of court duty.

Court duty solicitor arrangements

Circumstances in summary custody cases when only the court duty solicitor may give legal aid

Find out when only the Court duty solicitors can provide criminal legal aid.

Court duty solicitor arrangements

Criminal court duty plans, eligibility criteria and consultation with local faculties

Find out what the court duty plans cover, their eligibility criteria and how we consult on them.

Court duty solicitor arrangements

Delegating or exchanging court duty work

Learn about how court duty solicitors delegate attendances to other solicitors.

Court duty solicitor arrangements

Responsibilities and obligations of the court duty solicitor and the relationship with the nominated solicitor

Read about the responsibilities of the court duty solicitor and how you should assist a prospective nominated solicitor.

Court duty solicitor arrangements

Solicitors’ fees for Identification Parades, Judicial Examinations and Duty Scheme

Learn about the payment arrangements if you are acting as the court duty solicitor.

Court duty solicitor arrangements

Advice and assistance when acting as court duty solicitor

Find out if advice and assistance be provided as well as a court duty claim.

Duty plans

Glasgow and Strathkelvin

File Type Size
Glasgow Alphabetical List 388 KB | 24 June 2025 PDF 388 KB
Glasgow Sheriff Court 242 KB | 24 June 2025 PDF 242 KB

Grampian, Highlands and Islands

File Type Size
Stornoway Sheriff and JP Court 644 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 644 KB
Tain Sheriff Court 764 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 764 KB
Portree Sheriff and JP Court 551 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 551 KB
Fort William Sheriff and Lochaber JP Court 689 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 689 KB
Lochmaddy Sheriff and JP Court 316 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 316 KB
Kirkwall Sheriff Court 674 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 674 KB
Lerwick Sheriff Court 555 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 555 KB
Banff Sheriff Court 554 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 554 KB
Wick Sheriff and JP Court 661 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 661 KB
Elgin Sheriff and Moray JP Court 666 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 666 KB
Inverness Sheriff and JP Court 606 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 606 KB
Peterhead Sheriff and Aberdeenshire JP Court 591 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 591 KB
Aberdeen Sheriff & JP Court 236 KB | 3 April 2025 PDF 236 KB

Lothian and Borders

File Type Size
Edinburgh Sheriff Court 187 KB | 6 February 2025 PDF 187 KB
Livingston Sheriff and Livingston JP Court 673 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 673 KB
Selkirk Sheriff and Ettrick and Lauderdale JP Court 559 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 559 KB
Jedburgh Sheriff and JP Court 559 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 559 KB
Edinburgh Alphabetical List 216 KB | 29 April 2025 PDF 216 KB

North Strathclyde

File Type Size
Campbeltown Sheriff and JP Court 206 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 206 KB
Oban Sheriff and JP Court 261 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 261 KB
Greenock Sheriff and Inverclyde JP Court 607 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 607 KB
Paisley Sheriff and JP Court 243 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 243 KB
Dunoon Sheriff Court 699 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 699 KB
Lochgilphead JP Court 489 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 489 KB
Kilmarnock Sheriff and East Ayrshire JP Court 243 KB | 4 April 2025 PDF 243 KB
Dumbarton Sheriff and Dumbarton JP Court 254 KB | 19 June 2025 PDF 254 KB

South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway

File Type Size
Stranraer Sheriff and Wigtown JP Court 668 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 668 KB
Lanark Sheriff and JP Court 624 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 624 KB
Dumfries Sheriff and Dumfries JP Court 595 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 595 KB
Airdrie Sheriff and Coatbridge JP Court 615 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 615 KB
Hamilton Sheriff and Hamilton JP Court 301 KB | 28 April 2025 PDF 301 KB
Ayr Sheriff and Ayr JP Court 255 KB | 29 April 2025 PDF 255 KB

Tayside, Central and Fife

File Type Size
Stirling Sheriff and JP court 220 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 220 KB
Falkirk Sheriff and JP Court 248 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 248 KB
Forfar Sheriff and Forfar JP Court 602 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 602 KB
Perth Sheriff and Perth JP Court 603 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 603 KB
Kirkcaldy Sheriff and Kirkcaldy JP Court 731 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 731 KB
Alloa Sheriff and Clackmannan JP Court 601 KB | 1 April 2025 PDF 601 KB
Dunfermline Sheriff and Dunfermline JP Court 265 KB | 7 April 2025 PDF 265 KB
Dundee Sheriff and JP Court 271 KB | 19 June 2025 PDF 271 KB