Building work begins at Greenock Sheriff Court
25 Jan 08
£750,000 refurbishment will improve facilities
Work has begun this week on a substantial refurbishment of Greenock Sheriff Court, including a new fourth courtroom to cope with additional demand.
New facilities will be created to ensure that vulnerable witnesses such as children do not come into contact with accused persons, including the ability to provide a direct CCTV link into the courtroom from a room with its own private entrance.
The £750,000 project will be carried out by site contractor Morris and Spottiswood and the works are expected to last around 12 weeks.
Following the works, court users will be able to access the courts and the administration offices without having to go around the outside of the building.
Further maintenance work will repair the listed façade of the building, which has been subject to water damage in the last year.
Eleanor Emberson, chief executive of the Scottish Court Service, said: "Greenock is a very busy sheriff court and needed this investment to create another courtroom and to bring it up to the right standard for all our court users."