Drink-drive rehabilitation scheme: areas in England and Scotland
Updated 5 September 2024
Applies to England and Scotland
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1. Areas in England
There are 16 areas in England for the drink-drive rehabilitation scheme. The courts in these areas can refer offenders to courses in the same area.
List of areas in England
Area 1: Cumbria and Lancashire
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in Cumbria and Lancashire are:
- Amersham Law Courts
- Barrow-in-Furness Crown, Magistrates’ and County Court
- Blackburn Magistrates’ Court
- Blackpool Magistrates’ Court
- Burnley Combined Court
- Burnley Magistrates’ Court
- Carlisle Magistrates’ Court
- Carlisle Combined Court
- Lancaster Crown Court
- Lancaster Courthouse
- Preston Combined Courts Centre
- Preston Crown Court (Sessions House)
- Preston Magistrates’ Court
- West Cumbria Courthouse
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Area 2: Greater Manchester
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in Greater Manchester are:
- Bolton Crown Court
- Bolton Magistrates’ Court
- Manchester Crown Courts
- Manchester Magistrates Courts
- Stockport Magistrates’ Court
- Tameside Magistrates’ Court
- Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court
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Area 3: Cheshire and Merseyside
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in Cheshire and Greater Manchester are:
- Chester Crown Court
- Chester Magistrates’ Court
- Crewe (South Cheshire) Magistrates’ Court
- Liverpool Crown Court
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates’ Court
- Sefton Magistrates’ Court
- Warrington Crown Court
- Warrington Magistrates’ Court
- Wirral Magistrates’ Court
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Area 4: Cleveland, Durham and Northumberland
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in Cleveland, Durham and Northumberland are:
- Berwick upon Tweed Magistrates’ Court
- Darlington Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Durham Crown Court
- Gateshead Magistrates’ and Family Court
- Mid and South East Northumberland Magistrates’ Court
- Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Crown Court and Magistrates’ Court
- Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court
- North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court
- Peterlee Magistrates’ Court
- South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court
- Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings
- Teesside Combined Court Centre
- Teesside Magistrates’ Court
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Area 5: North and West Yorkshire
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in North and West Yorkshire are:
- Bradford Combined Court Centre
- Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Harrogate Justice Centre
- Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Leeds Combined Court Centre
- Leeds District Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Scarborough Justice Centre
- Skipton Magistrates’ Court
- York Crown Court
- York Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
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Area 6: Humber and South Yorkshire
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in the Humber and South Yorkshire are:
- Barnsley Law Courts
- Beverley Magistrates’ Court and Hearing Centre
- Bridlington Magistrates’ Court and Hearing Centre
- Doncaster Justice Centre North and add Doncaster Justice Centre South
- Great Grimsby Combined Court Centre
- Grimsby Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Kingston-upon-Hull Combined Court Centre
- Hull and Holderness Magistrates’ Court and Hearing Centre
- Sheffield Combined Court Centre
- Sheffield Magistrates’ Court
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Area 7: Staffordshire and West Mercia
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in Staffordshire and West Mercia are:
- Cannock Magistrates’ Court
- Hereford Magistrates’ Court
- Hereford Justice Centre
- Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court
- North Staffordshire Justice Centre
- Shrewsbury Crown Court
- Stafford Combined Court Centre
- Stoke-on-Trent Combined Court
- Telford Magistrates’ Court
- Worcester Combined Court
- Worcester Justice Centre
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Area 8: West Midlands and Warwickshire
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in the West Midlands and Warwickshire are:
- Birmingham Crown Court
- Birmingham Magistrates’ Court
- Coventry Combined Court Centre
- Coventry Magistrates’ Court
- Dudley Magistrates’ Court
- Leamington Spa Magistrates’ Court
- North Staffordshire Justice Centre
- North Warwickshire Justice Centre (Nuneaton)
- Redditch magistrates’ Court
- Stafford Combined Court Centre
- Telford Magistrates’ Court
- Warwick Combined Court
- Walsall Magistrates’ Court
- Wolverhampton Combined Court Centre
- Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court
- Worcester Combined Court
- Worcester Justice Centre
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Area 9: East Midlands
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in the East Midlands are:
- Boston Magistrates’ Court
- Derby Combined Court Centre
- Derby Magistrates’ Court
- Leicester Crown Court
- Leicester Magistrates’ Court
- Lincoln Crown Court
- Lincoln Magistrates’ Court
- Loughborough Court
- Mansfield Magistrates’ and County Court
- Northampton Crown, County and Family Court
- Northampton Magistrates’ Court
- Nottingham Crown Court
- Nottingham Magistrates’ Court
- Wellingborough Magistrates’ Court
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Area 10: South West west area
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in the South West west area are:
- Barnstaple Crown, Magistrates’ and County Court
- Bath Law Courts (Civil, Family and Magistrates)
- Bodmin Law Courts
- Bristol Crown Court
- Bristol Magistrates’ Court and Tribunals Hearing Centre
- Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court
- Exeter Law Courts
- Gloucester Crown Court
- Newton Abbot Magistrates’ Court
- North Somerset Magistrates’ Court
- Plymouth Combined Court
- Plymouth Magistrates’ Court
- Swindon Combined Court
- Swindon Magistrates’ Court
- Taunton Crown, County and Family Court
- Taunton Magistrates’ Court, Tribunals and Family Hearing Centre
- Truro Combined Court
- Truro Magistrates’ Court
- Yeovil County, Family and Magistrates’ Court
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Area 11: South West east area
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in the South West east area are:
- Aldershot Justice Centre
- Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court
- Bournemouth Crown Court
- Isle of Wight Combined Court
- Poole Magistrates’ Court
- Portsmouth Combined Court Centre
- Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court
- Salisbury Law Courts
- Southampton Combined Court Centre
- Southampton (West Hampshire) Magistrates’ Court
- Weymouth Combined Court
- Winchester Combined Court Centre
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Area 12: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in Kent, Surrey and Sussex are:
- Brighton Magistrates’ Court
- Canterbury Combined Court Centre
- Canterbury Magistrates’ Court
- Chichester Nightingale Crown Court
- Crawley Magistrates’ Court
- Folkestone Magistrates’ Court
- Guildford Crown Court
- Hastings Magistrates’ Court
- Horsham Magistrates’ Court
- Lewes Combined Court Centre
- Maidstone Combined Court
- Maidstone Magistrates’ Court
- Margate Magistrates’ Court
- Medway Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Worthing Magistrates’ Court
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Area 13: Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk are:
- Basildon Combined Court
- Basildon Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Cambridge Crown Court
- Cambridge Magistrates’ Court
- Chelmsford Crown Court
- Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Colchester Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Huntingdon law Courts
- Ipswich Crown Court
- Ipswich Magistrates’ Court
- King’s Lynn Crown and Magistrates’ Court
- Norwich Combined Court Centre
- Norwich Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Peterborough Combined Court Centre
- Peterborough Magistrates’ Court
- Southend Crown Court
- Southend Magistrates’ Court
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Area 14: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Thames Valley are:
- Aylesbury Crown Court
- East Berkshire Magistrates’ Court, Slough
- Hatfield Magistrates’ Court
- High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Luton Crown Court
- Luton and South Bedfordshire Magistrates’ Court
- Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Oxford Combined Court Centre
- Oxford Magistrates Court
- Reading Crown Court
- Reading Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- St Albans Crown Court
- St Albans Magistrates’ Court
- Stevenage Magistrates’ Court
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Area 15: London north and west
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in London north and west are:
- Barkingside Magistrates’ Court
- City of London Magistrates’ Court
- Ealing Magistrates’ Court
- Harrow Crown Court
- Romford Magistrates’ Court
- Hendon Magistrates’ Court
- Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court
- Isleworth Crown Court
- Snaresbrook Crown Court
- Staines Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
- Stratford Magistrates’ Court
- Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court
- Westminster Magistrates’ Court
- Willesden Magistrates’ Court
- Wood Green Crown Court
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Area 16: London south and central
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in London south and central are:
- Belmarsh Magistrates’ Court
- Bexley Magistrates’ Court
- Bromley Magistrates’ Court
- Central Criminal Court
- Croydon Crown Court
- Croydon Magistrates’ Court
- Inner London Crown Court
- Kingston-Upon-Thames Crown Court
- Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court
- Southwark Crown Court
- Thames Magistrates’ Court
- Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court
- Woolwich Crown Court
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2. Areas in Scotland
There are 6 areas in Scotland for the drink-drive rehabilitation scheme. The courts in these areas can refer offenders to courses in the same area.
List of areas in Scotland
| Area number | Area name |
|---|---|
| 17 | South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway |
| 18 | Lothian and Borders |
| 19 | Glasgow and Strathkelvin |
| 20 | North Strathclyde |
| 21 | Tayside, Central and Fife |
| 22 | Grampian, Highland and Islands |
Area 17: South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway are:
- Airdrie Sheriff Court
- Ayr Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Dumfries Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Hamilton Sheriff Court
- Hamilton Sheriff Court Civil Building (Birnie House)
- Lanark Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Stranraer Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
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Area 18: Lothian and Borders
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in Lothian and Borders are:
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Jedburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Livingston Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Selkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
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Area 19: Glasgow and Strathkelvin
The court that can refer drink-drive offenders in Glasgow and Strathkelvin is:
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
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Area 20: North Strathclyde
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in North Strathclyde are:
- Campbeltown Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Dunoon Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Dumbarton Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Kilmarnock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Lochgilphead Justice of the Peace Court
- Oban Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Paisley Court and Justice of the Peace Court
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Area 21: Tayside, Central and Fife
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in Tayside, Central and Fife are:
- Alloa Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Dundee Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Dunfermline Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Forfar Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Perth Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
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Area 22: Grampian, Highland and Islands
The courts that can refer drink-drive offenders in Grampian, Highland and Islands are:
- Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Banff Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Elgin Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Fort William Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Inverness Justice Centre
- Kirkwall Sheriff Court
- Lerwick Sheriff Court
- Lochmaddy Sheriff Court
- Peterhead Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
- Portree Sheriff Court
- Stornoway Sheriff Court
- Wick Sheriff Court