Venue

South Tyneside County Court and Family Court

Family CourtCounty Court

Location codes

The internal HMCTS references. No other public site surfaces these alongside the venue’s contact details.

County Court code331

Telephone: 0300 123 5577National Contact Centre for Civil & Family Court - Monday to Friday 8:30am -5pm
Telephone: 0300 303 0642Divorce Contact Centre - Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm
Telephone: 65143 South Shields 3

Court open: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Counter service by appointment only: 10am to 2pm (cashless office in operation)

Assistance dogs: Assistance dogs are welcome.
Video facilities: Court/hearing room video conferencing facilities and prison to court video link facilities are available (by prior arrangement)
Disabled access: Disabled access
No parking: There are no public parking facilities available at the building. Public transport is available to the building via the bus and metro Interchange.
Hearing Loop: The building has hearing enhancement facilities available by prior arrangement. Please contact the Court office by telephone or email if necessary.
Disabled toilet: There is a disabled toilet on the ground floor.
Security arch: For safety and security, all users and their possessions will be searched by security when they enter this building. We have a security arch. Please alert the security officer if you have a pacemaker.
Public toilets: There are public toilets on the ground floor.
Baby changing facility: Baby changing facilities are available in the disabled toilets on the ground floor.
Interview room: Interview rooms are available at this court.
Wireless network connection: Gov Wi-Fi is available throughout the building. Personal passwords are provided when one signs up to it.
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network: Lanyards available on request.