Our aims and vision

Vision:

to provide access to justice for those eligible and in need of it, in a cost effective manner.

Strategic Aims

to deliver efficient, effective and value for money legal assistance services

to broaden access by exploring new ways of providing and supporting quality assured legal advice services

to contribute to the improvement and effective operation of the justice system.

Corporate Aims

to achieve consistent, timely and sound decision making at all stages of an application for legal assistance
to achieve consistent, timely and sound decision making at all stages of assessing and paying accounts
to achieve effective financial management of the Legal Aid Fund
to improve the effectiveness of the delivery of our service while achieving a reasonable balance between cost and quality
to communicate effectively with applicants, opponents, their advisors and other stakeholders in a clear, concise, timely, informative and pro-active manner
to provide sound advice to Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Parliament on the current operation and development of the provision of legal aid.

Find out more about our work in our section on What we do.

If you want to know more about the Board’s objectives for the year ahead and how we intend to achieve them, you can read about our strategy in our Corporate Plan in pdf format. You can review our performance against these objectives in our annual report.