Scottish Legal Aid Board launches Annual Report 2000/2001 on Thursday 19 July 2001

Legal aid grants reach highest ever level as cost stays almost the same
More people than ever before have been able to access justice through legal aid as the overall number of grants of civil and criminal legal assistance have reached their highest ever levels in the past year, to over 425,000. But the gross cost of legal aid has remained almost unchanged, at £130.5 million, the Scottish Legal Aid Board announced, on publication of its annual report for 2000/2001.

Press information for journalists
You can access the press release in HTML format or in PDF format.
The press release details key statistics and highlights, including a summary of the main statistics, from the past year.

You can also view the chairman's statement to our press conference in PDF format.

Journalists please contact Colin Sim / Charlotte Townsend tel 0131 226 7061 or click on their names to email them for further information.

View the Annual Report online
You can view our report online (you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this). This file is large (1.4Mb) and may take some time to download.

The report includes a commentary on the year, statistical tables and summary accounts.

You can also view our annual accounts for 2000/2001 in PDF format.

Alternatively, if you wish to request these publications in print format, please send us an email with your request and contact details.