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Report on findings from the Criminal Quality Assurance Scheme for Criminal Legal Assistance for 2023-24

2 October 2024

The latest Annual Report of the Criminal Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS) is published setting out statistics, issues and findings for the year to 31 March 2024

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Vacancy: People Consultant

2 October 2024

Recruiting a People Consultant to join our Edinburgh office, bringing employment law & HR best practice, on a fixed term 18 month contract full time.

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Keycards to be updated as new Regulations add to lists of disregarded payments when assessing applications

1 October 2024

This update explains changes to the Keycards and guidance as a result of three sets of regulations which come into force on different days in October

Civil

Guidance for immigration and asylum practitioners

30 September 2024

This update provides clarity on how the fees tables should be applied when charging for certain immigration and asylum work activities

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Advice and representation provided through police and court duty schemes

26 September 2024

Clarification on how the police and court duty schemes we run operate and their effectiveness in providing advice.