Updated CRIM/COURTAPP form to allow for extended domestic abuse categories
2 April 2019
The new Domestic Abuse Act 2018, which came into force on 1 April 2019, has also extended the list of categories where the court can appoint a solicitor to act
General
Chair and three board members re-appointed by Minister
1 April 2019
Ash Denham MSP, the Minister for Community Safety, has approved the re-appointment to the board of the Chair, Ray Macfarlane, and three members, Tim McKay, Mari
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Keycards for 2019/20 published
28 March 2019
These can be used for quick reference when you require information on the various eligibility limits, contributions and clawback levels.
Criminal
Annual update on the Criminal Quality Assurance Scheme for Criminal Legal Assistance
15 March 2019
This is longer than previous reports as it covers the end of the first six year cycle of reviews which ran to the end of March 2019.
Legal Aid Online
Online notifications for court granted and automatic legal aid cases
11 March 2019
Not all notifications are being sent to solicitors when we receive applications for court granted and automatic legal aid.
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Solicitor satisfaction surveys restarting
11 March 2019
Micro-surveys measuring solicitor satisfaction with our applications and accounts service are to get underway again this month.
General
SLAB welcomes new legal aid advisory panel
8 March 2019
The Scottish Legal Aid Board's Chief Executive Colin Lancaster and board member Raymond McMenamin have been appointed to the Scottish Government's legal aid...
Children's
Apply for the Children’s Hearings Duty Scheme 2019-2020
19 February 2019
You need to submit a duty application form by Friday 17 May.
General
Legal aid applicant fined after pleading guilty to fraud
14 February 2019
David Delargy pled guilty to legal aid fraud and was fined £330 in Edinburgh Sheriff Court last week.
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New SLAB performance measures provide a whole service assessment and drive improvements
24 January 2019
Our Corporate Plan set out our intentions to change our key performance indicators from April 2017.
