FOI disclosures

We publish a disclosure log which details some of the requests for information that we have answered.
We publish responses that we think will be of the most interest to the public and do not generally include responses that are about specific cases or grants of legal aid.

We deal with requests for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and occasionally the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.

Freedom of Information Disclosures

File Type Size
Query regarding MPs, MSPs, CEOs or People earning over 100K a year qualifying for LA 156 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 156 KB
Query regarding Permanent Recruitment Agency Spend for last two calendar years 173 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 173 KB
Query regarding recruitment agencies used by SLAB, spend and framework 171 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 171 KB
Query regarding remuneration of Board members 187 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 187 KB
Query regarding SLAB 2022-23 Pay review 436 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 436 KB
Query regarding Spend ranked by Agency in relation to the Crown Commercial Services Framework 2020-21 166 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 166 KB
Query regarding Applications made and spend for appeals to Mental Health Tribunal 178 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 178 KB
Query regarding Criminal LA grants for Summary Sheriff & JP Court cases 2008-21 415 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 415 KB
Query regarding figures for the number of employment cases that received legal aid 2019-20 289 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 289 KB
Query regarding Gender breakdown of SLAB Board, Chair, and Board Register of Interests and Expense claims 299 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 299 KB
Query regarding headcount data for women and men and respective average hourly pay rates 174 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 174 KB
Query regarding ICT Devices and Software deployed and plans to renew or upgrade 614 KB | 15 September 2022 PDF 614 KB
Query regarding cost of funding medical reports & expert travel for tribunals 204 KB | 22 September 2022 PDF 204 KB
Query regarding civil legal aid expenditure & applications granted for FAIs 227 KB | 22 September 2022 PDF 227 KB
Query regarding civil legal aid applications received for actions of defamation 212 KB | 22 September 2022 PDF 212 KB
Query regarding applications received for civil codes DEFAM, DISCM & JRH 418 KB | 22 September 2022 PDF 418 KB
Query regarding granted applications from 2008-21 where a Direct Measure was served 146 KB | 22 September 2022 PDF 146 KB
Query regarding political affiliation of board members & senior staff at SLAB 209 KB | 22 September 2022 PDF 209 KB
Query regarding post grant representations and unprompted stage reports 239 KB | 22 September 2022 PDF 239 KB
Query regarding number of criminal solicitors who have withdrawn from legal aid duty scheme 441 KB | 26 September 2022 PDF 441 KB
Query regarding former MSP Natalie McGarry case & LA expenses 470 KB | 6 October 2022 PDF 470 KB
Query regarding PDSO Recruitment 487 KB | 6 October 2022 PDF 487 KB
Query regarding human rights due diligence checks carried out by SLAB 743 KB | 6 October 2022 PDF 743 KB
Query regarding SLAB use of recruitment agency & PDSO recruitment 480 KB | 6 October 2022 PDF 480 KB
Query regarding civil legal aid applications for damages in domestic & sexual assault cases 538 KB | 31 October 2022 PDF 538 KB
Query via Twitter regarding PDSO recruitments costs 401 KB | 9 November 2022 PDF 401 KB
Query regarding academic research on legal aid 406 KB | 20 December 2022 PDF 406 KB
Query regarding external legal costs 415 KB | 20 December 2022 PDF 415 KB
Query regarding MENO applications 586 KB | 20 December 2022 PDF 586 KB
Query regarding legal aid spend on defamation cases 549 KB | 18 January 2023 PDF 549 KB
Query regarding all purchase payments to external suppliers in 2021 3 MB | 18 January 2023 PDF 3 MB
Query regarding Children's Rights Report 286 KB | 11 April 2023 PDF 286 KB
Query regarding SLAB Pay Review 2022 440 KB | 11 April 2023 PDF 440 KB
Query regarding 15 highest legal aid payments in 2022 403 KB | 11 April 2023 PDF 403 KB
Query regarding amount spent on PR and Communications staff 346 KB | 5 June 2023 PDF 346 KB
Query regarding legal aid payments for Judicial Review proceedings 2022-23 279 KB | 5 June 2023 PDF 279 KB
Query regarding Solicitors registered to provide criminal legal aid 303 KB | 6 July 2023 PDF 303 KB
Query regarding legal aid applications received from prisoners 397 KB | 6 July 2023 PDF 397 KB
Query regarding five highest costing persons that applied for legal aid in last financial year (2022/23) 377 KB | 28 July 2023 PDF 377 KB
Query regarding legal aid spend on mental health cases & reports 281 KB | 28 July 2023 PDF 281 KB
Query regarding Section 31 investigations from 2010-2023 143 KB | 29 November 2023 PDF 143 KB
Query regarding applications for commission & diligence of sensitive records in criminal proceedings 253 KB | 29 November 2023 PDF 253 KB
Query regarding legal aid payments for Rape cases from 2000 to 2023 151 KB | 29 November 2023 PDF 151 KB
Query regarding number of applications & grants made in 2023 in respect of Judicial Review 97 KB | 29 November 2023 PDF 97 KB
Query regarding procurement plans for IT Equipment & Services 170 KB | 29 November 2023 PDF 170 KB
Query regarding number of cases by firm for civil non family areas of law 94 KB | 29 November 2023 PDF 94 KB
EIR Query regarding sustainable business transport in Scotland's Public Bodies 131 KB | 29 November 2023 PDF 131 KB
Query regarding payments to external suppliers for purchases of goods & services in 2022 97 KB | 29 November 2023 PDF 97 KB
Query regarding average fees and solicitor register numbers for 2006-7 and 2023 113 KB | 29 February 2024 PDF 113 KB
Query regarding income dervied by firms acting as Sheriff Court duty solicitor 101 KB | 29 February 2024 PDF 101 KB
Query regarding payments to Faculty of Advocates and nominated solicitors 134 KB | 29 February 2024 PDF 134 KB
Query regarding SLAB civil staff legal qualifications 108 KB | 29 February 2024 PDF 108 KB
Query regarding SLAB's reprographics and print arrangements 105 KB | 29 February 2024 PDF 105 KB