Claims for payment for the provision of automatic legal aid by the duty solicitor

Claims for payment for automatic legal aid work carried out under the duty scheme are submitted on a time and line (detailed) basis. This is in accordance with payments made in advice and assistance and ABWOR.

When you cease to be a subject child’s duty solicitor
Recommendation requests under the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 – Rule 50 and 61

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Duty Scheme and Recommendation Requests

The Children’s Duty Scheme and Automatic Legal Aid

Find out about automatic grants of legal aid to children in certain circumstances, and when a duty solicitor is appointed to a child for 2011 Act proceedings.

Duty Scheme and Recommendation Requests

Operation of duty scheme under the 2011 Act

How the duty scheme works under the 2011 Act, when you can act as duty solicitor, registration, and criteria for accepting instructions as duty solicitor.

Duty Scheme and Recommendation Requests

The children’s duty scheme and providing automatic legal aid under the 2011 Act

Find out when you as duty solicitor can grant automatic legal aid (conditions that must be met), what work this will cover and how to submit applications.

Duty Scheme and Recommendation Requests

When you cease to be a subject child's duty solicitor

Find out about how long you act as duty solicitor for (at what point your appointment ends), and whether you can act as duty solicitor at further hearings.

Duty Scheme and Recommendation Requests

Recommendation requests under the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 – Rule 50 and 61

Find out about recommendation requests and their relationship to the children’s duty scheme and automatic children’s legal aid in 2011 Act proceedings.