Conditions on grants of legal aid

We may make the grant of children’s legal aid subject to such conditions, as we consider expedient. Such conditions can be imposed at any time the legal aid grant is in place. Conditions are imposed in terms of section 28G of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986.

Supporting information you should send with application for children’s legal aid for sheriff court proceedings under the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011
Review of refusal of legal aid or conditions on the grant of legal aid

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Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

General – applications to us

Find out who you must apply to when seeking children’s legal aid for children’s court proceedings, and which court proceedings are covered under the 2011 Act.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

2011 Act cases concerning multiple children: multiple applications by Relevant Persons or other adult individuals not required

Find out how many legal aid applications you should submit in a case concerning multiple children, in context of conjoined court hearings under the 2011 Act.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

Application directly by a child for children’s legal aid for 2011 Act children’s court proceedings

Find out how to determine if a child can apply for legal aid on their own behalf: assessing ‘general understanding of what it means to instruct a solicitor’.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

2011 Act Applications for children’s legal aid on behalf of a child

Read about who can apply for children’s legal aid on behalf of a child and relevant legislation under the 2011 Act.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

2011 Act applications for children’s legal aid by a Safeguarder

Find out about the rules on Safeguarders applying for children’s legal aid and the consequences of Safeguarders instructing another solicitor to act.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

Applications for children’s legal aid by a curator ad litem

Find out if a curator can also act as solicitor for the client, if their work is covered by children’s legal aid and if a curator instruct a separate solicitor.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

Statutory criteria for legal aid for sheriff court proceedings under the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 where your client is a child

This page provides information on the statutory criteria we apply when assessing applications for children’s legal aid by children in sheriff court proceedings under the 2011 Act.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

Statutory criteria for legal aid for sheriff court proceedings under the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 where your client is a relevant person or deemed relevant person

Statutory criteria for assessing children’s legal aid (relevant or deemed relevant person as applicant) under 2011 Act: financial eligibility, reasonableness.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

Statutory criteria for legal aid for sheriff court appeal proceedings relating to deemed or undeemed relevant person status

Find out about the statutory application criteria for sheriff court appeal proceedings relating to deemed or undeemed relevant person status.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

Statutory criteria for legal aid for sheriff court appeal proceedings under the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 where a client is a section 126 individual

Statutory assessment criteria for sheriff court appeal proceedings under 2011 Act where your client is a section 126 individual, incl. effective participation.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

Other rights and facilities

Find out what other rights or facilities might mean your client does not qualify financially for children’s legal aid.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

Supporting information you should send with application for children’s legal aid for sheriff court proceedings under the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011

Information and supporting documentation you need to send with a sheriff court legal aid application for various court hearing types under the 2011 Act.

Sheriff Court Applications for children’s legal aid

Review of refusal of legal aid or conditions on the grant of legal aid

Find out about how to apply for a review of our decision where legal aid is refused or granted with conditions.