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Survey with suppliers of civil legal aid to inform reform – clarity as research continues

20 April 2026

We’ve commissioned IFF Research to do a survey to gain insights into the practicalities of supplying civil legal aid to inform recommendations for reform.

Civil

Impact on client if delay submitting accounts for Regulation 18 special urgency work

15 April 2026

Update highlighting importance of submitting SU accounts in a timely manner following your client’s civil application being abandoned, rejected, or refused.

Civil

Response to stakeholder input on civil means assessment changes published

25 March 2026

Following a positive stakeholder engagement exercise earlier this year, we have published a summary of the input received, alongside our response.

Civil

Survey with suppliers of civil legal aid to inform reform

5 March 2026

We’ve commissioned IFF Research to do a survey to gain insights into the practicalities of supplying civil legal aid to inform recommendations for reform.

Civil

New guidance on Curators appointed in sheriff court family actions

23 February 2026

The guidance outlines our requirements at the Applications and Accounts stages when a Curator is appointed.

Civil

Policy and guidance for clawback in Advice and Assistance updated

9 February 2026

Amendments to Hardship - unreasonable difficulty or delay intended to allow payments to be made within a more reasonable timescale.

Civil

Improvements to guidance on applications involving wider public interest

19 December 2025

We have made some improvements to our guidance on applications for civil legal aid for cases involving a wider public interest.

Civil

SLAB backs Holyrood committee’s report identifying need for reform of legal aid system

18 September 2025

We support calls by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee for reform of the legal aid system in Scotland

Civil

Family Mediation A&A template uprated

21 August 2025

We are uprating the family mediation A&A template from £720 to £900 with effect from today.

Civil

Civil legal aid case cost limits uprated by 25%

24 July 2025

With immediate effect we have uprated our standard case cost limits by 25%.

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