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.
General
Annual Report 2017-18 published
12 December 2018
The Scottish Legal Aid Board’s (SLAB) annual report for 2017-18 was published today.
General
SLAB welcomes publication of Scottish Government response to Legal Aid Review
29 November 2018
We welcome the publication today of the Scottish Government’s response to the Legal Aid Review and the commitment it contains to preserving the scope and...
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We’re looking for your input on Legal Aid Online
28 November 2018
We are carrying out research to help shape the future look and feel of Legal Aid Online.
