Forms and declarations - Scottish Legal Aid Board

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I am looking for:

An online declaration (or corresponding data capture form) - to be completed and signed by client before making an application for legal aid, A&A/ABWOR etc on LAOL.

A form - for financial eligibility or verification of client/submitting accounts information/outlays etc

The Civil Adults With Incapacity (AWI) applicant information form

The contempt of court/automatic legal aid application form

The photocopying service request form

Type of legal assistance:

Criminal

Civil

Children's

The application relates to:

Summary legal aid

Solemn legal aid

A&A/ABWOR

An appeal

A transfer

Police station advice

You can use the police station advice data capture form to easily note the relevant information you require.

Please complete the summary criminal legal aid declaration - LAO/CRIM

You can view guidance on how to complete this form here. There is also a data capture form available if you wish to use it for noting important case information and details about the Interests of Justice test.

Please see our guidance on the benefits to solicitors of collecting client equality data; why we need to collect it; what we collect; how to ask for it and FAQs.

Please complete the solemn criminal legal aid declaration - LAO/SOL

You can view guidance on how to complete this form here.

Please see our guidance on the benefits to solicitors of collecting client equality data; why we need to collect it; what we collect; how to ask for it and FAQs.

Please complete the criminal advice and assistance/ABWOR declaration - AA/LAO/CRIM

You can view guidance on how to complete this form here. A data capture form is also available.

Please see our guidance on the benefits to solicitors of collecting client equality data; why we need to collect it; what we collect; how to ask for it and FAQs.

Was the applicant granted legal aid in the first instance?

Yes

Please complete the criminal legal aid appeal declaration - LAO/APP/1

You can view guidance on how to complete this form here.

Please see our guidance on the benefits to solicitors of collecting client equality data; why we need to collect it; what we collect; how to ask for it and FAQs.

Please complete the criminal legal aid appeal declaration - LAO/APP/2

You can view guidance on how to complete this form here.

Please see our guidance on the benefits to solicitors of collecting client equality data; why we need to collect it; what we collect; how to ask for it and FAQs.

Please complete the criminal legal aid transfer declaration - LAO/CRIMTR

You can view guidance on how to complete this form here.

The type of civil legal assistance I am applying for is:

Civil legal aid

Advice & Assistance/ABWOR

The application relates to:

Civil legal aid

The category codes for civil legal aid and special urgency

A transfer

Please complete the civil legal aid declaration form - CIV/SOL

Please see our guidance on the benefits to solicitors of collecting client equality data; why we need to collect it; what we collect; how to ask for it and FAQs.

Details of category codes for special urgency and a full application are available on our website.

Please complete the civil legal aid transfer declaration - CIVTR/LAO

The application relates to:

Civil advice and assistance/ABWOR

Income or capital verification for advice and assistance

Please complete the Civil advice and assistance/ABWOR declaration - AA/LAO/CIV

Please see our guidance on the benefits to solicitors of collecting client equality data; why we need to collect it; what we collect; how to ask for it and FAQs.

Please complete the A&A verification declaration - AA/VERF/MAND

The type of children's legal assistance I am applying for is:

Children's legal aid

Children's advice and assistance/ABWOR

The application relates to:

Children's legal aid

A transfer

Please complete the Children's legal aid online client declaration - CHLA/LAO - 2011 Act

This form can also be used for Automatic, Special Urgency, sheriff court Non-Automatic & Sheriff Principal, Court of Session Applications or and onward appeals to SAC/COS.

You can view guidance on how to complete this form here. It is for the 2011 Act only.

Please see our guidance on the benefits to solicitors of collecting client equality data; why we need to collect it; what we collect; how to ask for it and FAQs.

Please complete the children's transfer declaration - CHILDTR/LAO

Please complete the children's advice and assistance/ABWOR declaration - AA/LAO/CHLA

This form should be used in relation to Children's Hearings, S38 CPO Applications and S48 COP Variations/Terminations hearings before the Sheriff. It is for the 2011 Act only.

Please see our guidance on the benefits to solicitors of collecting client equality data; why we need to collect it; what we collect; how to ask for it and FAQs.

Please complete the CRIM/COURTAPP form.

This form can be used in relation to:

Section 23(1)(b) – Summary proceedings, where, following conviction, the court is considering a first custodial sentence.
Section 30(1) – Contempt of court proceedings. Legal aid in contempt proceedings is not automatically available. You must apply to the court for proceedings at first instance, and to us for an appeal arising from a finding of contempt.
Drug court, youth court and domestic abuse court
Section 22(1)(da) – in relation to any proceedings under solemn or summary procedures whereby the court determines (whether or not on a plea by the accused person) whether the accused is unfit for trial under section 53F of the criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Section 22(1)(db) – in relation to an examination of facts held under Section 55 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Section 22 (1)(dc) – appeal under Section 62 or 63 of the 1995 Act in cases involving insanity
Section 22 (1)(dd) – following the appointment of a solicitor by the court in the following circumstances:
- Sexual offence under section 288C of the criminal procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;
- Child witness case under section 288E;
- Vulnerable witness case under section 288F;
- Offence under section 1 of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 (abusive behaviour towards a partner or ex-partner) under section 288DC (1)(a);
- Offence that is aggravated as described in section 1(1)(a) of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (abuse of partner or ex-partner) under section 288DC (1)(b);
- A trial in absence under sections 92(2), (2B)(b) or 2E of the 1995 Act (Solemn).

Section 22(1)(de) – where a solicitor has been appointed under Section 4(b) or (7) of Section 150A (Proceedings in absence of accused) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to represent the accused’s interests.

Full details about this service and a request form are available in the photocopying section.

I want to:

Submit information about my client's financial eligibility

Submit a claim for reimbusement/payment

Submit an account synopsis

Submit a detailed fees supplementary account

Increase the duty capped limit/sanction

Claim payment as a Rights of Audience Solicitor

What type of financial information needs submitted?

My client cannot verify their finances

My client can verify their finances

My client needs to declare financial hardship

My client needs to pay SLAB money

Please ask them to complete the verifications mandate - AA/VERF/MAND

You should also advise your client of the need for them to provide verification as soon as possible.

My client is:

In receipt of, or included in a partner's claim for, Income-based Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, or Income Support or Universal Credit

Not in receipt of benefits

Needing a statement of earnings from their present employer

Self Employed

Service Personnel

The Financial Eligibility Form 1 is available through Legal Aid Online.

Please ask them to complete Financial Eligibility Form 2. A Polish version of this form is also available on request from communications@slab.org.uk. This can be used by your client for reference but the English version of the form must be submitted in English.

Please ask them to submit the Financial Eligibility Form 3.

Please ask them to complete the Financial Eligibility Form 4 and Financial Eligibility Form 2.

Please ask them to complete Financial Eligibility Form 5 and Financial Eligibility Form 2.

Please ask them to complete the AA/HARDSHIP/1 form. This is for Advice & Assistance/ABWOR. You can view guidance on how to complete this form here.

Please ask them to complete the Civil Finance - Financial Assessment form.

What legal aid type are you submitting a reimbursement for?

Criminal

Civil

Children's

Advice and assistance/ABWOR

Requests for reimbursement of outlays or interim payment of fees can be made in solemn and appeals cases using the SLA/ROL/6 form.

Requests for reimbursement of outlays or interim payment of fees can be made in children's legal aid cases using the SLA/ROL/6 form.

I would like to:

Request a reimbursement of outlays

Interim payment of fees

You can apply for the reimbursement of outlays using the CIV/RES form.

Please complete the SLA/POA/3 form. This is the regulatory option for interim payment of fees.

I would like to:

Request a reimbursement of outlays

Apply to SLAB as payments will be delayed or difficult

You can apply for a reimbursement of outlays using A&A/RES. This is for use where there is no potential for any financial recovery.

Please submit the AA/HARDSHIP/2 form where payments will be delayed or difficult. Guidance on how to complete this application is available here.

What legal aid type would you like to submit a synopsis for?

Criminal

Civil

Children's

What kind of synopsis would you like to submit?

Supplementary account synopsis

Transfer synopsis

Duty follow up proceedings synopsis

Is the supplementary account synopsis for:

Criminal and ABWOR fixed fee matters

ABWOR detailed time and line accounts

Please complete the CRIM/APPS/SUPP form.

Please complete the CRIM/SUPP/AB form.

Please complete the CRIM/ACCTS/TRAN form.

Please complete the CRIM/ACCTS/DSF form.

Please complete the civil account synopsis/conclusion of proceedings form. Guidance on how to complete this form is available here.

You can complete a duplicate account synopsis if applicable - CH/DUP/SYN. This is only to be used where the original synopsis is missing.

The duty limit can be increased using our online form.

Please complete the Rights of Audience claim form. You can only use this form if you are a solicitor advocate and want to make a claim for payment under criminal legal aid.

What type of criminal legal assistance would you like to submit a detailed fees supplementary account for?

Summary

Solemn, appeals and automatic

Please complete the ACC/CRIM/DET/SHER/SUP form for Sheriff Court proceedings.

Please complete the ACC/CRIM/DET/SOLM/SUP form.

We have introduced a simplified application process if your client wants legal aid to apply for a guardianship order under one of five specified sections.

For full information, please see the legal aid guidance: Adults with Incapacity (AWI) - Streamlined procedure - for unopposed applications seeking an order under SS 53(1), 57(1), 60(1), 62(1) or 63(1)

The AWI applicant information form sets out all the information we need to make our decision.

If the form provides the information requested in full then we will not require a supporting statement.

While a completed AWI applicant information form is all that is required by us, solicitors who wish to complete a supporting applicant’s statement can use the form as a guide to help complete the statement.

Accounts and financial forms

Download forms to submit financial information about your client, certain claims for reimbursement or payment and other accounting functions.

Legal Aid Online declarations

Download declaration forms to obtain a client’s details and signature before making an application for them on Legal Aid Online.

Guidance

You apply for legal aid and submit your accounts through Legal Aid Online.

However a small number of our forms and declarations are available in paper format. This is because:

Paper declarations enable you to capture your client’s signature and details before submitting an application to us through Legal Aid Online.
Forms still in paper format are for those accounting processes that have not been replaced by Legal Aid Online. They also enable solicitors to record financial information about a client and submit certain requests for payment and reimbursement.

You should be able to complete any task on Legal Aid Online where you don’t see a form or declaration.

Please contact the LAOL team by email or by calling 0131 240 2057 if you have any questions or need further assistance using the online system.

Popular downloads

Financial Eligibility Form 2 [CIV/FIN/2]

This is for applicants not in receipt of a passported benefit. Translated copies are available in Czech, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish – please contact us to request these for reference. A fillable version of Form 2 is available here.

Form 1 should be used if your client is in receipt of a passported benefit. These are income-based JSA and ESA, or Income Support or Universal Credit. Form 1 is only available through Legal Aid Online (LAOL).

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Civil Advice and Assistance / Civil ABWOR Declaration [Guidance]

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Civil Legal Aid Declaration [CIV/SOL]

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