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Board members re-appointed by Minister

12 February 2026

Siobhian Brown MSP has announced the re-appointments of Judith Robertson, Brigid Whoriskey, and Gavin Stevenson as Members of the Scottish Legal Aid Board.

All solicitor updates

Keeping LAOL secure: Are you registered with ScotAccount?

11 February 2026

We're starting twice-weekly webinars to help with the move to ScotAccount for users logging into our online system

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.

Vacancies

Vacancy: Solicitor – PDSO Edinburgh

3 February 2026

A great opportunity for an excellent criminal litigator to make a real difference by delivering impactful legal services & promoting access to justice.

Criminal

Report on findings from the Criminal Quality Assurance Scheme for Criminal Legal Assistance for 2024-25

2 February 2026

The latest Annual Report of the Criminal Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS) is published setting out statistics, issues and findings for the year to 31 March 2025.