This update explains significant changes being made to our online system to create increased consistency and make LAOL easier to use
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New guidance to support launch of updated applicant equality questions
20 September 2022
Find out about why we collect equalities data and the benefits it can bring to solicitors and applicants
General
Office closures on day of State Funeral and solicitor payment dates
13 September 2022
The day of the state funeral will be a bank holiday and our offices will be closed.
Vacancies
Non-solicitor vacancy on the Children’s Quality Assurance Committee
12 September 2022
We are recruiting a non-solicitor with a background in the public, private or voluntary sectors to become a member of the Children’s Quality Assurance Committee
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New accounts assessment policies and guidance published
1 September 2022
We have published the first release of policies, decision-makers’ guidance (DMG) and new or revised legal aid guidance (LAG) on accounts assessment.
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LAOL downtime scheduled: Wednesday 7 September
24 August 2022
Access to Legal Aid Online (LAOL) will be unavailable 7pm-9pm on Wednesday 7 September to allow for essential upgrade maintenance.
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Response to accounts consultation published
18 August 2022
We have published the outcomes from our consultation on accounts assessment policies
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Consultation launched about approval for unusual work in civil legal aid cases
1 August 2022
Seeking the views of the profession in a consultation on how we identify ‘unusual’ requests to approve civil legal aid work of an unusual nature.
Legal Aid Online
LAOL downtime scheduled: Thursday 4 August
20 July 2022
Access to Legal Aid Online (LAOL) will be unavailable 7pm-9pm on Thursday 4 August to allow for essential upgrade maintenance.
Vacancies
Vacancies: two solicitor and two non-solicitor members sought for Civil Legal Aid Quality Assurance Sub-Committee
1 July 2022
The Law Society of Scotland are currently recruiting solicitors and non-solicitors to become members of their Civil Legal Aid Quality Assurance Sub-Committee.
