New Criminal policies and Decision-makers’ Guidance published
17 June 2021
A further release of policies and decision-makers’ guidance in Criminal Applications matters for Guidance on the Administration of Legal Aid (GALA) project.
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Use of interim fees for Covid-19 reasons
7 June 2021
A published paper which aimed to explore the use of Covid-19 interim fee arrangements and identify if there are any barriers to its use.
Criminal
Workaround to resolve issue with agents-to-prison video software for Apple devices
2 June 2021
We have been notified of an issue with Apple devices using the latest version of the Polycom app for agents-to-prison video consultations.
General
SLAB’s Inverness direct services are moving to a new office
1 June 2021
The Highland and Islands Civil Legal Assistance Office and Inverness Public Defenders Solicitors’ Office are relocating to a new shared office today.
General
Notification of publication of Records Management Plan
19 May 2021
We’ve published our 2021 Records Management Plan under the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011, complying with the Keeper of the Records of Scotland.
Legal Aid Online
LAOL back online
18 May 2021
Following issues with LAOL the problem has been resolved and the online system is now available.
Criminal
Criminal ABWOR fixed fee cases where a Criminal Justice Social Work report is being considered
4 May 2021
We have updated our guidance on requesting an increase in the limit for Criminal ABWOR fixed fee cases at the time of submitting the ABWOR application.
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Solicitor satisfaction surveys restarting
30 April 2021
We are restarting our micro-surveys measuring solicitor satisfaction with our applications and accounts service.
General
May Day and solicitor payment arrangements
29 April 2021
Our offices will be closed for the May Day public holiday on Monday 3 May 2021.
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LAOL: Essential maintenance completed
17 April 2021
Our online system is back online due to required maintenance being completed ahead of schedule.
