Participation Individual’s at children’s hearings and pre hearing panels – ABWOR to be available
19 January 2023
The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 come into force on 23 January 2023
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New regulations to add to list of disregarded payments when assessing applications
19 January 2023
The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 come into force on Monday 23 January 2023
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Reminder on our current requirement for signatures on Declaration Forms
12 December 2022
An update to confirm the current position with regard to signatures on declarations that has been in place since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
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Festive period office opening times and solicitor payment arrangements
12 December 2022
Details of office opening times and payment dates over festive period.
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Publication of taxations
9 December 2022
We have published a listing on our website of all the taxations and court decisions that we hold.
Legal Aid Online
Legal Aid Online: Monday 28 November update
28 November 2022
Following upgrade work to Legal Aid Online (LAOL), we have listed the below fixes that were deployed and ongoing issues to be resolved.
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St Andrew’s Day closure and festive period payment arrangements
26 November 2022
Our offices are closed Monday 5 December for St Andrew’s Day in line with Scottish Courts, with details of payment dates and opening times over festive period.
Access to Legal Aid Online (LAOL) will be unavailable 9pm-midnight on Monday 28 September to allow for deployment and upgrades.
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New prior approval applications policies and guidance published
17 November 2022
We have published the next block of policies, decision-makers’ guidance and new or revised legal aid guidance on Civil, Children’s and Criminal applications
Criminal
New regulations allow earlier payment of the inclusive sheriff court summary fixed fee of £550.76
1 November 2022
The Advice and Assistance (Summary Criminal Proceedings) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 are effective from 4 November 2022
