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Legal aid

Information for Scottish solicitors who carry out legal aid work, whether it's civil legal aid, criminal legal aid, or children's legal aid.

Civil legal aid

Information and updates for Scottish solicitors who carry out civil legal aid work.

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Criminal legal aid

Information and updates for Scottish solicitors who carry out criminal legal aid work.

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Children’s legal aid

Information for Scottish solicitors who carry out children’s legal aid work.

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Legal Aid Committee

Our Legal Aid Committee negotiates with the Scottish Government, the Scottish Legal Aid Board and other relevant organisations on criminal legal aid issues.

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Legal aid

Information for the general public about legal aid in Scotland and the types of situations where an individual may be eligible to receive legal aid.

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Latest legal aid news

  • MSPs told of hard times for justice as legal aid deserts grow
  • Law Society to highlight civil legal aid crisis at Holyrood inquiry
  • Scottish Government’s legal aid plans fail to reflect urgency of crisis
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