Legal aid in Scotland /
Harvie-Clark, Sarah,author.
Scotland.Parliament.Information Centre.
Scotland.Parliament.Corporate Body,issuing body.
"Legal aid is help towards the costs of legal advice and representation provided by lawyers paid out of public funds so that individuals on low and modest incomes can gain access to the legal system. This briefing provides an overview of the system of legal aid in Scotland. It considers: the wider policy context, i.e. the legal aid system as part of the broader system of publicly funded legal advice and representation(which includes advice provision by non-lawyers) the legislative framework of the legal aid system and the role of the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) the different types of legal aid which are available recent trends in expenditure on legal aid the main developments in this policy area, designed to further aims including controlling costs and improving access to justice."
"25 July 2007".
"07/37".
Includes bibliographical references.
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