What the Scottish Legal Aid Board's criteria are for granting legal aid for an interdict under the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection)(Sc…

Answered Asked by Maureen Macmillan Lab Lodged 31 Mar 2000

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the Scottish Legal Aid Board's criteria are for granting legal aid for an interdict under the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection)(Scotland) Act 1981, and how many times it has refused to grant legal aid and on what grounds.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 Apr 2000 · 26 days after it was lodged, 12 days after it was due

As with all civil legal aid applications, the board will grant civil legal aid for an interdict under the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981 if the application satisfies three statutory tests. The tests are financial eligibility, probable cause of action and reasonableness.The board does not maintain a full separate record of civil legal aid applications for interdict under the 1981 Act.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-05862 by reference.