Whether it discussed its proposals to free'e the Legal Aid Fund for the next three years with the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) prior to …

Answered Asked by Christine Grahame SNP Lodged 3 May 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it discussed its proposals to free'e the Legal Aid Fund for the next three years with the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) prior to publishing its budget proposals and, if so, what SLAB's response was.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 May 2001 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The Legal Aid Fund is not cash limited and therefore Scottish Ministers are required to provide whatever monies are necessary to meet the legal aid granted by the Scottish Legal Aid Board. There is therefore no question of a freeze on legal aid.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-15596 by reference.