How many applications for legal aid in relation to custody/access cases were made to the Scottish Legal Aid Board and how many were granted…

Answered Asked by Linda Fabiani SNP Lodged 16 Nov 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications for legal aid in relation to custody/access cases were made to the Scottish Legal Aid Board and how many were granted (a) where both parties were awarded legal aid, (b) where only the party pursuing the access/custody award or variation was awarded legal aid and (c) where only the party resisting the claim for increased access/custody was awarded legal aid, in each of the last three years.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 Dec 2001 · 25 days after it was lodged, 8 days after it was due

This is a matter for the Scottish Legal Aid Board. The information requested is not held centrally.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-20041 by reference.