How many letters it has received from members of the public on the (a) Law Society of Scotlands complaints handling function, (b) Faculty o…

Answered Asked by Michael Matheson SNP Lodged 30 Jun 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many letters it has received from members of the public on the (a) Law Society of Scotlands complaints handling function, (b) Faculty of Advocates complaints handling function and (c) Scottish Legal Services Ombudsmans complaints oversight function in each year since 1999.

The answer

Answered by Hugh Henry on 26 Jul 2005 · 26 days after it was lodged, on time

The figures are as follows:
Year
| Law Society of Scotland
| Faculty of Advocates
| Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman

*From 15 June 2000
| 21
| 1
| 8

2001
| 27
| 0
| 6

2002
| 22
| 0
| 0

2003
| 19
| 0
| 3

2004
| 31
| 0
| 9

To 15 July 2005
| 19
| 0
| 3

Note: *Data unavailable as filesfor 1999 and the first half of 2000 were routinely destroyed.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-17710 by reference.