Explanatory Notes

Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025

2025 asp 8

27 June 2025

Background

Schedule 3 — Minor and Consequential Modifications of Enactments

Part 2 – Modification of the 1980 Act in relation to complaints

Publication of decisions

312.Paragraph 12 amends schedule 4 of the 1980 Act to require the Tribunal to publish certain decisions relating to conduct complaints and regulatory complaints (for example a decision under section 53(1)(a) relating to a conduct complaint suggesting professional misconduct). However, the publication of information that could or would identify a person to whom the complaint relates (other than the solicitor against who the complaint was made) is not permitted unless the Tribunal considers it is in the public interest to do so and the person consents to the publication of the information.