The Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Criminal Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989 (“the principal regulations”) (S.I. 1989/1491) to provide that–

(a) the duty solicitor may be allowed an additional fee under regulation 6 of the principal regulations in respect of any proof in mitigation or proof of a victim statement (regulation 4);

(b) the capped fees for the duty solicitor set out in regulation 6 of the principal regulations do not apply to appearances on behalf of an assisted person in a court which has been designated as a domestic abuse court by the sheriff principal (regulation 4);

(c) there is a time limit of 4 months from conclusion of proceedings for submission of accounts by solicitors and counsel, and the Scottish Legal Aid Board may allow such accounts to be submitted late on cause shown (regulation 6);

(d) the fees for certain work done by solicitors in solemn proceedings are increased (regulations 5 and 7 and the Schedule).