Legal aid has the user voice at its centre
The Review recommends the voice and interest of the user be at the centre of the legal aid system. Do you agree?
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How desirable are each of the following ways of embedding the user voice and experience into the design and delivery of a legal aid service, on a scale of 1 – 5 (1 being very undesirable and 5 being very desirable).
| 1. Direct engagement through enhanced approaches to quality assurance 1 Radio button: Checked 1 | 1. Direct engagement through enhanced approaches to quality assurance 2 Radio button: Not checked 2 | 1. Direct engagement through enhanced approaches to quality assurance 3 Radio button: Not checked 3 | 1. Direct engagement through enhanced approaches to quality assurance 4 Radio button: Not checked 4 | 1. Direct engagement through enhanced approaches to quality assurance 5 Radio button: Not checked 5 |
| 2. Indirect engagement through consumer panels 1 Radio button: Checked 1 | 2. Indirect engagement through consumer panels 2 Radio button: Not checked 2 | 2. Indirect engagement through consumer panels 3 Radio button: Not checked 3 | 2. Indirect engagement through consumer panels 4 Radio button: Not checked 4 | 2. Indirect engagement through consumer panels 5 Radio button: Not checked 5 |
| 3. Collaborative engagement by connectivity across the publicly funded legal assistance landscape. 1 Radio button: Checked 1 | 3. Collaborative engagement by connectivity across the publicly funded legal assistance landscape. 2 Radio button: Not checked 2 | 3. Collaborative engagement by connectivity across the publicly funded legal assistance landscape. 3 Radio button: Not checked 3 | 3. Collaborative engagement by connectivity across the publicly funded legal assistance landscape. 4 Radio button: Not checked 4 | 3. Collaborative engagement by connectivity across the publicly funded legal assistance landscape. 5 Radio button: Not checked 5 |
Partnership working and Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) help provide local context to user needs. Would you support placing duties on a prescribed list of public sector organisations, to work together in order to help CPPs achieve their goals?
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Legal aid has flexibility to address and adapt to user need
The Scottish Government supports the recommendation in the Review that provision by publicly-funded private solicitors should continue. Do you consider that there are ways in which the mixed model can be strengthened?
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Are there specific areas of law that might benefit from a more targeted approach to funding solicitor services?
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Are there certain groups that when accessing legal aid might benefit from a more targeted approach to funding solicitor services?
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Do you support building additional flexibility into the delivery of legal aid?
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Legal aid as a public service
As currently structured and delivered, do you consider legal aid a public service?
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Are there changes that you consider would make legal aid function more as a public service?
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Are there potential risks to looking at the delivery of legal aid as a public service?
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The Change Agenda
Are there actions that could be taken by the Scottish Government to help maintain or strengthen the current scope of legal aid?
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Are there any other aspects of the current scope of legal aid that you think should be reformed?
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About you
Are you responding as an individual or an organisation?
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