SALC Responds to Government Consultation
28th May 2010
Renfrewshire Law Centre's Principal Solicitor, Jon Kiddie, while acting in his capacity as Secretary of the Scottish Association of Law Centres (SALC), has submitted SALC's formal response to a consultation being undertaken by the Scottish Government in conjunction with COSLA (the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities) and the Scottish Legal Aid Board.
The consultation examines the provision of publically funded legal assistance (PFLA) in Scotland, and is relevant to law centres, legal aid solicitors, citizens advice bureaux, welfare rights officers, debt advisors, and other types of third sector organisations that provide advice and information on people's rights.
It is also relevant, of course, to their clients, particularly in the face of potentially huge public spending cuts that could see many of these services restricted if not withdrawn entirely.