#2026/117Hukuk Yardımı ve Danışma ile Yardım (Çeşitli Değişiklikler) (İskoçya) Yönetmelikleri 2026
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The 2026 regulations make it easier for children involved in legal proceedings under the Children's Hearings Act to get legal help without needing to prove their financial situation or the merits of their case. They also allow for a broader range of issues to be addressed in one application and increase the amount of work that can be done before needing approval from the Scottish Legal Aid Board. Additionally, payments for care leavers will not count against their financial assessments for legal aid.
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Key Changes
- Removed financial eligibility and merits assessments for children accessing legal assistance.
- Allowed a single application to cover a range of legal issues.
- Increased the initial expenditure limit before needing approval from the Scottish Legal Aid Board.
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Obligations
What this law requires
Remove financial eligibility assessments for children accessing ABWOR representation in proceedings under the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011
Remove merits assessments for children accessing ABWOR representation in proceedings under the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011
Allow ABWOR assistance to cover a range of matters by way of a single application rather than requiring separate applications
Raise the initial expenditure limit for Children's Hearings Act cases to permit more work before Scottish Legal Aid Board approval is required
Disregard care leaver payments (paid under section 93A(1) of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018) in the assessment and computation of disposable capital and income for legal aid purposes