Between its inception on 1 April 1987 and 31 March 1999, the Scottish Legal Aid Board has dealt with just over 310,000 applications for civil legal aid of which just over 60,000 were refused following a review of the decision; over 1 million applications for an increase in authorised expenditure under Advice and Assistance, of which approximately 110,000 were refused; and over 800,000 applications for summary criminal legal aid (including appeals) of which around 79,000 were refused following a request for a review of the decision.