Other changes, principally to the levels and structure of fees to be paid to solicitors, are to be laid before Parliament in a negative instrument by 6 June.Although the reforms have not been universally welcomed by the legal profession, I have confidence in the effectiveness and fairness of the summary criminal legal assistance provisions, which were developed after detailed negotiations with the Law Society of Scotland and other representatives of the legal profession.The overall effect of the regulations and the instrument that is being drafted and will be subject to the negative procedure is to reward early resolution of cases while preserving reasonable fee levels for necessary work.