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B runswick House 51 Wilson Street Glasgow G1 1UZ Elena Whitham MSP Convener Social Justice and Social Security Committee The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP st 31 May 2022 Dear Convener, Thank you for inviting SAMH to contribute to your evidence session on debt and mental health on th Thursday 12 May 2022.
ACTION: Transform Scotland to confirm dates and times for the March and May meetings. [These were subsequently confirmed as Tuesday 29 March and Tuesday 24 May, with both meetings to commence at 18:00.]
With the Armed Forces Covenant soon to become a legal obligation for statutory Services and others it is important that the Scottish Parliament is aware of the unique obligations and sacrifices made by this community, the disadvantages they may face and special provision that may be required in certain circumstances....
The following sections set out additional detail where the experiences of people we support provide a sense of crisis in our legal aid system that may not be clear from other data sets.
The impact of this decision needs to be understood and revisited. This decision may be causing unnecessary complexity and delay during extradition hearings.
Members of SALC also report a lack of practitioners focussing on AWI in Aberdeen and in remote areas of Scotland and are aware some practitioners may not offer to 3 Scottish Legal Aid Board (May 2025) Civil legal aid Geographic trends analysis. undertake work under Advice and Assistance and will charge for work until...
The Committee notes in its response to the AGS that the Scottish Government has provided a list of ‘upcoming milestones’ with estimated dates. Your Committee may wish to consider monitoring progress in these areas as part of its future work.