Amendments 4, 5 and 6 are essentially technical changes that will ensure that similar rules about client contributions apply where the Scottish Legal Aid Board employs solicitors to provide criminal legal assistance in individual cases, and where the plans of Scottish ministers and SLAB to pilot different delivery methods for legal services are being delivered.Section 26(2) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 empowers SLAB to employ solicitors to assist local organisations in its functions of giving advice, promoting contacts...