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Background to contracting

Background to contracting. Colin Lancaster Director of Policy and Development Anne Dickson Policy Projects Manager. Scottish Legal Aid Board www.slab.org.uk. Contracting background. Provisions added to LA(S)Act 86 in 1997 Recommended in Strategic Review in 2004

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Background to contracting

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  1. Background to contracting Colin Lancaster Director of Policy and Development Anne Dickson Policy Projects Manager Scottish Legal Aid Board www.slab.org.uk

  2. Contracting background Provisions added to LA(S)Act 86 in 1997 Recommended in Strategic Review in 2004 Broad approach considered by SLAB in 2008 Identified as potential means of addressing issues in mental health and immigration/asylum in 2010/11 Identified as potential savings measure in response to economic crisis in 2010 Included by SG in Sustainable Future paper in 2011 Current exercise focusing on criminal legal assistance Scottish Legal Aid Board

  3. Contracting objectives Deliver substantial savings of in excess of £3m by 2014-15 Encourage firms to create efficient business models to deliver services and ensure that the market operates efficiently Improve consistent and equitable access to justice Allow for better planning of service delivery in relation to need Provide clarity and precision around specific types of work, for example by ensuring that public sector service level requirements are met (including public sector equality duties). Scottish Legal Aid Board

  4. National Outcomes Scottish Legal Aid Board

  5. Current challenges - economics Scottish Legal Aid Board

  6. Scottish Legal Aid Board

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  8. Scottish Legal Aid Board

  9. All LCJBs Scottish Legal Aid Board

  10. Local Data on levels of complaints and indictments and solicitor fees: • http://www.slab.org.uk/export/sites/default/common/documents/ • reform/Local_Criminal_Justice_Board_Data_Final.doc • Additional data on average fee, and change in firm income over time: • http://www.slab.org.uk/export/sites/default/common/documents/ • profession/documents/Supplementary_LCJB_data.doc Local level data Scottish Legal Aid Board

  11. “There is no doubt in my mind that the High Street has to start with a huge programme of rationalisation. One aspect of the recession has been the sadly predictable rise in the number of sole practitioners. Understandable, but if there was ever a time for firms to get together and enjoy economies of scale it is now. My home town of Paisley has about 90,000 people and well over 30 firms. That’s unsustainable. That's 30 cash rooms, receptions and sets of overheads. I am not saying that the same number of solicitors can't make a living-but in a much reduced number of practice units. Ayr is worse-30 firms in a town of about 40,000 people. Solicitors are going to realise they are collectively employing hundreds of people they can no longer properly afford.” 18th March 2013 Scottish Legal Aid Board

  12. Options for contracting 1 Scottish Legal Aid Board

  13. Options for contracting 2 Scottish Legal Aid Board

  14. Issues to consider • Quality • Geographic scope • Subject scope • Choice • Capacity and coverage – firm numbers/structures • Procurement capacity • Contract length Scottish Legal Aid Board

  15. contracting@slab.org.uk http://www.slab.org.uk/providers/reforms/criminal/Contracting.html

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