The public defence solicitors office : An independant evaluation
Goriely, Tamara and McCrone, P and Duff, P and Knapp, M. and Henry, A and Tata, Cyrus and Lancaster, B and Sherr, A. (2001) The public defence solicitors office : An independant evaluation. The Scottish Government.
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The Public Defence Solicitors' Office (PDSO) was established in Edinburgh on 1 October 1998. The enabling legislation required that it be formally evaluated, and a report presented to Parliament within three years. Research was therefore commissioned to compare criminal defence services delivered through the PDSO with those delivered through private practice solicitors under the legal aid scheme. The comparison was undertaken with reference to four criteria: · cost-effectiveness; · the quality of services provided; · client satisfaction; and · the contribution of each delivery method to the efficiency of the criminal justice system, including the impact on the courts, the Procurator Fiscal service, the police and the judiciary. This study was confined to representation in summary proceedings (that is, proceedings without a jury). During the period of the study, the Office did not undertake solemn work, before a judge and jury.
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Goriely, Tamara, McCrone, P, Duff, P, Knapp, M., Henry, A, Tata, Cyrus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1033-478X, Lancaster, B and Sherr, A.;-
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Item type: Report ID code: 29568 Dates: DateEvent2001PublishedKeywords: public defence, solicitors office, judiciary, Criminal justice administration, SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Subjects: Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare > Criminal justice administration Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Law > Law Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 18 Mar 2011 15:00 Last modified: 18 Jan 2023 11:50 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/29568