The Public Defence Solicitors' Office in Edinburgh: An Independent Evaluation

Tamara Goriely; Paul McCrone; Peter Robert Duff; Martin Knapp; Alistair Henry; Cyrus Tata; Becki Lancaster; Avrom Sherr

The Public Defence Solicitors' Office in Edinburgh: An Independent Evaluation

Tamara Goriely, Paul McCrone, Peter Robert Duff^*, Martin Knapp, Alistair Henry, Cyrus Tata, Becki Lancaster, Avrom Sherr

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Abstract

The Public Defence Solicitors' Office (PDSO) was established in Edinburgh on 1 October1998. 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.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Edinburgh
Publisher	Scottish Executive Central Research Unit
Number of pages	270
Publication status	Published - 1 Sep 2001

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