Further to this. I have in front of me a set of Duty Solicitor attendance notes which have been subject to assessment by both the LSC AND the NAO. They are about as well recorded, on our standard form*, as any I have ever seen. They have, unsurprisingly, NOT been subject to any cost reduction. […]
We are all aware of the current (unacceptable) processing delays at the LSC The answer; speed up, employ more staff, deploy contracting staff away from useless audit activity to means assessment? You’ve guessed it, the answer is no. Rather you can do the job, or more precisely you can now issue emergency certificates for 8 […]