283.This section provides for children’s legal aid to be made available to a child automatically, that is without application of the merits and means tests discussed in relation to section 28D, in limited circumstances. Those circumstances are where:
284.Subsection (3) confers power on the Scottish Ministers to extend or restrict, by regulations, the circumstances in respect of which children’s legal aid is automatically available.
Commentary on Sections Part 19 – Legal Aid and Advice Section 28C – Circumstances where children’s legal aid automatically available