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Neil Pooran, PA Scotland Political Reporter

Lawyers warn deprived communities face shortage of legal aid firms - forcing people to represent themselves

Thousands of people in Scotland’s most deprived communities are facing a chronic shortage of civil legal aid firms, lawyers have warned.

The Law Society of Scotland said the 100,000 people living in the most deprived communities had local access to just 29 civil legal aid firms.

Legal aid for civil court actions is only offered to people with a disposable income of less than £293 per month.

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