{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-consolidation-and-amendment-regulations-1996/regulation-8C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-consolidation-and-amendment-regulations-1996/regulation-8C.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2447",
  "legislation_title": "The Advice and Assistance (Scotland) (Consolidation and Amendment) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/advice-and-assistance-scotland-consolidation-and-amendment-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/8C",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8C",
  "heading": "Information to be recorded in criminal matters",
  "text": "Where advice and assistance is given in relation to a criminal matter, the solicitor must record–\n(a) whether the matter is one as regards which–\n(i) a complaint has been served;\n(ii) a fixed penalty, compensation or work offer has been made under section 302, 302A or 303ZA of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;\n(iii) liability for another non-court penalty has arisen;\n(b) if not such a matter, a note of the details of the event to which the advice and assistance relates;\n(c) a summary of the nature and content of the advice and assistance;\n(d) any relevant case or other reference number.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 8C inserted (30.6.2008) by The Criminal Legal Assistance (Fees and Information etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/240), regs. 1(1), 3(2) (with reg. 1(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2447/regulation/8C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09T03:30:57.921163+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}