Our budget consultation
About this consultation
Why are we consulting?
This consultation document sets out our draft strategy for 2026-2030 and our annual operating plan and budget for the operational year 2026-2027.
Our last four-year strategy came to an end in June 2024 but was then extended for two further years as we continued to focus on the delayed Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill. With the passage of that legislation in May 2025, and with initial planning for implementation well underway, we are now proposing a new four-year strategy to run from 2026-2030.
Our operating plan for 2026-2027 sets out the first year of activity under that new strategy as we begin commencement of some initial changes and work toward the commencement of key changes and new powers brought by the Regulation of Legal services (Scotland) Act 2025.
Who is the consultation for?
Our consultation is open to all and we welcome submissions from anyone with an interest in our work. However, we would particularly appreciate responses from:
- other regulatory authorities
- legal services providers and groups representing providers
- consumers and consumer groups.
What happens next?
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) consults at the same time each year, as set by statute. The deadline for responses is 12:00 noon on Thursday 19 March 2026. By law we must publish responses to the consultation by the end of March 2026. We must lay our final budget in Parliament by the end of April 2026.
How to respond to this consultation
The consultation will run for 9 weeks, closing on 19 March 2026.
You do not have to answer all the questions, only those where you have specific comments to make.
You can respond via email at: consult@scottishlegalcomplaints.org.uk or by sending a letter to:
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
12-13 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh, EH2 2AF
Reasonable adjustment requests and questions
If you have any questions about this consultation or you need information in a different format (such as large print, word document (.docx), rich text (.rtf) or text (.txt) or an audio recording), you can contact us using our webform, by email at enquiries@scottishlegalcomplaints.org.uk or phone us on 0131 201 2130.
If there is another format you would prefer, please ask us – we may be able to provide it.
2026-2027 SLCC Budget and Operating Plan
