Financial Changes in Social Work Unit at Glasgow Sheriff Court

Please note the terms of the undernoted copy e-mail which we have received today, 20th January 2010.

"Could you inform the solicitors of a change in financial circumstances with court services please. Our remit does not allow us the opportunity to pay people fares home should they be directed to the social work unit by your staff. It would be in exceptional circumstances that we would pay out for a bus fare home and this would need to meet a specific criteria - normally if they are know to a social work area team, and the team are willing to finance this.

Could you please advise solicitors to stop sending their clients to our office with the expectation that we will give money out for fares. We are able to see people re first appointments for orders just made, or if they wish to discuss some specific problem, but not for financial reasons.

Thanks for your help in this matter

Yvonne Johnstone
Service Manager Courts and South East CHCP
0141 287 6452 or 76452
Yvonne.Johnstone@glasgow.gov.uk