ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2002-03 POST Audit Committee

Statement of accountsFOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2003 CONTENTS Pages Board members ……………………………………………………………………………………… 1 Foreword ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 Statement of the Board’s and Chief Executive’s responsibilities ………………………………. 3 Statement on the system of internal control ………………………………………………………. 4 – 5 Independent auditor’s report ……………………………………………………………………….. 6 Financial Statements: Scottish Legal Aid Fund Income and Expenditure account …………………………………………………………... 8 Statement of recognised gains and losses ………………………………………………... 8 Balance sheet ………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Scottish Legal Aid Board 10 Statement of recognised gains and losses ………………………………………………... 10 11 Cash flow statements ……………………………………………………………………………... 12 Notes to the accounts …………………………………………………………………………….. 13 – 26 SCOTTISH LEGAL AID BOARD Statement of Accounts 2002/2003 1 BOARD MEMBERS Date appointed Jean Couper (Chairman: from 1998)………………………………….……………………. April 1994 Ellen Morton…………………………………………………………………………………… December 2002 Graeme McKinstry……………………………………………………………………………. April 2002 Peter L Gray…………………………………………………………………………………… September 2002 William Gallagher……………………………………………………………………………... April 2000 Sheriff Alexander Jessop…………………………………………………………………….. April 1996 Nick Kuenssberg……………………………………………………………………………… April 1996 David J C ...