Legal Aid Scheme

(asked on 10th November 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on the courts system of the number of cases escalating into court disputes as a result of withdrawal of early legal advice.


Answered by
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Dominic Raab
This question was answered on 20th November 2017

Last year we spent £1.6bn on legal aid, just under a quarter of the Ministry of Justice’s budget. Maintaining access to justice remains absolutely vital and continues to be at the heart of our reforms.

On 30 October, the Lord Chancellor announced the post-implementation review of the legal aid changes made by, and following, the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. The review will consider the effect of the major changes to legal aid fees made by LASPO as well as amendments made subsequently as part of the ‘Legal Aid Transformation’ programme.

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