Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many law centres offer legal aid in each region.

183907: This information is published annually by the Ministry of Justice and is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720185/legal-aid-statistics-client-diversity-data-to-mar-2018.ods.

183909: See attached ‘Annex B’

183910: Figures on volumes and closed case costs for inquests are published quarterly by the Ministry of Justice and available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743382/legal-aid-statistics-civil-detail-data-apr-jun-2018.ods.

183911: This information is published by the Ministry of Justice quarterly and is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-april-to-june-2018. Table 7.2 of the Legal aid statistics England and Wales tables April to June 2018 file contains starts and outcomes for legally aided family mediation both annually and quarterly for the period enquired about.

183912:

1 As of June 2018

Legal aid contracts are held across a broad base of providers, including Law Centres. Under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract, only 2% of the contracts issued are with Law Centres. A complete list of firms (including both Law Centres and those in private practice) which hold a legal aid contract is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/directory-of-legal-aid-providers, listing the number of providers broken down by area. This shows which other firms may provide legal aid services in those regions where a law centre does not operate.