Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to improve public legal education.

Teaching people about their legal rights and responsibilities, together with helping them gain the confidence and skills to get access to justice can really make a difference to people’s lives – as well as our legal system. To further this work, the Government is working closely with partners across the PLE community, including representitives from the Citizenship Foundation, The Law Society, Bar Council, Magistrates’ Association, and Citizens Advice, among others.

On 31 October, as part of Justice Week, we launched the new vision statement for Public Legal Education. The statement creates a shared vision, which will help drive forward legal education initiatives. The statement reveals seven goals for where PLE might be in 10 years’ time.