LAA Region

Mar-10

Mar-11

Mar-12

Mar-13

Mar-14

Mar-15

Mar-16

Mar-17

Mar-18

Birmingham

3

3

3

3

7

7

7

7

7

Brighton

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

0

0

Bristol

5

3

3

3

6

5

3

3

3

Cambridge

3

11

11

11

3

3

1

3

3

Cardiff

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

Leeds

5

7

7

7

14

14

9

9

9

Liverpool

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

London

23

25

25

23

30

26

24

24

24

Manchester

8

9

9

8

9

5

5

4

4

Newcastle

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Nottingham

2

6

5

5

10

9

9

9

9

Reading

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Grand Total

55

70

69

66

83

72

61

61

61

• The location provided is based on the LAA office closest to where the law centre office resides based on its postcode.

• 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, and categories of law is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/directory-of-legal-aid-providers. This shows which other firms may provide legal aid services in those regions where a law centre does not operate.