Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the review into the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 will include an open call for evidence.

To begin the process of reviewing the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), the Government plans to submit a Post Legislative Memorandum to the Justice Select Committee in a few months’ time. We will outline our plans for the post-implementation review (PIR) of LASPO in more detail when we submit the memorandum to Parliament. The PIR will cover the reforms to legal aid made by LASPO. We intend to work closely with key parties across the sector to inform the review’s conclusions.