Legal Aid Agency

(asked on 11th September 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the Legal Aid Agency has had to intervene to ensure that legal aid services were provided since 2012-13.


Answered by
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Dominic Raab
This question was answered on 10th October 2017

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) contracts with not for profit organisations and law firms to ensure the delivery of legal aid services in both criminal and civil proceedings. The LAA regularly reviews capacity in the legal aid market and takes action to ensure continued provision where gaps are identified. Applications made to the LAA to obtain such representation are in most matters dependent upon the means of the applicant and the circumstances of their case. Legal aid providers operate subject to both the terms of their contracts with the LAA and regulation by their applicable professional bodies.

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