The Government’s proposed legal aid reforms are facing further criticism in the House of Lords this month as discussions continue over the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. The Bill – which sets out the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ’s) plans to cut £350m from the annual legal aid budget – is currently under discussion in the upper house, with peers highlighting the potentially negative impact of the reforms.
January 26, 2012 at 07:03 PM
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Lords discuss legal aid reforms as new research claims cuts will incur £100m-plus knock-on costs
The Government’s proposed legal aid reforms are facing further criticism in the House of Lords this month as discussions continue over the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
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