Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
When the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid will publish its recommendations.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review follows on from the introduction of the 'accelerated measures' which injected up to £51m per annum into the criminal legal aid system in September 2020.
Sir Christopher Bellamy QC is leading the review, which I understand he is close to completing. I can confirm the Government will publish Sir Christopher's report together with its response as soon as possible.
Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid offices were providing civil legal aid involving (a) claims against public authorities, (b) community care, (c) discrimination, (d) education (e) immigration and asylum, (f) family, (g) clinical negligence, (h) mental health, (i) public law and (j) welfare benefits in each year from 2012-13 to 2020-21 and for the last quarter for which figures are available.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.
Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.
Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 1,652 | 1,595 | 1,513 | 1,425 | 1,386 | 1,310 | 1,266 | 1,194 | 1,154 | 1,090 | 1,080 |
Offices | 2,318 | 2,258 | 2,142 | 2,040 | 1,969 | 1,981 | 1,913 | 1,802 | 1,717 | 1,589 | 1,565 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 2,129 | 1,811 | 1,700 | 1,785 | 1,697 | 1,601 | 1,448 | 1,560 | 1,497 | 1,435 | 1,401 |
Offices | 3,242 | 3,133 | 2,944 | 2,931 | 2,769 | 2,609 | 2,369 | 2,536 | 2,439 | 2,316 | 2,258 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Volume of Providers (firms) | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 63 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 70 |
Community Care | 85 | 83 | 71 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 76 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 82 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Education | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
Immigration Asylum | 197 | 239 | 226 | 199 | 182 | 166 | 141 | 203 | 189 | 176 | 172 |
Immigration Other* | 198 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 1,557 | 1,352 | 1,269 | 1,211 | 1,160 | 1,090 | 1,003 | 1,029 | 992 | 959 | 937 |
Clinical Negligence | 169 | 166 | 156 | 142 | 107 | 106 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 95 | 93 |
Mental Health | 172 | 168 | 160 | 176 | 169 | 158 | 147 | 156 | 147 | 135 | 135 |
Public Law | 87 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 110 | 99 | 95 | 95 |
Welfare Benefits | 286 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 41 | 38 | 36 |
Volume of Offices | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 83 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 101 |
Community Care | 140 | 131 | 115 | 163 | 142 | 136 | 124 | 146 | 137 | 129 | 127 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Education | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 19 |
Immigration Asylum | 228 | 405 | 376 | 323 | 285 | 262 | 229 | 303 | 281 | 263 | 257 |
Immigration Other* | 229 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 2,328 | 2,254 | 2,134 | 2,001 | 1,890 | 1,732 | 1,616 | 1,713 | 1,654 | 1,575 | 1,537 |
Clinical Negligence | 291 | 285 | 267 | 248 | 196 | 191 | 180 | 175 | 170 | 164 | 159 |
Mental Health | 193 | 189 | 179 | 200 | 189 | 173 | 161 | 181 | 172 | 159 | 157 |
Public Law | 111 | 107 | 101 | 95 | 111 | 108 | 102 | 155 | 141 | 130 | 130 |
Welfare Benefits | 364 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
*ceased as individual/separate category
Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid practitioners were providing civil legal aid involving (a) claims against public authorities, (b) community care, (c) discrimination, (d) education (e) immigration and asylum, (f) family, (g) clinical negligence, (h) mental health, (i) public law and (j) welfare benefits in each year from 2012-13 to 2020-21 and for the last quarter for which figures are available.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.
Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.
Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 1,652 | 1,595 | 1,513 | 1,425 | 1,386 | 1,310 | 1,266 | 1,194 | 1,154 | 1,090 | 1,080 |
Offices | 2,318 | 2,258 | 2,142 | 2,040 | 1,969 | 1,981 | 1,913 | 1,802 | 1,717 | 1,589 | 1,565 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 2,129 | 1,811 | 1,700 | 1,785 | 1,697 | 1,601 | 1,448 | 1,560 | 1,497 | 1,435 | 1,401 |
Offices | 3,242 | 3,133 | 2,944 | 2,931 | 2,769 | 2,609 | 2,369 | 2,536 | 2,439 | 2,316 | 2,258 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Volume of Providers (firms) | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 63 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 70 |
Community Care | 85 | 83 | 71 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 76 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 82 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Education | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
Immigration Asylum | 197 | 239 | 226 | 199 | 182 | 166 | 141 | 203 | 189 | 176 | 172 |
Immigration Other* | 198 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 1,557 | 1,352 | 1,269 | 1,211 | 1,160 | 1,090 | 1,003 | 1,029 | 992 | 959 | 937 |
Clinical Negligence | 169 | 166 | 156 | 142 | 107 | 106 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 95 | 93 |
Mental Health | 172 | 168 | 160 | 176 | 169 | 158 | 147 | 156 | 147 | 135 | 135 |
Public Law | 87 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 110 | 99 | 95 | 95 |
Welfare Benefits | 286 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 41 | 38 | 36 |
Volume of Offices | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 83 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 101 |
Community Care | 140 | 131 | 115 | 163 | 142 | 136 | 124 | 146 | 137 | 129 | 127 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Education | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 19 |
Immigration Asylum | 228 | 405 | 376 | 323 | 285 | 262 | 229 | 303 | 281 | 263 | 257 |
Immigration Other* | 229 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 2,328 | 2,254 | 2,134 | 2,001 | 1,890 | 1,732 | 1,616 | 1,713 | 1,654 | 1,575 | 1,537 |
Clinical Negligence | 291 | 285 | 267 | 248 | 196 | 191 | 180 | 175 | 170 | 164 | 159 |
Mental Health | 193 | 189 | 179 | 200 | 189 | 173 | 161 | 181 | 172 | 159 | 157 |
Public Law | 111 | 107 | 101 | 95 | 111 | 108 | 102 | 155 | 141 | 130 | 130 |
Welfare Benefits | 364 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
*ceased as individual/separate category
Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offices were providing civil legal aid in (a) in year from 2012-13 to 2020-21 and (b) the last quarter for which figures are available.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.
Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.
Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 1,652 | 1,595 | 1,513 | 1,425 | 1,386 | 1,310 | 1,266 | 1,194 | 1,154 | 1,090 | 1,080 |
Offices | 2,318 | 2,258 | 2,142 | 2,040 | 1,969 | 1,981 | 1,913 | 1,802 | 1,717 | 1,589 | 1,565 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 2,129 | 1,811 | 1,700 | 1,785 | 1,697 | 1,601 | 1,448 | 1,560 | 1,497 | 1,435 | 1,401 |
Offices | 3,242 | 3,133 | 2,944 | 2,931 | 2,769 | 2,609 | 2,369 | 2,536 | 2,439 | 2,316 | 2,258 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Volume of Providers (firms) | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 63 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 70 |
Community Care | 85 | 83 | 71 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 76 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 82 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Education | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
Immigration Asylum | 197 | 239 | 226 | 199 | 182 | 166 | 141 | 203 | 189 | 176 | 172 |
Immigration Other* | 198 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 1,557 | 1,352 | 1,269 | 1,211 | 1,160 | 1,090 | 1,003 | 1,029 | 992 | 959 | 937 |
Clinical Negligence | 169 | 166 | 156 | 142 | 107 | 106 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 95 | 93 |
Mental Health | 172 | 168 | 160 | 176 | 169 | 158 | 147 | 156 | 147 | 135 | 135 |
Public Law | 87 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 110 | 99 | 95 | 95 |
Welfare Benefits | 286 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 41 | 38 | 36 |
Volume of Offices | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 83 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 101 |
Community Care | 140 | 131 | 115 | 163 | 142 | 136 | 124 | 146 | 137 | 129 | 127 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Education | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 19 |
Immigration Asylum | 228 | 405 | 376 | 323 | 285 | 262 | 229 | 303 | 281 | 263 | 257 |
Immigration Other* | 229 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 2,328 | 2,254 | 2,134 | 2,001 | 1,890 | 1,732 | 1,616 | 1,713 | 1,654 | 1,575 | 1,537 |
Clinical Negligence | 291 | 285 | 267 | 248 | 196 | 191 | 180 | 175 | 170 | 164 | 159 |
Mental Health | 193 | 189 | 179 | 200 | 189 | 173 | 161 | 181 | 172 | 159 | 157 |
Public Law | 111 | 107 | 101 | 95 | 111 | 108 | 102 | 155 | 141 | 130 | 130 |
Welfare Benefits | 364 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
*ceased as individual/separate category
Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid providers there were (a) in each year from 2012-2013 to 2020-21 and (b) for the last quarter for which figures are available.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.
Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.
Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 1,652 | 1,595 | 1,513 | 1,425 | 1,386 | 1,310 | 1,266 | 1,194 | 1,154 | 1,090 | 1,080 |
Offices | 2,318 | 2,258 | 2,142 | 2,040 | 1,969 | 1,981 | 1,913 | 1,802 | 1,717 | 1,589 | 1,565 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 2,129 | 1,811 | 1,700 | 1,785 | 1,697 | 1,601 | 1,448 | 1,560 | 1,497 | 1,435 | 1,401 |
Offices | 3,242 | 3,133 | 2,944 | 2,931 | 2,769 | 2,609 | 2,369 | 2,536 | 2,439 | 2,316 | 2,258 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Volume of Providers (firms) | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 63 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 70 |
Community Care | 85 | 83 | 71 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 76 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 82 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Education | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
Immigration Asylum | 197 | 239 | 226 | 199 | 182 | 166 | 141 | 203 | 189 | 176 | 172 |
Immigration Other* | 198 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 1,557 | 1,352 | 1,269 | 1,211 | 1,160 | 1,090 | 1,003 | 1,029 | 992 | 959 | 937 |
Clinical Negligence | 169 | 166 | 156 | 142 | 107 | 106 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 95 | 93 |
Mental Health | 172 | 168 | 160 | 176 | 169 | 158 | 147 | 156 | 147 | 135 | 135 |
Public Law | 87 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 110 | 99 | 95 | 95 |
Welfare Benefits | 286 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 41 | 38 | 36 |
Volume of Offices | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 83 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 101 |
Community Care | 140 | 131 | 115 | 163 | 142 | 136 | 124 | 146 | 137 | 129 | 127 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Education | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 19 |
Immigration Asylum | 228 | 405 | 376 | 323 | 285 | 262 | 229 | 303 | 281 | 263 | 257 |
Immigration Other* | 229 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 2,328 | 2,254 | 2,134 | 2,001 | 1,890 | 1,732 | 1,616 | 1,713 | 1,654 | 1,575 | 1,537 |
Clinical Negligence | 291 | 285 | 267 | 248 | 196 | 191 | 180 | 175 | 170 | 164 | 159 |
Mental Health | 193 | 189 | 179 | 200 | 189 | 173 | 161 | 181 | 172 | 159 | 157 |
Public Law | 111 | 107 | 101 | 95 | 111 | 108 | 102 | 155 | 141 | 130 | 130 |
Welfare Benefits | 364 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
*ceased as individual/separate category
Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offices were providing criminal legal aid services in (a) each year from 2012-13 to 2020-21 and (b) the most recent quarter for which figures are available.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.
Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.
Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 1,652 | 1,595 | 1,513 | 1,425 | 1,386 | 1,310 | 1,266 | 1,194 | 1,154 | 1,090 | 1,080 |
Offices | 2,318 | 2,258 | 2,142 | 2,040 | 1,969 | 1,981 | 1,913 | 1,802 | 1,717 | 1,589 | 1,565 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 2,129 | 1,811 | 1,700 | 1,785 | 1,697 | 1,601 | 1,448 | 1,560 | 1,497 | 1,435 | 1,401 |
Offices | 3,242 | 3,133 | 2,944 | 2,931 | 2,769 | 2,609 | 2,369 | 2,536 | 2,439 | 2,316 | 2,258 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Volume of Providers (firms) | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 63 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 70 |
Community Care | 85 | 83 | 71 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 76 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 82 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Education | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
Immigration Asylum | 197 | 239 | 226 | 199 | 182 | 166 | 141 | 203 | 189 | 176 | 172 |
Immigration Other* | 198 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 1,557 | 1,352 | 1,269 | 1,211 | 1,160 | 1,090 | 1,003 | 1,029 | 992 | 959 | 937 |
Clinical Negligence | 169 | 166 | 156 | 142 | 107 | 106 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 95 | 93 |
Mental Health | 172 | 168 | 160 | 176 | 169 | 158 | 147 | 156 | 147 | 135 | 135 |
Public Law | 87 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 110 | 99 | 95 | 95 |
Welfare Benefits | 286 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 41 | 38 | 36 |
Volume of Offices | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 83 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 101 |
Community Care | 140 | 131 | 115 | 163 | 142 | 136 | 124 | 146 | 137 | 129 | 127 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Education | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 19 |
Immigration Asylum | 228 | 405 | 376 | 323 | 285 | 262 | 229 | 303 | 281 | 263 | 257 |
Immigration Other* | 229 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 2,328 | 2,254 | 2,134 | 2,001 | 1,890 | 1,732 | 1,616 | 1,713 | 1,654 | 1,575 | 1,537 |
Clinical Negligence | 291 | 285 | 267 | 248 | 196 | 191 | 180 | 175 | 170 | 164 | 159 |
Mental Health | 193 | 189 | 179 | 200 | 189 | 173 | 161 | 181 | 172 | 159 | 157 |
Public Law | 111 | 107 | 101 | 95 | 111 | 108 | 102 | 155 | 141 | 130 | 130 |
Welfare Benefits | 364 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
*ceased as individual/separate category
Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many providers of criminal legal aid services there were in each year from 2012-13 to the most recent quarter for which figures are available.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.
Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.
Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 1,652 | 1,595 | 1,513 | 1,425 | 1,386 | 1,310 | 1,266 | 1,194 | 1,154 | 1,090 | 1,080 |
Offices | 2,318 | 2,258 | 2,142 | 2,040 | 1,969 | 1,981 | 1,913 | 1,802 | 1,717 | 1,589 | 1,565 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Year | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Providers | 2,129 | 1,811 | 1,700 | 1,785 | 1,697 | 1,601 | 1,448 | 1,560 | 1,497 | 1,435 | 1,401 |
Offices | 3,242 | 3,133 | 2,944 | 2,931 | 2,769 | 2,609 | 2,369 | 2,536 | 2,439 | 2,316 | 2,258 |
Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:
Volume of Providers (firms) | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 63 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 70 |
Community Care | 85 | 83 | 71 | 91 | 87 | 81 | 76 | 94 | 88 | 83 | 82 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Education | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
Immigration Asylum | 197 | 239 | 226 | 199 | 182 | 166 | 141 | 203 | 189 | 176 | 172 |
Immigration Other* | 198 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 1,557 | 1,352 | 1,269 | 1,211 | 1,160 | 1,090 | 1,003 | 1,029 | 992 | 959 | 937 |
Clinical Negligence | 169 | 166 | 156 | 142 | 107 | 106 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 95 | 93 |
Mental Health | 172 | 168 | 160 | 176 | 169 | 158 | 147 | 156 | 147 | 135 | 135 |
Public Law | 87 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 110 | 99 | 95 | 95 |
Welfare Benefits | 286 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 41 | 38 | 36 |
Volume of Offices | |||||||||||
Category of Law | Apr-12 | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Apr-15 | Apr-16 | Apr-17 | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | Apr-20 | Apr-21 | Sep-21 |
Claims Against the Public Authorities | 83 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 101 |
Community Care | 140 | 131 | 115 | 163 | 142 | 136 | 124 | 146 | 137 | 129 | 127 |
Discrimination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Education | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 19 |
Immigration Asylum | 228 | 405 | 376 | 323 | 285 | 262 | 229 | 303 | 281 | 263 | 257 |
Immigration Other* | 229 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Family | 2,328 | 2,254 | 2,134 | 2,001 | 1,890 | 1,732 | 1,616 | 1,713 | 1,654 | 1,575 | 1,537 |
Clinical Negligence | 291 | 285 | 267 | 248 | 196 | 191 | 180 | 175 | 170 | 164 | 159 |
Mental Health | 193 | 189 | 179 | 200 | 189 | 173 | 161 | 181 | 172 | 159 | 157 |
Public Law | 111 | 107 | 101 | 95 | 111 | 108 | 102 | 155 | 141 | 130 | 130 |
Welfare Benefits | 364 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
*ceased as individual/separate category
Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the Employment Support Allowance appeals to the First Tier Tribunal that were cleared without a hearing were (a) withdrawn, (b) struck out and (c) superseded in (a) Quarter 1 and (b) Quarter 2 of 2018-19.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Information about outcomes for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:
www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.
The information requested is in the table below.
Benefit | Outcome Type | Quarter 1 (April to June) 2018/19 p | Quarter 2 (July to September) 2018/19 p |
ESA 1 | Withdrawn | 560 | 505 |
Struck out | 29 | 18 | |
Superseded | 2380 | 1748 |
1Data includes ESA and Incapacity Benefit reassessment. ESA was introduced in October 2008 and Incapacity Benefit reassessment followed in October 2010.
p Provisional data subject to change.
An SSCS appeal may be captured more than once as a hearing or non-hearing clearance should the original decision be overturned, set aside or an Upper Tribunal re-hearing is granted.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.
Latest figures for ESA (Between April 2014 – September 2018) indicate that 3.9m ESA (post WCA) decisions have been made, of these 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.
Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the personal independence payment appeals to the First Tier Tribunal in that were cleared without a hearing were (a) withdrawn, (b) struck out and (c) superseded in (i) Quarter 1 and (ii) Quarter 2 in 2018-19.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Information about outcomes for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:
www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.
The specific information requested is in the table below.
Benefit | Outcome Type | Quarter 1 (April to June) 2018/19p | Quarter 2 (July to September) 2018/19p |
PIP1 | Withdrawn | 895 | 839 |
Struck out | 20 | 32 | |
Superseded | 2,470 | 3,749 |
p Provisional data subject to change
An SSCS appeal may be captured more than once as a hearing or non-hearing clearance should the original decision be overturned, set aside or an Upper Tribunal re-hearing is granted.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large- scale case management system and are the best data that are available.
Latest figures (to December 2018) indicate that since PIP was introduced, 3.9 million decisions have been made, and of these 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at tribunals.
Asked by: Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the 5,238 personal independence payment appeals to the First Tier Tribunal in (a) October, (b) November and (c) December 2018 that were cleared without a hearing were (i) withdrawn by the appellant, (ii) conceded by the Department for Work and Pensions, (iii) struck out and (iv) superseded.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Information about outcomes for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:
www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.
Latest figures (to December 2018) indicate that since PIP was introduced, 3.9 million decisions have been made, and of these 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at tribunals.
The data requested which are available (HM Courts & Tribunals Service does not record a “conceded” outcome) are set out in the table below.
Benefit | Outcome Type | Oct 18 p | Nov 18 p | Dec 18 p |
Personal Independence Payment 1 | Withdrawn | 314 | 351 | 246 |
Struck out | 10 | 9 | 6 | |
Superseded | 1647 | 1501 | 1154 |
1Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Payment Claims (Reassessments).
p Provisional data subject to change.
An SSCS appeal may be captured more than once as a hearing or non-hearing should the original decision be overturned, set aside or an Upper Tribunal re-hearing is granted.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.
The data provided are the most recent available and for that reason might differ slightly from any previously published information.
Data are taken from a live management information system and can change over time. Data provided are internal Management Information and are not published