Administration of Justice
(asked on 7th December 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on access to justice for the most vulnerable people in society.
This question was answered on 16th December 2016
The operation of the legal aid scheme is continually monitored by both the Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency, with legal aid statistics published on a quarterly basis. In addition to this, we are committed to reviewing Parts 1 and 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 by April 2018. The timing of this review will be announced in due course.