Immigration: Legal Aid Scheme
(asked on 19th July 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children under 18 (a) applied for and (b) were granted legal aid through the Exceptional Case Funding Scheme in immigration cases in 2016-17.
Applications to the Exceptional Case Funding scheme for immigration matters,
by age of applicant, April 2016 to March 2017
FY application received | Under 18 | 18-24 | 25 and over | Unknown | Total |
Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 | 63 | 127 | 807 | 10 | 1,007 |
Applications to the Exceptional Case Funding scheme for immigration matters,
which were granted1, by age of applicant, April 2016 to March 2017
FY application received | Under 18 | 18-24 | 25 and over | Unknown | Total |
Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 | 44 | 98 | 541 | 5 | 688 |
1 Granted by 31 May 2017