Closed consultation Legal Aid Taxation Reform and Statutory Charge Registration

Summary

This reform will improve accountability and predictability over subject legal aid expenditure, which, in turn, will help the Department ensure legal aid funding is available to those who need it most.

The proposed reforms to statutory charge registration will improve the transparency of the registration process, and improve administrative efficiency.

Documents

• Consultation taxation reform and statutory charge registration Microsoft Word (117 KB)
• Annex 1: Taxation reform legislative amendment Adobe PDF (78 KB)
• Annex 2: Statutory change registration legislative amendment Adobe PDF (66 KB)
• Equality screening form: Statutory charge registration Adobe PDF (372 KB)
• Equality screening form: Taxation reform Adobe PDF (467 KB)
• Human rights impact assessment: Statutory charge registration Adobe PDF (179 KB)
• Human rights impact assessment: Taxation reform Adobe PDF (177 KB)
• Post consultation report Adobe PDF (224 KB)

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Consultation description

The consultation will close at 2pm on Friday 10 June 2022. Responses received after this time may not be considered by the Department. Responses are preferred via e-mail

Postal:

Taxation Reform Consultation
Enabling Access to Justice Division
Department of Justice
Massey House
Stormont Estate
Belfast
BT4 3SX

Ways to respond

Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.