Closed consultation Reform of publicly funded legal representation in the Civil and Family Courts

Summary

This consultation proposes reforms to limit the level of representation paid from public legal aid funds to represent those who are financially assisted to take, or defend, actions in the civil and family courts.

Documents

• Access to Justice review report 2011 Adobe PDF (722 KB)
• Post consultation report Adobe PDF (212 KB)
• Equality impact assessment Adobe PDF (183 KB)
• Regulatory impact assessment Adobe PDF (149 KB)

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Consultation description

The proposals follow the Access to Justice Review Report 2011. The proposals focus on bringing civil legal aid expenditure within budget and are contained in the Departmental Action Plan published as part of the Department of Justice’s response to the Review.

The Post-Consultation Report outlines

• a background to the consultation and the Department’s Response;
• the reform proposals, summary criteria and guidance;
• a summary of the views expressed by respondents together with a response by the Department.

Ways to respond

Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.