Fixed and graduated fees in all major elements of the legal aid scheme are still planned, but the LSC has agreed to phase in the introduction of some elements of the new fixed fees for family legal aid work. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
All Party Parliamentary Group on Legal Aid — 22 October 2015 On 22 October 2015 there was a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Legal Aid, which this month focused on the outcome of the criminal legal aid tender and the impact of family legal aid cuts on victims of domestic abuse. (younglegalaidlawyers.org)
The result, due to be implemented on 14 October, would have seen the number of firms contracted to supply family legal aid cut from 2,400 to 1,300. (newlawjournal.co.uk)