Sentences with phrase «aid cuts introduced»

The report proposed that a set of minimum standards should be established to ensure that access to justice is a reality for all, but did not recommend that the legal aid cuts introduced by LASPO should be reversed in full.

Following the legal aid cuts introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO»), it is clear that access to justice has been severely limited — both in terms of the areas of law for which people can obtain publicly - funded legal advice and representation, and in relation to the proportion of people who are financially eligible for such legal help.

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But when the coalition cuts to legal aid were introduced, she was forced to leave the job she loved.

The government plans to introduce a system of price competitive tendering (PCT) into criminal defence work with the aim of slashing a further # 220m from the legal aid bill and cutting the number of contracts from 1,600 to around 400 providers.

This April will mark the fifth anniversary of the biggest cuts to the legal aid scheme in the UK since it was introduced after the Second World War.

The government has repeatedly said it will carry out a review to assess the full impact of the reforms and cuts to legal aid introduced by LASPO after three years.