This will dramatically reduce access to justice for the most deprived members of society, whilst savage cuts to
the criminal legal aid budget can only increase the risk of miscarriages of justice.
Two pilots in best value tendering and the introduction of Crown Court Means Testing early next year will be vital in our efforts to keep on top of
the criminal legal aid budget.
Against the back drop of a threat of a further cut of # 220 million from
the criminal legal aid budget, this... Read more»
Although changes to
the criminal legal aid budget have been widely documented in the media, the same can not be said for public funding for family issues.
Not exact matches
Dramatically rising fees at Canadian law schools with equally dramatic reductions in provincial
legal aid budgets have created the perfect storm for young talent in the
criminal defence bar.
Sir Ian is being guided to make recommendations about splitting the
legal aid fund into
criminal and civil
budgets.
On a related note, YLAL hopes that the Treasury has come to accept that
criminal legal aid practices can not absorb the losses from further cuts to the
criminal budget.
The
budget for
criminal legal aid is being cut by # 215m, but this did not start to take effect until April 2014.
Reporting to Governing Board, managed staff of five,
budgets and all aspects of unique library archive sponsored by the American Bar Association and dedicated to preserving history of
legal aid and
criminal defender services.