Call for Evidence

Terms of reference

The Committee welcomes evidence on:

• How LASPO has impacted access to justice and for views on the post-implementation review and the criminal legal aid review;
• The role of the Legal Aid Agency;
• Recruitment and retention problems among legal aid professionals;
• The impact of the court reform programme and the increasing use of technology on legal aid services and clients;
• The impact of Covid-19 on legal aid services and clients; and
• What the challenges are for legal aid over the next decade, what reforms are needed and what can be learnt from elsewhere.

The deadline to submit written evidence is 2 November 2020.