Committees

The Future of Legal Aid

Inquiry

This inquiry is looking at the major challenges facing legal aid clients and providers and how they might be tackled.

The legal aid system in England and Wales was fundamentally changed by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LAPSO). Since then, there have been several legislative changes and post-legislative reviews of LASPO.

We are especially interested in hearing about:

  • The sustainability of the legal aid market
  • The impact of covid-19 and the increasing reliance on digital technology to deliver legal advice and court services.

Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry.

Read a summary of our key recommendations to the Government.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 17 January 2023
2:30pm Public
The Future of Legal Aid - Oral evidence 17 January 2023
2:30pm
  • Lubna Shuja (President at The Law Society)
3:15pm
  • Mike Freer MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice at Ministry of Justice)
  • Daniel Flury (Director of Access to Justice Policy at Ministry of Justice)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 15 November 2022
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
The Future of Legal Aid - Oral evidence 15 November 2022
2:30pm
  • Daniel Bonich (Chair at Criminal Law Solicitors Association, and Managing Partner at Clarke Kiernan Solicitors LLP)
  • Richard Miller (Head of Justice at Law Society)
  • Kerry Morgan (Honorary Secretary at Criminal Law Solicitors Association, and Director at Morgan Brown Solicitors)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 27 April 2022
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
The Future of Legal Aid - Oral evidence 27 April 2022
2:30pm
  • Stephanie Boyce (President at Law Society)
  • Mark Fenhalls QC (Chair at Bar Council)
3:30pm
  • James Cartlidge MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Ministry of Justice)
  • Jelena Lentzos (Deputy Director for Legal Aid Policy at Ministry of Justice)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 18 January 2022
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
The Future of Legal Aid - Oral evidence 18 January 2022
2:30pm
  • Sir Christopher Bellamy QC, Chair of the Independent Criminal Legal Aid Review
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.