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.

Work news

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Law Society and Criminal Law Solicitors Association questioned on future of legal aid
Committee to examine the future of legal aid for criminal defence solicitors
14 November 2022
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Justice Minister and leading legal voices to be questioned on legal aid policy
Justice Minister to be questioned on legal aid policy
26 April 2022
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Justice Committee examines calls to increase criminal legal aid funding
Justice Committee hears from Sir Christopher Bellamy QC
14 January 2022
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Government response to the Future of Legal Aid published
Justice Committee publishes Government Response and letter
16 November 2021
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Legal aid needs urgent reform to secure fairness of the justice system
Legal aid is in urgent need of reform to protect the fairness of the justice
27 July 2021
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Lawyers questioned on courts and legal aid during the pandemic
The Justice Committee examines the capacity of the courts in England and Wales to dispense justice and on the future of the legal aid system
22 February 2021
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Justice Committee quizzes experts on court capacity and legal aid
Justice Committee hears from experts in immigration, criminal and family law
25 January 2021
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Committee launch future of legal aid inquiry
The Justice Committee inquiry aims to look ahead to the future of legal aid
7 September 2020
Total results 8 (page 1 of 1)

Contact us

  • Email: justicecom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 1981/6684 (general enquiries) | 07745 641383 / 020 7219 3051 (media enquiries)
  • Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA