Select Committee · Justice Committee
Access to Justice
Status: Open
Opened: 23 Jul 2025
This inquiry will examine how advice and legal services are adapting to secure access to justice across civil, criminal, and family law, and the impacts of the cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency. In 2022-23, the Justice Committee undertook a broad inquiry on the Future of Legal Aid , looking at the challenges facing legal …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Aileen Armstrong · Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Anna Bradley · Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Dr Monisha Shah · The Legal Services Board (LSB), Richard Orpin · The Legal Services Board (LSB), Sarah Rapson · Financial Reporting Council | View ↗ |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Dr John Sorabji · University College London (UCL), Dr Liz Curran · Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, Tom Hayhoe · Legal Services Consumer Panel | View ↗ |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Dr Lisa Wintersteiger · Advicenow (formerly known as Law for Life), Dr Philip Drake · Manchester Justice Hub, Liz Bayram · Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY), Mr Nimrod Ben-Cnaan · Law Centres Network, Professor Linda Mulcahy · Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford | View ↗ |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Kirsty Brimelow KC · Criminal Bar Association, Richard Miller · The Law Society of England and Wales, Rohini Jana · Legal Aid Practitioners Group | View ↗ |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Barbara Mills KC · The Bar Council, Richard Miller · The Law Society of England and Wales, Rohini Jana · Legal Aid Practitioners Group | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | — | Correspondence from Ian Jeffery, Chief Executive of The Law Society, dated 7 Ma… |