Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 29
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Early engagement between police, prosecution, and defence is beneficial, hindered by legal aid.
Conclusion
Greater engagement between the police, prosecution and defence has been highlighted as best practice for determining the scope of prosecutions and helping conclude cases in a timely manner. A key barrier to this engagement has been the lack of legal aid funding, and so we welcome the Government’s recent commitments in relation to ensuring this early engagement is incentivised through the legal aid schemes.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 11 January 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗