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Recommendation 14
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Our 2019–21 Report on the effect of Covid-19 on the legal professions discussed measures taken...
Conclusion
Our 2019–21 Report on the effect of Covid-19 on the legal professions discussed measures taken to provide additional income during the early stages of the 68 The Future of Legal Aid pandemic. The impact of Covid-19 means, however, that the need to take action to improve the criminal legal aid framework is now even more urgent than it was when the Government set up the Criminal Legal Aid Review in 2018.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Government has committed to responding to Sir Christopher’s review by the end of 2021. As set out above, the accelerated measures brought significant new funding to criminal legal aid, including payments for paper heavy cases, reviewing unused material, sending cases to the Crown Court, and increased payments for cracked trials. The Legal Aid Means Test