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Recommendation 18

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The Government should consider how technology can be used to increase the accessibility of legal...

Recommendation
The Government should consider how technology can be used to increase the accessibility of legal advice to suspects and defendants. The Government should also consider developing a scheme to enable criminal legal aid providers to upgrade their digital capacity.
Paragraph Reference: 77
Government Response Not Addressed
HM Government Not Addressed
Sir Christopher Bellamy QC is considering the efficiency and transparency of the criminal legal aid market as part of his Independent Review into Criminal Legal Aid, including looking at how legal aid can be made responsive to user needs both now and in the future and administrative burdens for providers. We will address this issue in our response to his review and have committed to responding to the Review’s final report before the end of 2021.