Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 20
20
Acknowledged
Paragraph: 86
It is frustrating, and yet unsurprising, that many of the concerns raised over the operation...
Conclusion
It is frustrating, and yet unsurprising, that many of the concerns raised over the operation of the civil legal aid system by our predecessor Committee in 2015, and by Government’s post-implementation review in 2019, have been highlighted in evidence to this inquiry on the future of legal aid in 2021.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government recognises the recurring nature of concerns regarding civil legal aid. It states that some policy changes have already been delivered, and work on others (e.g., exceptional case funding, early legal advice pilot) is progressing, though delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
We recognise that several of the issues highlighted in the evidence provided during the inquiry are similar to those previously raised by the Committee or during the Post- Implementation Review of LASPO. During the Post-Implementation Review of LASPO we committed to addressing a number of these issues. In some cases, we have already delivered policy changes and in others we remain committed to progressing work to improve the system, albeit delivery has been delayed due to the need to reprioritise internally due to the immediate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This includes work to improve the exceptional case funding scheme, a pilot to test the impact of early legal advice in social welfare law, and the investment of an additional £3m to support litigants in person. Early advice and scope
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