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Recommendation 33

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Civil legal aid, like criminal legal aid, needs the Government to take decisive action to...

Conclusion
Civil legal aid, like criminal legal aid, needs the Government to take decisive action to change the approach set by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 at the start of the last decade. Without such a step, the sector will continue to struggle to attract new recruits.
Paragraph Reference: 120
Government Response Not Addressed
HM Government Not Addressed
We are already considering the sustainability of the civil legal aid system and this includes consideration of what the future civil legal aid system should look like and how it should be structured.