Select committee: Justice Committee
Conclusion 44
3rd Report – Access to Justice: Legal Aid
Published 17 Jul 2026
Addressed to Ministry of Justice
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
Legal aid must be available sufficiently early in the process to allow for cases to be properly assessed and prepared. The Ministry of Justice must set out how it will address funding the legal work required on these cases prior to public bodies being named as interested parties. (Recommendation, Paragraph 128)
From: Justice Committee, 3rd Report – Access to Justice: Legal Aid (HC 541), 17 July 2026
Government response
No government response linked yet: deadline 15 October 2026, 17 days ago.