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Recommendation 21
21
Ministry of Justice lacks concrete plans for routine civil legal aid profitability monitoring
Recommendation
In its Treasury Minute response MoJ stated that it was considering how to monitor profitability more regularly. It said that the Independent Criminal Legal Aid Board (CLAAB), established following the review of criminal legal aid, had included discussion of the current market position. But MoJ did not set out any proposals for more routine monitoring of civil legal aid beyond its review of civil legal aid.40 Since then MoJ has committed to increasing legal aid fees for housing and immigration, but has not yet implemented these uplifts.41
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 1 April 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗