United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL8703
Courts and Legal Aid Scheme
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5 October 2020
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19 October 2020 · Answer
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19 October 2020
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to increase the rate of legal aid fees paid to barristers, and (2) to reduce the backlog of cases in the magistrates' and Crown courts.
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5 October 2020
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to increase the rate of legal aid fees paid to barristers, and (2) to reduce the backlog of cases in the magistrates' and Crown courts.
Source: Lords
19 October 2020
Answer
Criminal defence lawyers play a crucial role in upholding the rule of law and the Government greatly values the work they do. In August we announced that we would be taking forward the policy proposals that practitioners told us mattered most for the Crim...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-05/HL8703
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1240131
- uk · wq-1240131 · source updated 19 October 2020