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UIN 1344

Legal Aid Scheme

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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10 November 2023

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15 November 2023 · Answer

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15 November 2023

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the annual cost for the Legal Aid Agency to process escape fee claims; what proportion of escape fee claims are rejected; and what the value to the Legal Aid fund of rejected escape fee claims was in each

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  1. 10 November 2023

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the annual cost for the Legal Aid Agency to process escape fee claims; what proportion of escape fee claims are rejected; and what the value to the Legal Aid fund of rejected escape fee claims was in each

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  2. 15 November 2023

    Answer

    The term ‘escape fee claim’ is used in connection with various types of legal aid work which is funded by way of fixed or standard fee, where the legislation in place allows a claim at hourly rates to be made in circumstances where the actual cost of work...

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