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Law Society president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff today spelled out to MPs the potentially devastating consequences of the government's plans to cut criminal legal aid.
The Law Society has outlined why the government's plans to introduce price-competitive tendering for criminal legal aid are unworkable.
The government's proposals for price competitive tendering of legally-aided criminal defence services are unworkable, the Law Society has said in its response to the MoJ's consultation paper 'Transforming Legal Aid'.
The Law Society has welcomed the announcement of a Justice Select Committee hearing into the government's proposals for price-based competitive tendering of criminal legal aid services.
Local law societies have told Chris Grayling that cuts would lead to 'solicitor deserts', raise the risk of miscarriages of justice, and would cost the taxpayer more than the current system.
Lawyers across England and Wales are planning a nationwide moment of unity to express their genuine concern and alarm at the government's plan to cut criminal legal aid.
The legal profession has united in its opposition to the government's proposals for savage cuts to the funding of the legal aid budget and the introduction of price-competitive tendering.
Criminal legal aid lawyers last night took the opportunity to spell out face-to-face with Chris Grayling their opposition to the government's proposals for price-competitive tendering (PCT).
The legal profession has joined forces to oppose the Ministry of Justice consultation on proposed savage cuts to the funding of the criminal legal aid budget, the introduction of price-competitive tendering and other changes to the criminal justice system.
The Law Society has secured its members two face-to-face meetings with the lord chancellor Chris Grayling.
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