Criminal justice
Our fight for access to justice and properly funded criminal legal aid is part of our advocacy work on the issues you've told us matter most.
Criminal legal aid: what's changing
In 2024, we secured a long-awaited fee increase for solicitors. This was the first boost to criminal legal aid funding in 25 years.
With further still to go, discover how we’re driving efforts to properly fund this vital public service.
All resources
- Advocacy in the youth court14 Oct 2024
- Appeals against Crown Court decisions28 Jan 2025
- Criminal legal aid report – key recommendations27 Jan 2022
- Criminal legal aid work: options your firm should consider now07 Oct 2024
- Crown court advocacy procedure tips15 Apr 2020
- Law enforcement and judicial cooperation in criminal matters after Brexit28 Jul 2021
- Tendering for legal aid contracts10 Oct 2024
- Tipping off and prejudicing an investigation27 Feb 2023
- Transparency in the family courts28 Jan 2025
- UK economic crime regime30 Apr 2024
- Victims of modern slavery – guidance for solicitors30 Apr 2020
- Algorithm use in the criminal justice system report04 Jun 2019
- Are our courts fit for purpose?19 Dec 2022
- Cost of a day in court27 Jul 2018
- Crown Court backlogs: how would case increases impact practitioners?24 Feb 2022
- Improving the legal aid means test as living costs rise22 Jul 2024
- Justice on trial 2019: Fixing our criminal justice system report14 Jun 2019
- More affordable justice: legal aid means test report30 May 2022
- Paying for legal help when ineligible for criminal legal aid – report 28 Sep 2018
- Reframing justice – our research02 May 2025
- Technology, access to justice and the rule of law report16 Sep 2019
- Anti-terrorism20 Sep 2021
- Communication with prisoners by mobile phone05 Dec 2019
- Conflicts of interest in criminal cases05 Dec 2019
- Criminal Finances Act 201727 Jan 2020
- Criminal Procedure Rules 2020: solicitors' duties15 Jul 2021
- Criminal plea in absence of sufficient prosecution case information03 Mar 2021
- Criminal prosecutions of victims of trafficking20 Nov 2023
- Defence costs orders18 Mar 2021
- Defence witness notices03 Mar 2021
- Protection for client accounts04 Mar 2025
- Rejecting un-remunerative publicly funded criminal work27 Nov 2023
- Representing clients at section 2 CJA interviews20 May 2020
- Statutory defences available to asylum seekers charged with document offences03 Aug 2023
- Use of interpreters in criminal cases31 Jan 2023
- Virtual court first hearings07 Jul 2021
- Withdrawing from a criminal case03 Mar 2021
- Can I make a Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority complaint on behalf of a client?28 Jan 2025
- How should I send confidential and privileged information to a client in prison?23 Aug 2023
- I’ve been professionally embarrassed. Can I withdraw from a Crown Court case?08 Jul 2021
- What ID is needed to visit a client at a police station?28 Jan 2025
- What do we need to include in our policy on handling cash?28 Jan 2025
- Advocacy and the vulnerable training30 Sep 2024
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) interview protocol02 Jan 2023
- How to talk about access to justice and the rule of law02 May 2025
- Nightingale courts status interactive map07 May 2025
- Advocacy standards02 Apr 2025
- Court closures29 Jan 2025
- Court reform16 Jun 2025
- Criminal legal aid09 May 2025
- Domestic Abuse Act 202128 Jan 2025
- Economic Crime Act: what does it mean for law firms?07 Apr 2025
- LASPO Act 28 Jan 2025
- Operation Early Dawn: what it means for solicitors19 Aug 2024
- Professional court users' access scheme20 Aug 2024
- Prosecution of ‘failure to disclose’ offences28 Jul 2021
- Remote hearings24 Jul 2024
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