Legal aid means test review: understand the changes

Years of underinvestment have brought the justice system to its knees. Victims, defendants and witnesses are suffering the consequences while hardworking solicitors are forced out of the sector. Our fight for properly funded legal aid and access to justice is part of our advocacy work on the issues you’ve told us matter most.
We're taking our fight for fair funding to the High Court. Find out more and support our campaign.
Our updated heatmaps show how funding cuts have left large areas of England and Wales without access to advice.
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