Extending legal aid to all kinship carers
More legal aid provision is needed to help families and friends to look after children and avoid them having to go into care.
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. We’re fighting for properly funded legal aid and access to justice for all.
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Access to Justice Committee
Our Access to Justice Committee promotes improvements in legal aid and access to justice and advises on policy formulation.