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The criminal justice system is in crisis with a lack of investment leading to unprecedented backlogs and rapidly shrinking numbers of legal aid firms. Find out what we’re doing to fight for the future of criminal legal aid.
The government has announced an initial increase to criminal legal aid fees, coming into force from September 2022.
More legal aid provision is needed to help families and friends to look after children and avoid them having to go into care.
The UK government announced an initial 9% increase to criminal legal aid rates for solicitors will come into force from September this year, with the possibility for further increases as the consultation on criminal legal aid concludes in the autumn.
Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall.
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of days of strike action from 27 June 2022, escalating its protest to the government’s proposals on criminal legal aid.
