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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 November 2025
Debate
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillContribution
In 2024, the Access to Justice Foundation commissioned a report entitled The Value of Justice for All, with the Bar Council, to quantify the savings to government from an effective legal aid scheme. It concluded that, for every £1 spent on free legal advice, the state saved £2.71—a saving of almost 3:1. An effective legal aid scheme saves money; it makes obvious economic sense.
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