Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 93549
Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
Tabled: 21 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Question
Ben Coleman
Labour — Chelsea and Fulham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the current fee levels for family legal aid on the retention and recruitment of legal practitioners undertaking work in private law (a) children
Answer
Sarah SackmanIt is vital that those who need legal aid – including some of the most vulnerable people in society - can access it wherever they live.Between January 2023 and March 2025, the Ministry of Justice undertook a comprehensive Review of Civil Legal Aid (RoCLA)...
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