Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 67450

Legal Aid Scheme

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will consider the potential merits of conducting a review of the legal aid policy.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The previous Government commissioned the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review (CLAIR), chaired by Lord Bellamy KC in 2021, to provide analysis of the criminal legal aid system and explore the ways in which the Government could support its long-term susta...
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