Legal Services Commission: Legal Aid and Mediation for People Involved in Family Breakdown

HC 396, Fifty-first Report of Session 2006-07 - Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

Author:

House of Commons - Committee of Public Accounts

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

Family disputes that are resolved through mediation are cheaper, quicker and, according to academic research, less acrimonious than those settled through the courts. Despite these advantages, only 20% of people who are funded by legal aid for family breakdown cases - excluding those involving domestic violence - currently opt for mediation.

Following on from a National Audit Office report on this topic ('Legal Aid and Mediation for People Involved in Family Breakdown (HC 256)' - ISBN 0102944520, available below), the Committee's report examines the shortcomings of the current system for referring clients to mediation and the actions the Legal Services Commission has in train to: increase referrals to and take-up of mediation services; to improve the quality of mediation offered; and to strengthen the Commission's oversight of solicitors and mediation providers.

Extent	41 pages	ISBN	9780215036384
Size	A4	Price	£11.00
Binding	Paperback	Published	16 Oct 2007
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