Family Legal Aid Reform

HC 714, Eighth Report of Session 2008-09 - Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

Author:

House of Commons - Justice Committee

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

The Legal Services Commission published a consultation document, 'Family Legal Aid Funding from 2010: A Consultation', in December 2008. It contained proposals that were part of a broader strategy for legal aid reform, as outlined in Lord Carter's July 2006 report, 'Legal Aid - A Market-based Approach to Reform'.

Lord Carter's strategy was a staged move from a mixed economy of fixed and graduated fees, uplifts and other add-ons and hourly rates to a market-based system of competitive tendering. The interim step envisaged fixed fees for different types of cases.

The former Constitutional Affairs Committee supported the objectives but concluded that the plans were introduced too quickly and rigidly. The Justice Committee continues to support the fundamental aims of legal aid reform but feels that evidence that the approach being taken will achieve the desired outcomes has not been provided.

Extent	162 pages	ISBN	9780215540072
Size	A4	Price	£20.00
Binding	Paperback	Published	20 Jul 2009
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