Criminal Legal Aid: proposals for solicitor fee scheme reform
Seeks views on the next steps for changes to the criminal legal aid solicitor fee schemes.
Detail
The consultation sets out proposals and their associated next steps for changes to the criminal legal aid solicitor fee schemes. This covers work carried out by legal aid providers at police stations, in magistrates’ courts, in the Crown Court, and in prisons.
This consultation is aimed at anyone with an interest in criminal legal aid in England and Wales. This will include, but is not limited to:
- members of the criminal defence profession and their representative bodies
- police station staff
- defendants
- academics
- others involved in the criminal justice system
Documents
Criminal Legal Aid: proposals for solicitor fee scheme reform Criminal Legal Aid: proposals for solicitor fee scheme reformapplication/pdfEquality StatementEquality Statementapplication/pdfImpact Assessmentapplication/pdfYmgynghoriad ar Gymorth Cyfreithiol Troseddol: Cynigion i Ddiwygio’r Cynllun Ffioedd ar gyfer Cyfreithwyr: Crynodeb Gweithredolapplication/pdfConsultation response: Criminal Legal Aid – proposals for solicitor fee scheme reformConsultation response: Criminal Legal Aid – proposals for solicitor fee scheme reform (PDF)application/pdfImpact assessment: Criminal Legal Aid – proposals for solicitor fee scheme reformapplication/pdfEquality statement: Criminal Legal Aid – proposals for solicitor fee scheme reformapplication/pdf