Criminal Legal Aid: proposals for solicitor fee scheme reform

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