Public Accounts Committee unhappy with implementation of legal aid cuts Drastic cuts to civil legal aid have been carried out by the Ministry of Justice ‘in the dark’ – without any knowledge or concern about their impact or any way of measuring if policy objectives are being met, according to a report from the Public…
The withdrawal of legal aid in many family cases has meant that volunteer groups such as the McKenzie friend scheme are becoming increasingly popular. Plans are under way to create new advice centres where law students will assist divorcing couples by guiding them through the divorce process. The scheme is to be introduced as part…