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Legal System 8
Access to Justice
Term | Definition |
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Legal Aid Agency | Set up by LASPO 2012 |
MoJ/Lord Chancellor | Sets criteria for legal aid |
Limited areas of law only, plus means & merits test | Civil legal aid |
Means test plus interests of justice test | Criminal legal aid |
May not be reimbursed, even if acquitted | 'Innocence tax' |
CAB, Age Concern, Shelter | NFP agencies |
'Advice deserts' | Areas where no legal aid lawyers operate |
Duty Solicitor | Provided at police station |