Open consultation

Criminal Legal Aid: proposals for solicitor fee scheme reform

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 9 May 2025

Applies to England and Wales

Summary

Seeks views on the next steps for changes to the criminal legal aid solicitor fee schemes.

This consultation is being held on another website.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 4 July 2025

Consultation description

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

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-4678-9, CP 1316

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Criminal Legal Aid: proposals for solicitor fee scheme reform

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5698-6, CP 1316

PDF, 280 KB, 32 pages

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Equality Statement

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Equality Statement

PDF, 387 KB, 21 pages

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Impact Assessment

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Published 9 May 2025