Statutory guidance

Legal Aid Agency equality and diversity guidance

Under the terms of LAA standard contracts for the provision of legal aid services you must implement this equality and diversity guidance.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Legal Aid Agency equality and diversity guidance for providers

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Details

Requirements include the implementation and review of:

  • an equality and diversity policy
  • a communications plan
  • an equality and diversity training plan

There should be no findings of unlawful discrimination; and you must provide equality and diversity information to the LAA about legal aid clients and your personnel.

Published 1 June 2014
Last updated 15 October 2018 + show all updates
  1. Updated to include references to new LAA contract documents

  2. First published.