Policy papers and consultations

This consultation sets out proposals for reform of the criminal legal aid fee schemes which fall under Crime Lower.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 12 February 2024

• Crime lower consultation: Criminal Legal Aid

  Foreword Legal aid is a fundamental pillar of our free and fair justice…

The aim of this call for evidence is to obtain more information to further inform the Review of Civil Legal Aid and feed into policy development.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 19 January 2024

• Review of Civil Legal Aid - Call for evidence

  Introduction Vision for the future of the civil, family and tribunal…

A consultation on fees in relation to the Illegal Migration Act.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 28 September 2023

• Legal Aid Fees in the Illegal Migration Bill

  Ministerial Foreword As the Prime Minister has made clear, stopping the…

A review of the means test for civil and criminal legal aid.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 25 May 2023

This consultation proposes new fees to ensure that immigration legal aid fees properly reflect the changes coming to the immigration system.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 20 December 2022

The government’s response to the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid and a consultation on policy proposals.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 7 December 2022

This consultation seeks views on a number of changes to the fees structure in force in the Immigration and Asylum Chambers of the First-tier and Upper Tribunal.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 23 November 2022

A consultation on the future of the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 31 May 2022

Consultation on the proposed transfer of the assessment of all civil legal aid bills of costs to the Legal Aid Agency.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 9 November 2021

This call for evidence seeks evidence on the impact of the online system for immigration and asylum appeals on immigration legal aid fees.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 4 November 2021

The Review is inviting interested parties at the heart of the Criminal Legal Aid System to submit evidence on how the system as a whole can be improved and placed on a sustainable footing for the future.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 7 May 2021

Seeking views on proposals to introduce new remuneration arrangements for work associated with engagement with prosecution authorities at the pre-charge stage.

• From: Legal Aid Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 7 April 2021

We are seeking stakeholder views on new proposals for the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 4 October 2019

This call for evidence invites those interested or involved in the inquest process to share their experience of inquests as part of a Government review into the provision of legal aid for inquests.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 11 March 2019

The Ministry of Justice has published the Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of Part 2 of LASPO which focuses on civil litigation costs and funding.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 7 February 2019

Seeking views on proposals for allocating an additional £15 million of spending to the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme and proposals for distributing this additional expenditure.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 14 January 2019

Details of offence banding in the reformed Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 10 December 2018