The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is planning to proceed with the implementation of some of the changes outlined in the Ministry of Justice’s ‘Transforming Legal Aid – Next Steps’ paper (albeit that the changes are still subject to parliamentary approval).
For a summary of the changes which the LAA proposes to implement with effect from 2 December 2013, click on the link below:
DG Legal Summary of legal aid changes to come into effect on 2 December 2013