Question follow-through · 14574
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of employment tribunal processes on litigants without legal representation.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 15 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 19 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 25 Nov 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of employment tribunal processes on litigants without legal representation.
19 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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25 Nov 2024
Answer published
Tribunals, including the Employment Tribunals, are designed to be expert, accessible, low cost and without a need for legal representation. Legal aid is available for legal advice and assistance in relation to discrimination cases which fall under the Equ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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