Question follow-through · 20046

Employment Tribunal Service: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to Legal Aid for discrimination claims in the Employment Tribunal.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
13 Dec 2024
Target answer date
18 Dec 2024
Answer
18 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to Legal Aid for discrimination claims in the Employment Tribunal.

  2. 18 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Legal aid is available for legal advice and assistance in relation to discrimination cases which fall under the Equality Act 2010 or previous discrimination legislation, subject to passing the means and merits tests. Legal aid for other employment matters...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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