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Question follow-through · 34400

Legal Aid Scheme: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of the cap on legal aid rates on defendants on a low income.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
6 Mar 2025
Answer
7 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of the cap on legal aid rates on defendants on a low income.

  2. 6 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Defendants facing trial at the magistrates’ court or Crown Court may apply for legal aid to pay for their defence costs; this covers the cost of preparing the case and providing legal representation. The evidence provision fee, which was introduced in 201...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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