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Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid offices with a civil legal aid contract started less than five cases by each (a) local authority and (b) area of law in the (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25 financial year.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
5 Mar 2025
Target answer date
10 Mar 2025
Answer
11 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid offices with a civil legal aid contract started less than five cases by each (a) local authority and (b) area of law in the (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25 financial year.

  2. 10 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The requested information can be found in the attached table.Data for 2024-2025 is a year-to-date figure reflective of the work reported between 1 April 2024 to 31 January, inclusive. As such it is not directly comparable with 2022-23 and 2023-24. Please ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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