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Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve access to legal aid in short notice cases.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
15 Dec 2025
Answer
15 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve access to legal aid in short notice cases.

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    We recognise that in certain circumstances individuals may need to access legal aid services urgently and the Government provides specific support to facilitate this.In criminal legal aid, those who are to be interviewed under caution by the police are en...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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