Question follow-through · 18749
Legal Aid Scheme: Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase availability of legal aid to people who are victims of violence against women and girls, particularly in relation to people who wish to pursue judicial review.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase availability of legal aid to people who are victims of violence against women and girls, particularly in relation to people who wish to pursue judicial review.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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22 Jul 2026
Answer published
This Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade. As part of delivering this mission, we are committed to ensuring that victims of VAWG can access justice, including through the legal ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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