Summary
The consultation seeks views on a number of proposals for simplifying and harmonising civil legal aid means testing and puts forward two options for the introduction of threshold limits which would form part of the criminal legal aid means assessment if a formal test were to be introduced into the magistrates’ courts.
Documents
- Proposals for the reform of financial eligibilty for civil and criminal legal aid
- Financial eligibility impact assessment
- Appendix B: Equality screening form
- Appendix C: Partial regulatory impact assessment
- Independent research and evaluation: Civil legal aid means test March 2012
- Independent research: Economic research evaluatin civil legal aid means test February 2012
Consultation description
In addition, the consultation sets out some general principles which, if accepted, would underpin the replacement to Legal Advice and Assistance when Civil Legal Services and the Funding Code have been introduced.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.