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Legal Aid Scheme

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 25 July 2024UIN 947

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with the devolved Administrations on ensuring value for money in legal aid provision.

Answered by Heidi Alexander

Legal aid is a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland. My Rt. Hon. friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has not yet had the opportunity to discuss legal aid with the devolved governments. Ministers look forward to working with their counterparts in the devolved governments on a range of issues, including legal aid.

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