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Proscribed Organisations: Legal Aid Scheme

Asked by Suella BravermanReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 7 May 2025UIN 48985

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to reduce taxpayer funding of legal representation of proscribed (a) people and (b) organisations.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

This Government has made no assessment of limiting legal aid to members of proscribed organisations but will keep the matter under review.

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