Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid providers have represented appellants in the First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber in each year since 2020.
Answered by Sarah Sackman
Information about the number of distinct provider offices completing at least one case in the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) in each financial year since 2020 can be found in the table below:
Financial Years | Number of provider offices |
2020-21 | 252 |
2021-22 | 235 |
2022-23 | 227 |
2023-24 | 217 |
2024-25 | 224 |
Legal aid for immigration and asylum services, including proceedings before the First Tier Tribunal is subject to both a legal merits test and an assessment of the individual’s financial circumstances.
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