Open date: 15 November 2010

Close date: 14 February 2011

This consultation seeks views on proposals for reform of legal aid in England and Wales. The proposals represent a radical, wide-ranging and ambitious programme of reform which aims to ensure that legal aid is targeted to those who need it most, for those cases in which legal advice or representation is justified.

This consultation is aimed at providers of publicly funded legal services and others with an interest in the justice system.

You are encouraged to use the online questionnaire to provide your response.

Consultation

• Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales [PDF 1.01mb]
• Impact on family mediation services - clarification [PDF 0.01mb]
• Provision of advice and information services by phone: clarification & background [PDF 0.02mb]
• Cynigion ar gyfer Diwygio Cymorth cyfreithiol yng Nghymru a Lloegr [PDF 0.07mb]
• Consultation questionnaire [Word 0.29mb]

Online questionnaire

The following questionnaire consists of 51 questions, so you may wish to read the consultation paper for background and context first, then set aside adequate time to enter your views on the following consultation pages.

Please note that once you start the online consultation, you can only return to your data provided you leave your browser open on the consultation page. If you close your browser part of the way through, you will not be able to continue where you left off.

Online consultation questionnaire

Impact assessments

• Scope Changes [PDF 0.29mb]
• Provision of telephone advice [PDF 0.13mb]
• Financial Eligibility [PDF 0.26mb]
• Legal Aid Remuneration (Criminal) [PDF 0.30mb]
• Legal Aid Remuneration - civil and family fees [PDF 0.17mb]
• Expert Fees [PDF 0.09mb]
• Interest on Client Accounts [PDF 0.13mb]
• Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme (SLAS) [PDF 0.18mb]
• Cumulative Legal Aid Reform Proposals [PDF 0.14mb]

Equality impact assessments

• Legal Aid Reform: Scope Changes [PDF 0.61mb]
• Provision of telephone advice [PDF 0.13mb]
• Financial Eligibility [PDF 0.14mb]
• Legal Aid Remuneration - Criminal Fees [PDF 0.25mb]
• Civil and Family Fees [PDF 0.17mb]
• Legal Aid Remuneration – Experts’ Fees [PDF 0.07mb]
• Alternative Sources of Funding: Sharing Responsibility [PDF 0.09mb]
• Cumulative Impact [PDF 0.16mb]
• Addendum to the Cumulative EIA [PDF 0.01mb]