The Bar Council has warned that families across England and Wales have felt the full brunt of the Government’s civil legal aid cuts, with a drop of 15,000 per quarter, equivalent to 60,000 a year, in the number of people receiving legal aid for family cases which go to court, and 40,000 per quarter, equivalent to 160,000 a year, in the number of people receiving advice on their family law problems.
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Thousands of families shut out from justice since Government cuts
Thousands of families shut out from justice since Government cuts
The Bar Council has warned that families across England and Wales have felt the full brunt of the Government’s civil legal aid cuts, with a drop of 15,000 per quarter, equivalent to 60,000 a year, in the number of people receiving legal aid for family cases which go to court, and 40,000 per quarter, equivalent to 160,000 a year, in the number of people receiving advice on their family law problems.
The Bar Council has warned that families across England and Wales have felt the full brunt of the Government’s civil legal aid cuts, with a drop of 15,000 per quarter, equivalent to 60,000 a year, in the number of people receiving legal aid for family cases which go to court, and 40,000 per quarter, equivalent to 160,000 a year, in the number of people receiving advice on their family law problems.
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