Government confirms up to £92 million investment in criminal legal aid after years of neglect

New funding for housing and immigration fees to help rebuild the justice system

Part of government’s Plan for Change to transform the justice system and deliver swifter justice for victims

Victims will get swifter access to justice as the Government confirms up to an additional £92m per year boost for criminal legal aid solicitors, Courts Minister Sarah Sackman announced today (Monday 1 December).

The investment will tackle years of neglect and build a stronger and more sustainable legal aid sector that works for those who serve within it - and those victims and defendants who depend on it.

This investment lays the groundwork for longer-term reform to the justice system to get cases moving th

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