Publications

JustRights' submission to JCHR, 27th September 2013

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Our written evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights' inquiry into the implications for access to justice of the Government's legal aid reforms

Briefing for Lib Dem MPs on child protection implications of legal aid changes

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26th September 2013

Baroness Howe speech on legal aid for children and young people, 11 July 2013

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Read speech in House of Lords by wife of Thatcher's Chancellor denouncing legal aid proposals and explaining impact on children and young people

The Impact of LASPO Act 2012 on Children & Young People

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This briefing helps to put the Government's latest legal aid proposals into context by explaining the impact of changes that have already been implemented.
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Changes to legal aid that came into force in April 2013 as a result of The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 will prevent 75,000 children and young people from obtaining specialist legal advice and representation each year.