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27 May 2010
Issue: 7419 / Categories: Legal News
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Legal aid warning

The Law Society has warned that the proposed £325m cuts to the Ministry of Justice budget, announced by the chancellor of the exchequer, must not diminish front line legal aid services.

The Law Society has warned that the proposed £325m cuts to the Ministry of Justice budget, announced by the chancellor of the exchequer, must not diminish front line legal aid services.

Law Society President, Robert Heslett says: “It is no doubt tempting to see legal aid as an area where cuts could safely be made without arousing voter concern, but this is precisely the time when legal aid services are most needed, to protect ordinary people from unfair decisions about issues on their employment, housing and benefit entitlement.”

Issue: 7419 / Categories: Legal News
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