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LNB news: MoJ launches consultation on Legal Aid Means Test review

17 March 2022
Categories: Legal News , Profession , Legal aid focus
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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a consultation in the context of the review of the means test for civil and criminal legal aid

Lexis®Library update: The review proposes several changes to the means testing methodology which, according to the MoJ, would result in an improvement in access to justice. The consultation will run until 7 June 2022.

The full detail of the proposed changes can be found here.

The consultation can be responded to online here.

Source: Legal Aid Means Test Review

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 16 March 2022 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/

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