Criminal Bar Association (CBA) chair Mary Prior KC has called on the Ministry of Justice to publish a report on the state of criminal legal aid it ‘has been in possession of’ for two months
The report is by the Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board, an independent body set up by the government in September 2022 as part of the agreement between ministers and the CBA.
Prior said: ‘It has been significantly delayed, seemingly without good reason. It must be published before the budget and it must not be shelved.’ The Autumn Budget is scheduled for 30 October.
