Open consultation

Civil legal aid: Towards a sustainable future

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 24 January 2025
• Last updated: 14 February 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Summary

Proposals for Housing and Immigration fee increases and exploring contract reform.

This consultation is being held on another website.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 21 March 2025

Consultation description

This consultation considers increases to civil legal aid fees for Housing and Debt work, and Immigration and Asylum work. We are also seeking further evidence on potential changes to some aspects of contractual requirements. This consultation is the first step in our response to the evidence gathered during the Review of Civil Legal Aid (RoCLA).

Documents

Civil legal aid: Towards a sustainable future

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5434-0 , CP 1268

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Civil legal aid: Towards a sustainable future

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5434-0 , CP 1268

PDF, 451 KB, 54 pages

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Impact Assessment

PDF, 282 KB, 12 pages

Equalities Statement

PDF, 474 KB, 12 pages

Privacy Notice

PDF, 135 KB, 3 pages

Civil legal aid: Towards a sustainable future (Welsh version)

PDF, 666 KB, 56 pages

Published 24 January 2025
Last updated 14 February 2025 + show all updates

1. 14 February 2025

   Welsh version of consultation published.

2. 11 February 2025

   Originally laid in January 2025, Withdrawn and re-laid in February 2025

3. 24 January 2025

   First published.