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<p>Please note that legal aid is not paid directly to the individual in receipt of
legal aid. Legal aid is paid to legal representatives to ensure access to justice.</p><p>The
scope of immigration and asylum matters covered by legal aid are set out at Schedule
1 to Part 1 of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.</p><p>In
civil legal aid cases an applicant must satisfy both a merits and strict financial
eligibility test to qualify for legal aid (unless a specific exemption applies). If
they do not satisfy these tests, then legal aid will not be made available to them.
Applicants who meet the relevant financial eligibility thresholds may still be required
to pay a significant contribution towards the costs of their case. The eligibility
criteria are kept under review as the case progresses and legal aid may be withdrawn
where they are no longer satisfied.</p><p>As at the time of writing, a total of £246,097.34
has been paid to legal aid providers in connection with representing Shamima Begum.
A breakdown of these costs can be found in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Case
Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Matter/Proceeding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Start
Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>End Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Solicitors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Barristers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil rep - Immigration</p></td><td><p>Special
Immigration Appeals Commission - Asylum</p></td><td><p>15/04/2019</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>£238,000.34</p></td><td><p>£238,000.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil
rep - Public Law</p></td><td><p>Action for Judicial Review - Pub Law</p></td><td><p>23/08/2021</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£8,097.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>£8,097.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£8,097.00</p></td><td><p>£238,000.34</p></td><td><p>£246,097.34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The
costs include VAT and disbursements where applicable. Disbursements are expenses incurred
which although paid by the Legal Aid Agency directly to legal aid providers, are then
paid to other parties involved in the case.</p>
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