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<p>Mediation for family law cases is already available under Part I of the Legal Aid,
Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO).</p><p> </p><p>The department
recently conducted an extensive review of LASPO and has announced several changes
as part of the Legal Support Action Plan. These included expanding the scope of legal
aid in family law to cover representation for special guardianship orders and placement
orders.</p><p> </p><p>Data is not held on successful cases, but the Legal Aid Agency
does hold data on cases that have started (and are funded by legal aid). These statistics
are included below for both family law mediation and immigration cases for the last
three years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Legal aid in
cases involving family law mediation </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial
Year</p></td><td><p>Family Mediation <br> starts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>7,611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>6,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>6,515</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="23"><p>Note: ‘Proportion started’ data is not held for family mediation matters,
as the application process and decision on whether to grant funding is devolved to
the solicitor in question (the provider).</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving Immigration
</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Legal help</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Civil representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial
Year</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Grants</p></td><td
colspan="3"><p>Proportion granted</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>29,111</p></td><td><p>1,904</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>1,404</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>74%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>26,609</p></td><td><p>1,596</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>1,203</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>75%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>28,821</p></td><td><p>1,535</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>1,155</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>75%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="20"><p><em>Legal help</em> is assistance short of representation.
Note: ‘Proportion granted’ data is not held for Legal Help matters, as the application
process and decision on whether to grant funding is devolved to the solicitor in question
(the provider).</p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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