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<table><tbody><tr><td><p>On 7 February 2019, the Government published the Post Implementation
Review (PIR) of Part 1 of The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act
2012 which included an assessment of the impact of the £37,500 disposable income threshold
introduced at the Crown Court: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-implementation-review-of-part-1-of-laspo"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-implementation-review-of-part-1-of-laspo</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Alongside
the PIR, the Government also published its Legal Support Action Plan in which it announced
a comprehensive review of the wider legal aid eligibility regime; this will include
the Crown Court thresholds. The review is expected to conclude by Summer 2020 after
which we will publish a full consultation paper setting out our future policy proposals
in this area. We will seek to implement any final recommendations as soon as practicable
following public consultation.</p>
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