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<p>The Government announced that it will be conducting a review into Legal Aid Means
Testing in its legal Support Action Plan, published on 7 February 2019. The review
of the legal aid eligibility regime will study the thresholds for legal aid entitlement
and assess the effectiveness with which the means testing arrangements appropriately
protect access to justice, particularly with respect to those who are vulnerable.</p><p>The
comprehensive review of the legal aid eligibility regime is expected to conclude by
Summer 2020.</p>
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