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<p>The LAA does not routinely collect information on whether applicants for legal
aid are victims of people charged with domestic violence.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2013,
when people applied for legal aid they were not asked to declare whether domestic
violence had occurred. Since 2013, applications for legal aid do not routinely request
this information. Therefore the data requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>People
seeking protective injunctions, like non-molestation orders, remain eligible for legal
aid. Legal aid also remains available in private family cases that involve domestic
violence. We have listened closely to any concerns about how the system has been operating,
and made changes in response, such as making it easier to prove abuse and so get legal
aid.</p><p> </p><p>The number of applications which require Domestic Violence evidence
received and granted following LASPO, and figures for civil representation in the
‘Domestic Violence’ category both pre and post LASPO, are published in the official
statistics on legal aid published quarterly on the Gov.uk website at the following
link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a></p>
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