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date	10/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many firms of solicitors held (a) a civil and (b) a criminal legal aid contract as of 1 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	128134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>Please note for the figures provided that some firms may have more than one office. There are currently 1,122 firms who hold a Criminal Legal Aid Contract. There are currently 1,460 firms who hold a Civil Legal Aid Contract. This data is correct as at 14 December 2020.</p><p>The Legal Aid Agency frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision around the country and moves quickly to ensure provision where gaps may appear.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 15/12/2020 17:14:14 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

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date	10/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of victims of domestic abuse who have been denied legal aid as a result of trapped capital in the form of property which cannot be sold or borrowed against.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	128135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The government is absolutely clear that victims of domestic abuse must have access to the help that they need, including access to legal aid. For victims of domestic abuse seeking a protective injunction, the upper income and capital thresholds are waived. This means that anyone can financially qualify for this type of legal aid, subject to potentially making a contribution to the costs of the case depending on their means. Applications for legal aid are assessed against statutory eligibility criteria, and any capital held is taken into account or disregarded to the extent the Regulations either require or permit.</p><p>In February 2019 we announced a review of the means test. The review is assessing the effectiveness with which the test protects access to justice, and we are specifically considering the experiences of victims of domestic abuse. 95% of applications for legal aid in the ‘Domestic Violence’ category of law were granted in the most recent completed financial year.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 15/12/2020 17:15:33 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner