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registered interest true more like this
date less than 2014-12-16more like thismore than 2014-12-16
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Criminal Proceedings: Advocacy more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the future of criminal advocacy and the implementation of the recommendations of the Jeffrey Report. more like this
tabling member constituency Dewsbury more like this
tabling member printed
Simon Reevell more like this
uin 219359 remove filter
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-06more like thismore than 2015-01-06
answer text <p /> <p>The Jeffrey Review clearly identifies a number of challenges for criminal advocacy services. The Government is committed to working with the profession in the first half of 2015 to make progress on reforms that will ensure the legal aid advocacy market operates competitively, sustainably and in such a way as to optimise quality. In particular, the Government proposes to take steps to ensure that defendants in criminal cases always have an informed and effective choice of the advocate who is to represent them. The Government also proposes to take measures to strengthen the current ban by the Legal Aid Agency on the payment or receipt of referral fees and to address any potential conflicts of interest. We want to make sure that defendants are fully aware of the choices available to them and that only advocates who are sufficiently qualified by their training and experience represent defendants in cases in the Crown Court.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell more like this
answering member printed Chris Grayling remove filter
question first answered
less than 2015-01-06T11:39:17.283Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-06T11:39:17.283Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Lord Grayling more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Simon Reevell remove filter