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<p>Publicly funded advice continues to be available for Employment Tribunal discrimination
claims, and publicly funded advice and representation is available in the Employment
Appeal Tribunal. This includes funding for new and expectant mothers who may have
experienced discrimination.</p><p>The Government’s reforms to the scope of civil legal
aid were designed to refocus funding on those who need it most and for the most serious
cases in which legal advice and representation are justified.</p><p>We have specifically
protected legal aid (both for initial advice and representation), subject to the statutory
means and merits tests, for civil legal services provided in relation to contravention
of the Equality Act 2010.</p>
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