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<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><p> </p><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,
and the civil courts more generally.</p><p> </p><p>Our Legal Aid Support Action Plan,
published in February, has also committed to improving the access victims of discrimination
have to state-funded legal representation. This includes reinstating immediate access
to face-to-face legal advice in discrimination cases, reviewing legal aid means testing,
and improving the Exceptional Case Funding scheme.</p>
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