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1693054

registered interest
date	01/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to introduce the Phase 2 Means Test Review civil legal aid changes.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	16459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Since publication of the Legal Aid Means Test Review Consultation Response in May 2023, the Government has been developing detailed implementation plans for the new legal aid means assessment. The Government intends to provide an update on the timeline for implementation of these reforms shortly.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 11/03/2024 16:53:23 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1650390

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Legal Aid Agency’s methodologies are for assessing demand and capacity for civil legal aid for all categories of law.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	192607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is responsible for commissioning legal aid services in England and Wales. The LAA manages capacity in a number of ways. The LAA’s network of regional contract managers located throughout England and Wales provide intelligence-led information based on contact with legal aid service providers. In addition, the LAA frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision for legal aid, in all categories of law, and moves quickly where issues arise to secure provision.</p><p> </p><p>The commissioning and monitoring of legal aid services are done by Procurement Area or Access Point, with Procurement Areas differing for different categories of law. The commissioning standard is to have at least one provider in each civil category per Procurement Area, outside Family Law where the minimum is five.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the number of legal aid providers contracted to provide services are published as part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2023/legal-aid-statistics-england-and-wales-bulletin-jan-to-mar-2023#legal-aid-providers" target="_blank">LAA’s statistics</a>. These statistics are used by the LAA as management information to monitor the capacity of legal aid services over time, in different areas of law and different regions of England Wales.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 14/07/2023 13:33:38 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1610543

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether legal professionals will be invited to submit evidence to the civil legal aid review.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	180676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>We are carrying out extensive engagement with stakeholders as part of the Review of Civil Legal Aid. As part of our evidence gathering, we will be undertaking a Call for Evidence, and interested parties, including legal professionals, will be invited to submit evidence at this stage. Details on timings will be made available in due course.</p><p>The Legal Aid Agency’s published statistics contain figures setting out total volumes of applications for civil legal aid received, and the volumes of applications granted for each year since 2006, see table 6.1 for data on civil legal aid application volumes and grants and link to which can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1146954/legal-aid-statistics-tables-oct-dec-2022.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1146954/legal-aid-statistics-tables-oct-dec-2022.ods</a>.</p><p>We do not hold information on the cost to civil legal aid firms of applications for legal aid that were refused by the Legal Aid Agency.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 180677 180678 question first answered 19/04/2023 16:31:11 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1610545

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the cost to civil legal aid firms of applications for legal aid that were refused by the Legal Aid Agency in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	180678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>We are carrying out extensive engagement with stakeholders as part of the Review of Civil Legal Aid. As part of our evidence gathering, we will be undertaking a Call for Evidence, and interested parties, including legal professionals, will be invited to submit evidence at this stage. Details on timings will be made available in due course.</p><p>The Legal Aid Agency’s published statistics contain figures setting out total volumes of applications for civil legal aid received, and the volumes of applications granted for each year since 2006, see table 6.1 for data on civil legal aid application volumes and grants and link to which can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1146954/legal-aid-statistics-tables-oct-dec-2022.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1146954/legal-aid-statistics-tables-oct-dec-2022.ods</a>.</p><p>We do not hold information on the cost to civil legal aid firms of applications for legal aid that were refused by the Legal Aid Agency.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 180676 180677 question first answered 19/04/2023 16:31:11 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1587898

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing a temporary increase in funding for the civil legal aid system while the present civil legal aid review takes place.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	149623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The purpose of review of civil legal aid is to identify evidence-based options for moving to a more effective, efficient and sustainable system for legal aid providers and the people who rely on legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the review of civil legal aid is taking place, we are continuing to make improvements across the sector to ensure legal aid is available to those who need it.</p><p> </p><p>We are injecting £10m a year into housing legal aid through upcoming changes to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS), to give people the best change of keeping their home when they fall into difficult financial times.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 March 2023, we are broadening the evidence requirements for victims of domestic abuse applying for legal aid. Special Guardianship Orders in private law proceedings will also be brought into the scope of legal aid from 1 May 2023. This will deliver on our commitments to support victims of domestic abuse and allow special guardians to access legal aid. This means an increase in funding of £13m per year.</p><p> </p><p>We are expanding legal aid provision through the Nationality and Borders Act, spending over £8m, aiming to provide advice to individuals who are prioritised for removal from the UK, and to help identify victims of modern slavery.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid provision is kept under constant review by the Legal Aid Agency, who will take immediate action to ensure there is access across England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 01/03/2023 16:24:49 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1545584

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: 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 civil legal aid offices are starting less than or equal to 30 cases each year, in each (a) local authority and (b) area of law in (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22 and (iii) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	96645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the attachment.</p><p>Data for 2022/23 is a year-to-date figure reflective of the work reported between April 2022 to October 2022, inclusive. Please note that the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) commissions and monitors legal aid services by ‘Procurement Area’ or ‘Access Point’ rather than by local authority. Procurement areas differ for different categories of law.</p><p>The LAA frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision of legal aid, in all categories of law, throughout England and Wales. The LAA moves quickly, where issues arise, to secure additional provision and to ensure demand for legal aid services is met across the country. The LAA contracts with a range of legal aid providers of varying size and capacity to take on new cases. Additionally, legal advice on a range of civil matters including housing, debt, discrimination and education is available, wherever people are, through the Civil Legal Advice telephone service.</p><p>Demand for legal aid services may vary across different categories of law. In particular, there may be low demand for services in categories such as clinical negligence or welfare benefits where the scope of services funded through legal aid was reduced under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.</p><p>In early 2023 the LAA will be opening up a tender for new entrants who want to bid for a 2018 civil legal aid contract in all categories.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 30/11/2022 16:05:53 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer attachment 1 file name 2022-11-30 96645 Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1545390

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: 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 civil legal aid offices have a civil legal aid contract that is inactive and are not able taken on an active case, broken down by each local authority and area of law, for the years 2020-21; 2021-22 and 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	95927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the attachment.</p><p>Data in the tables reflects the position as 1 November each year. Please note that a single office may have a Contract to deliver services in more than one area of law.</p><p>A civil legal aid provider would only be unable to take on a case where there is a sanction in place prohibiting them from taking on a new matter or case. Sanctions are applied only in limited circumstances, for example, where there has been a material breach of the contract. The full range of circumstances in which a sanction may be applied are set out at Clause 24 of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/948256/2018_Standard_Civil_Contract_Standard_Terms__1_January_2021__Clean.pdf" target="_blank">2018 Standard Civil Contract Standard Terms</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 29/11/2022 15:59:24 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer attachment 1 file name 2022-11-29 95927 Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1441044

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of civil legal aid capacity on (a) individuals who are entitled to legal aid but cannot access a legal aid provider and (b) the voluntary sector in England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	139452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency keeps market capacity under constant review, ensuring access across England and Wales and takes immediate action where required. Wherever you are in England and Wales, legal advice is available through the Civil Legal Advice (CLA) telephone service.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the vital role not-for-profit organisations play in ensuring people can access advice and information and through 2020 and 2021 we provided a total of £7.4m to the not-for-profit sector.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/03/2022 16:46:08 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1356228

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: 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 civil legal aid providers there were (a) in each year from 2012-2013 to 2020-21 and (b) for the last quarter for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	50603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <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><p> </p><p>Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.</p><p> </p><p>Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Providers</p></td><td><p>1,652</p></td><td><p>1,595</p></td><td><p>1,513</p></td><td><p>1,425</p></td><td><p>1,386</p></td><td><p>1,310</p></td><td><p>1,266</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td><td><p>1,154</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offices</p></td><td><p>2,318</p></td><td><p>2,258</p></td><td><p>2,142</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>1,969</p></td><td><p>1,981</p></td><td><p>1,913</p></td><td><p>1,802</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td><td><p>1,589</p></td><td><p>1,565</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Providers</p></td><td><p>2,129</p></td><td><p>1,811</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>1,785</p></td><td><p>1,697</p></td><td><p>1,601</p></td><td><p>1,448</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td><td><p>1,497</p></td><td><p>1,435</p></td><td><p>1,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offices</p></td><td><p>3,242</p></td><td><p>3,133</p></td><td><p>2,944</p></td><td><p>2,931</p></td><td><p>2,769</p></td><td><p>2,609</p></td><td><p>2,369</p></td><td><p>2,536</p></td><td><p>2,439</p></td><td><p>2,316</p></td><td><p>2,258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="12"><p><strong>Volume of Providers (firms)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Category of Law</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Claims Against the Public Authorities</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Care</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discrimination</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Asylum</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Other*</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Family</p></td><td><p>1,557</p></td><td><p>1,352</p></td><td><p>1,269</p></td><td><p>1,211</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>1,003</p></td><td><p>1,029</p></td><td><p>992</p></td><td><p>959</p></td><td><p>937</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Negligence</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental Health</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Law</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welfare Benefits</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="12"><p><strong>Volume of Offices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Category of Law</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Claims Against the Public Authorities</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Care</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discrimination</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Asylum</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Other*</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Family</p></td><td><p>2,328</p></td><td><p>2,254</p></td><td><p>2,134</p></td><td><p>2,001</p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td><td><p>1,732</p></td><td><p>1,616</p></td><td><p>1,713</p></td><td><p>1,654</p></td><td><p>1,575</p></td><td><p>1,537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Negligence</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental Health</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Law</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welfare Benefits</p></td><td><p>364</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*ceased as individual/separate category</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 50601 50602 50604 50605 50606 question first answered 21/09/2021 15:59:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

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registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: 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 offices were providing civil legal aid in (a) in year from 2012-13 to 2020-21 and (b) the last quarter for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	50604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <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><p> </p><p>Operational system data on the volume of providers holding legal aid contracts at any given time is subject to change due to the internal management and updating of contract schedules, which may impact both real time and historic data.</p><p> </p><p>Criminal legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Providers</p></td><td><p>1,652</p></td><td><p>1,595</p></td><td><p>1,513</p></td><td><p>1,425</p></td><td><p>1,386</p></td><td><p>1,310</p></td><td><p>1,266</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td><td><p>1,154</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offices</p></td><td><p>2,318</p></td><td><p>2,258</p></td><td><p>2,142</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>1,969</p></td><td><p>1,981</p></td><td><p>1,913</p></td><td><p>1,802</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td><td><p>1,589</p></td><td><p>1,565</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, from 2012 to most recent quarter:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Providers</p></td><td><p>2,129</p></td><td><p>1,811</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>1,785</p></td><td><p>1,697</p></td><td><p>1,601</p></td><td><p>1,448</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td><td><p>1,497</p></td><td><p>1,435</p></td><td><p>1,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offices</p></td><td><p>3,242</p></td><td><p>3,133</p></td><td><p>2,944</p></td><td><p>2,931</p></td><td><p>2,769</p></td><td><p>2,609</p></td><td><p>2,369</p></td><td><p>2,536</p></td><td><p>2,439</p></td><td><p>2,316</p></td><td><p>2,258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Civil legal aid providers (firms) and offices in each year, broken down by category of law enquired about, from 2012 to most recent quarter:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="12"><p><strong>Volume of Providers (firms)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Category of Law</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Claims Against the Public Authorities</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Care</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discrimination</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Asylum</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Other*</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Family</p></td><td><p>1,557</p></td><td><p>1,352</p></td><td><p>1,269</p></td><td><p>1,211</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>1,003</p></td><td><p>1,029</p></td><td><p>992</p></td><td><p>959</p></td><td><p>937</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Negligence</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental Health</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Law</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welfare Benefits</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="12"><p><strong>Volume of Offices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Category of Law</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Claims Against the Public Authorities</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Care</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discrimination</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Asylum</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Other*</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Family</p></td><td><p>2,328</p></td><td><p>2,254</p></td><td><p>2,134</p></td><td><p>2,001</p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td><td><p>1,732</p></td><td><p>1,616</p></td><td><p>1,713</p></td><td><p>1,654</p></td><td><p>1,575</p></td><td><p>1,537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Negligence</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental Health</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Law</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welfare Benefits</p></td><td><p>364</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*ceased as individual/separate category</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 50601 50602 50603 50605 50606 question first answered 21/09/2021 15:59:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck