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<p>The scope of legal aid is set out under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment
of Offenders Act 2012, and applicants are subject to a means and merits test. There
are limited circumstances where legal aid may be available for pursuing a compensation
claim; this includes claims in relation to abuse by a public authority of its position
or powers, and claims involving a breach of convention rights by a public authority
subject to the statutory means and merits tests.</p><p>Where an issue falls outside
the scope of legal aid, funding may still be available through the Exceptional Case
Funding (ECF) Scheme, where it would breach or risk a breach of human rights or retained
enforceable EU law if funding is not provided, subject to the statutory means and
merits tests.</p>
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