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<p>There was no formal consultation with members of the legal profession or the Judiciary
as part of the review of the civil legal aid means test threshold in 2009 and the
criminal legal aid means test threshold in 2008 or subsequently.</p><p> </p><p>We
are currently reviewing the changes made to legal aid as part of the Post-Implementation
Review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012
and have engaged with over 80 organisations as part of the evidence gathering process.
We will use all the evidence we receive as part of our wider work to establish how
best we can empower people to resolve their problems in a modern justice system.</p>
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