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In certain circumstances where a matter is outside the scope of the civil legal aid scheme, as defined in Part 1 Schedule of Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO, an applicant may apply for exceptional case funding (ECF) The purpose of the exceptional case funding scheme is to provide legal aid in cases where it is needed to ensure the UK meets its legal obligations. This is a demand-led scheme and does not provide a general power to fund cases that fall outside the scope of legal aid.<\/p>

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The Coalition Government did not present specific numbers on the volume or costs of post-LASPO ECF cases in published impact assessments as each case is assessed on its merits. However, assumptions were made that up to 5% of some newly out of scope proceedings would be granted funding through the ECF scheme.<\/p>

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