Compensation for criminal injuries
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on compensation for criminal injuries at 9:30am on 29 April 2025. The debate will be opened by Laurence Turner MP.
Documents to download
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Legal aid: the quashing of the 2010 contracts for family and social welfare work (64 KB , PDF)
In 2010, the Legal Services Commission held a tendering exercise for new contracts for crime and civil legal aid work. This resulted in a significant drop in the number of firms awarded contracts for family and social welfare work. A judicial review brought by the Law Society led to those contracts being quashed.
Documents to download
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Legal aid: the quashing of the 2010 contracts for family and social welfare work (64 KB , PDF)
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