Criminal legal aid reform addresses sustainability and profitability concerns in the criminal defence legal services market, with the Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency reviewing fee structures, implementation timelines, and long-term funding mechanisms. The Criminal Records Bill and related measures are under consideration to modernise the system. The policy is active with ongoing stakeholder consultation and fee review processes.
This House notes that the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 came into force in April 2013, significantly limiting the scope and eligibility for legal aid; notes that the Westminster Commission on Legal Aid’s Inquiry in 2021 …
The criminal legal aid system should be restructured so that it enables legal aid lawyers to provide effective representation at every stage of the process, works for complex cases and sustains providers in all areas of England and Wales. The …
First Reading 15:26:00 A Bill to amend the length of time for which an individual may have a criminal record under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Bill was introduced by Lord Ramsbotham, read a first time and ordered …
First Reading 15:20:00 A Bill to amend the length of time for which an individual may have a criminal record under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Bill was introduced by Lord Ramsbotham, read a first time and ordered …
Second Reading 13:54:00 Moved by Lord Ramsbotham: That the Bill be now read a second time. Lord Ramsbotham (CB): My Lords, I declare an interest as president of Unlock, the charity for people with criminal convictions, which, for years, has …
A Bill to amend the length of time for which an individual may have a criminal record under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
First Reading 11:39:00 A Bill to amend the length of time for which an individual may have a criminal record under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Bill was introduced by Baroness Butler-Sloss (on behalf of Lord Ramsbotham), read …
A Bill to extend the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s powers to obtain information. Originated in the Commons.
Third Reading 12:05:00 Moved by Lord Ramsbotham: That the Bill be now read a third time. Lord Ramsbotham (CB): My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a third time. Lord Beecham (Lab): My Lords, I …
Report 10:06:00 Report received.
Committee 12:20:00 Clause 1: Extension of powers to obtain documents and other material Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Clause 1, page 1, line 20, at end insert— “(7) If the material being requested under subsection (1) is protected by legal …
Second Reading 11:22:00 Moved by Lord Ramsbotham: That the Bill be now read a second time. Lord Ramsbotham (CB): My Lords, it is a very real pleasure and privilege to be asked to introduce this Private Member’s Bill, which was …
A Bill to extend the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s powers to obtain information. Originated in the Commons.
First Reading 15:07:00 The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee, considered. Third Reading 11:52:00 William Wragg (Hazel Grove) (Con): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I thank colleagues from across the House who have joined …
A Bill to extend the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s powers to obtain information.
A Bill to extend the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s powers to obtain information.
A Bill to extend the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s powers to obtain information.
Second Reading. 13:21:00 William Wragg (Hazel Grove) (Con): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I thank colleagues from across the House who have been able to join me today in support of this, …
A Bill to extend the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s powers to obtain information.
A Bill to extend the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s powers to obtain information.