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2. Legal Aid Agency - Wikipedia

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   The agency was formed on 1 April 2013 as a replacement for the Legal Services Commission, which unlike the Legal Aid Agency, was a non-departmental public body of the MoJ. This change was enacted by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to allow for greater ministerial control over the UK government's legal aid budget.

3. Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949 - Wikipedia

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   The Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 51) was a British act of Parliament which extended the welfare state so that those unable to pay for a solicitor were able to access free legal help. [1] It set up the first ever state funded legal aid system in the UK.

4. Legal Services Commission - Wikipedia

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   The agency carries out a similar function to the LSC, although executive agency status differs from the LSC's non-departmental public body status. Independence of decision-making within the Legal Aid Agency is through the post of a Director of Legal Aid Casework, who has independence from the Lord Chancellor in applying directions and guidance ...

5. Public defender - Wikipedia

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   The Public Defender Service has existed since 2001, [20] a department of the Legal Aid Agency, an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Justice (UK). It has four offices across England and Wales. [ 21 ]

6. Legal aid - Wikipedia

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   Legal aid in England and Wales is administered by the Legal Aid Agency (until 31 March 2013 by the Legal Services Commission), and is available for most criminal cases, and many types of civil cases. Exceptions include libel , most personal injury cases (which are now dealt with under Conditional Fee Agreements, a species of contingent fee ...

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8. Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

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   Long title: An Act to make provision about legal aid; to make further provision about funding legal services; to make provision about costs and other amounts awarded in civil and criminal proceedings; to make provision about referral fees in connection with the provision of legal services; to make provision about sentencing offenders, including provision about release on licence or otherwise ...

9. Access to Justice Act 1999 - Wikipedia

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   The Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It replaced the legal aid system in England and Wales.It created the Legal Services Commission, replacing the Legal Aid Board, and two new schemes: Community Legal Service to fund civil and family cases, and the Criminal Defence Service for criminal cases. [1]