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Feb 17, 2023 • 28 tweets • 6 min read
A thread about LASPO and the @MoJGovUK Review of Civil Legal Aid, which has now been formally launched. Excuse the length - I may be just a little bit fed up...
gov.uk/guidance/civil….
April 2023 marks 10 yrs since the introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act – LASPO. We’ll hear a lot about LASPO in the coming months given the MOJ review of civil legal aid, the scheme decimated by that most pernicious piece of legislation.
Oct 3, 2022 • 16 tweets • 10 min read
Today the @LegalAidAgency announced that civil contracts, due to expire Aug 23, will be extended to Aug 24. Many providers will be pleased, & fair enough too, as tenders are time-consuming, costly & disruptive, & as some have found in recent years, can go horribly wrong. 🧵1/16
But the @LegalAidAgency only carries out large-scale tenders across all civil contracts periodically, as contracts come to an end. The last tender (for contracts from Sep 18) is the last time new providers could get a contract & existing providers could expand/do new work. 2/16
