Justice Committee - Eighth Report
Family Legal Aid Reform

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 7 July 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1  Introduction

2  Family legal aid: a service for vulnerable children and families

3  Process: conduct of consultation

Quality of data

Economic analysis

Conclusion

4  Substance: implications of the proposals

Introduction

Swings and roundabouts: complex and simple cases

Outcomes not time

Equal pay for equal work

Availability of supply and discrimination

Conclusion

5  Guardians and independent social work

6  Conclusions

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex: Legal Services Commission Consultations since 2006

Appendix: Speech by the President of the Family Division

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

Reports from the Justice Committee since Session 2006-07

Oral and Written Evidence
16 June 2009
Written Evidence

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Prepared 15 July 2009