23 Mar 2020 | Archive
23 March 2020 |Coronavirus|COVID-19 Events have continued to move at great speed. I indicated during the course of last week that we would keep them under review. As the Prime Minister has been telling the country, the spread of COVID- 19 has continued to...
21 Mar 2020 | Archive
This is the Ministry of Justice’s regular stakeholder communications update service. This is intended to signpost the latest Covid-19 guidance and central government updates. Included in today’s update: A message from the Lord Chancellor The Government has...
16 Mar 2020 | Archive
In our Note yesterday we invited people to report any issues concerning measures taken to battle COVID-19. We have now set up a dedicated email, so please send any reports to covid19@clsa.co.uk We would also invite members to regularly...
15 Mar 2020 | Archive
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11 Mar 2020 | Archive
On the 28 February 2020, The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced a consultation into four “accelerated areas” of the Criminal Legal Aid Review, which were fast tracked in response to concerns raised by the profession. The MoJ would like to hold a second...
28 Feb 2020 | Archive
For a number of years we, together with other representative groups and the Law Society have been warning the government that the profession was at a critical juncture and facing a crisis in sustainability. Our members will remember this was an issue as far back as...
28 Feb 2020 | Archive
There has been no new money invested into the solicitor’s side of the profession for some 25 plus years . Indeed in that time , not only has there been no new money , but there has been cut after cut after cut , to such an extent that the number of providers in...
13 Nov 2019 | Archive
CLSA Response to Assuring Advocacy Standards Consultations
6 Aug 2019 | Archive
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12 Jul 2019 | Archive
As part of the Criminal Legal Aid Review, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is holding a series of focus groups over the summer targeting criminal defence lawyers across England and Wales. The MoJ wants to hear your perspectives and experiences, understand your views on...
