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Ministry of Justice Focus Groups – make your voice heard

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...

Professional court access scheme to be adopted nationally

We previously announced that CLSA members with valid ID cards would be able to take part in a Professional Court User Access Scheme. Our previous release can be found here: https://www.clsa.co.uk/index.php?q=749 By way of summary the scheme ran initially for 12 weeks...

CLSA Conference & AGM Saturday 9th November 2019 – Bath

Save the Date We can announce that The CLSA annual Conference and AGM will be at the Apex Hotel in Bath on Saturday 9 November.  The Conference is our opportunity to meet and share our experiences during the year as well as hear from hugely informative...

Criminal Legal Aid Review

Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018. Click here to read

Consultation Crime Contact 2017

The Legal Aid Agency have launched a consultation concerning the terms of a new standard crime contact for 2017.