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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Legal Aid Agency: Finance (2 March 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish the funding agreements for Legal Aid Agency's contracts that are expected to commence from September 2022.

Asked by:
Darren Jones (Labour)

Answer

A procurement process for Criminal Legal Aid Services is ongoing. The deadline for submitting a tender closed at 5pm on 20 November 2021 and applicants have been notified of the outcome of their application. Contracts awarded under this procurement process are scheduled to commence on 1 October 2022. Copies of the draft Contracts are available online Standard Crime Contract 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

The specific levels of remuneration payable under this contract are set out in Regulations - The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 (as amended.) Funding for legal aid is on a demand led basis; the Legal Aid Agency does not have a specific budget allocation for delivery of legal aid services under its contracts.


Answered by:
James Cartlidge (Conservative)
7 March 2022

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