Press releases and consultation responses
Since YLAL was established in April 2005, we have produced substantive responses and evidence to virtually all consultations, committees and organisations concerned with legal aid. All of our responses and accompanying press releases can be downloaded on this page.
YLAL response to Green Paper on Legal Aid – February 2011
YLAL submission to MOJ policy review on legal aid ‘Quality not Cost’ – 1st September 2010
YLAL response to the ACCESS TO JUSTICE REVIEW
30 JUNE 2010
Social mobilty report – Feb 2010 – In line with the government’s ‘national crusade’ on social mobility, YLAL has carried out its own investigations within the legal aid sector. Our report shows that the legal aid sector could become pale and stale. Read the report here.
Read article in Law Society Gazette here
Read article in Guardian here
YLAL response to MOJ consultation ‘Legal aid: funding reforms’, 12 November 2009
YLAL response to MOJ consultation ‘Refocusing on priority cases’, September 2009: RESPONSE AND COVERING LETTER. ENCLOSURE SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS AND YLAL’S CONCERNS
YLAL report on supervision survey (September 2009) and LAG article on supervision survey results (September 2009 edition) by Miranda Hearn and Omar Khan
YLAL response to Lord Justice Jackson’s prelimimary report on civil litigation costs – 31 July 2009 — Authors: Katie Brown (Pierce Glynn Solicitors) and Annabel Kennedy (Fisher Meredith LLP)
YLAL response to BVT consultation June 2009
YLAL response to LSC consultation on prison law funding as submitted on 5 May 2009: RESPONSE DOC
YLAL response to the LSC’s Family Law consultation as submitted 2 April 2009: Covering letter — Response
YLAL response to the Ministry of Justice consultation on Crown Court means testing.
YLAL response to the LSC’s consultation on civil bid rounds for 2010 contracts.
YLAL report on February 2008 paralegal survey
YLAL’s initial response to the Best Value Tendering consultation can be found here. To help us prepare, we have produced a summary of what the consultation paper says which can be downloaded here! The full consultation paper is available at: https://consult.legalservices.gov.uk/inovem/consult.ti/bestvaluetendering/consultationHome
YLAL’s letter in response to the Specification of the Civil Unified Contract – 16th April 2007
YLAL’s response to the LSC’s "consultation" on Police Station Reforms can be read here
YLAL’s response to the LSC’s "consultation" on Very High Cost Cases can be read here
YLAL’s press release for the 19th March Rally
YLAL’s response to the LSC’s Preferred Supplier consultation and press release: June 2006
YLAL’s press release in response to the first Carter report: February 2006
YLAL’s response and press release to the White Paper: the Future of Legal Services. Please click here for our letter to the Joint Committee on the Draft Legal Services Bill: June 2006
YLAL’s response and press release to the Fairer deal: April 2006
YLAL’s response to the Legal Service Commission’s "Making Legal Rights a Reality".and press release: October 2005
YLAL’s response to the Law Society’s "Qualifying as a solicitor – a framework for the future: A Consultation paper": July 2005
YLAL’s response to the LSC’s Competitive Tendering proposals and press release:: May 2005 .