briefings

August 30, 2013

Westminster debate – 4 Sept

There is a Parliamentary debate on the criminal legal aid reforms and price competitive tendering taking place at 0930 on 4 September…

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August 18, 2013

Meet with your MP

YLAL is encouraging all members, as well as writing to their MPs, to go and meet with them personally in order to…

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June 20, 2013

Legal aid debate 27 June

The House of Commons will debate the Government’s recent proposals to “reform” legal aid on Thursday 27 June 2013 (see this page for…

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May 13, 2013

Latest cuts… take action

Publicise the cuts – disseminate our one-page briefing YLAL has produced a short explanatory note introducing the “Transforming Legal Aid” consultation and…

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January 17, 2013

LASPO regs (again)

The Government has laid new regulations under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012. The Regulations introduce the…

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November 24, 2012

Parliament debates LASPO Regs

The Government has laid new regulations under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, which will be debated…

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March 29, 2012

Urgent: days to save legal aid

The legal aid bill has now left the Lords. It will be back in the House of Commons this coming Tuesday (17th April)….

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February 29, 2012

Last chance in the Lords…

On the 5th March 2012 the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill will reach its final stage in the House…

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December 3, 2011

Legal Aid Bill – commons second reading

The second reading of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill will take place in the House of Commons on…

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Legal Aid Bill – report stage briefings

YLAL has prepared a briefing for the Legal Aid Bill report stage debates due to take place in the House of Commons…

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