FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Ministry of Justice introduced legal aid reforms without taking account of the potential consequences and continues to show little interest in their knock-on effects, MPs said today. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said the MoJ is still playing ‘catch up’ almost two years after reducing the scope of civil legal aid, with ‘considerable gaps’ in its understanding. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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