CRIMINAL DEFENCE SERVICE BILL

 
KEY MESSAGES

• Transfer responsibility for the power to grant representation from the courts to the Legal Services Commission;
• Reintroduce a test of financial eligibility (means test);
• Make the best use of legal aid resources and ensure that funds are targeted on the most worthy and important cases.

TERRITORIAL EXTENT

To be confirmed.


COMMMENTS

If you have any comments on the proposals you can email them to:

general.queries@dca.gsi.gov.uk