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Legal System 8
Access to Justice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Legal Aid Agency | Set up by LASPO 2012 |
| MoJ/Lord Chancellor | Sets criteria for legal aid |
| Limited areas of law only, plus means & merits test | Civil legal aid |
| Means test plus interests of justice test | Criminal legal aid |
| May not be reimbursed, even if acquitted | 'Innocence tax' |
| CAB, Age Concern, Shelter | NFP agencies |
| 'Advice deserts' | Areas where no legal aid lawyers operate |
| Duty Solicitor | Provided at police station |