Legal Aid Scheme: Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 67453 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting foreign nationals from being eligible for legal aid.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 22 Jul 2025
Decisions about who receives legal aid are made in accordance with the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and regulations made under that Act.Anyone applying for legal aid in England and Wales is subject to strict eligibility criter...