Solicitors: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 83780 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help support smaller solicitors' practices in rural areas to (a) prevent their closure and (b) maintain local choice.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 29 Oct 2025
The Government recognises the vital role that solicitors’ practices play in supporting access to justice and sustaining local economies, including in rural communities. However, solicitors’ firms operate as independent businesses, and decisions about wher...