Written questions

Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

Commons · Question 93549 · Tabled 21 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the current fee levels for family legal aid on the retention and recruitment of legal practitioners undertaking work in private law (a) children

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 4 Dec 2025

It is vital that those who need legal aid - including some of the most vulnerable people in society - can access it wherever they live.Between January 2023 and March 2025, the Ministry of Justice undertook a comprehensive Review of Civil Legal Aid (RoCLA)...