Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
Commons · Question 97028 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of applications for legal aid in family proceedings have been granted to mothers in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 10 Dec 2025
The Legal Aid Agency does not specifically track or report on grants of legal aid broken down by whether the applicant was a mother or father as the same eligibility criteria are applicable to all parents and persons with parental responsibility. The requ...