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01 April 2011

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The proposed changes to Legal Aid and what they could mean for migrants’ access to justice. Migrants’ Rights Network (March 2011), pp. 5. The Ministry of Justice plans to substantially cut Legal Aid (the public funding that aims to ensure that everybody can have access to legal advice and representation). Under the proposals, the majority of immigration cases that are not asylum related will be ineligible for Legal Aid funding, as will be other areas of law such as employment, housing and family law. If these proposals go ahead, the changes will have a significant impact on migrants and asylum seekers who need advice and on the groups and organisations that support them. This briefing outlines the impact that the proposed changes could have on migrants, asylum seekers and the community organisations supporting them and provides recommendations on what people can do: http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/files/publications/MRN_Legal_Aid_briefing_March_2011.pdf

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