Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is a major UK statute that overhauled the legal aid system, reformed sentencing, and introduced a range of criminal justice and civil justice changes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 canonical | 3 |
| Grayling reforms to legal aid in England and Wales | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| abolishes | Legal Services Commission ⓘ |
| amends |
Access to Justice Act 1999
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Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 ⓘ Criminal Justice Act 2003 ⓘ Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 ⓘ |
| citation | 2012 c. 10 ⓘ |
| contains |
Schedule 1 – Civil legal services
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Schedule 2 – Criminal legal aid ⓘ Schedule 3 – Advocacy in certain courts ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates | Legal Aid Agency ⓘ |
| criticisedBy | legal profession organisations ⓘ |
| criticisedFor | reducing access to justice ⓘ |
| departmentResponsible | Ministry of Justice ⓘ |
| effect |
changes to conditional fee agreements
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changes to mandatory life sentences for certain offences ⓘ changes to remand and bail criteria ⓘ introduction of damages-based agreements in civil litigation ⓘ significant reduction in scope of civil legal aid in England and Wales ⓘ |
| government | Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Kenneth Clarke ⓘ |
| introducedByOffice |
Lord Chancellor of England
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surface form:
Lord Chancellor
Secretary of State for Justice ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| part |
Part 1 – Legal Aid
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Part 2 – Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders ⓘ Part 3 – Bail ⓘ Part 4 – Other Provisions ⓘ |
| policyContext | austerity measures in public spending ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
reform of civil justice
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reform of criminal justice ⓘ reform of legal aid system ⓘ reform of sentencing ⓘ |
| reforms |
bail law
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civil costs and funding ⓘ financial eligibility for legal aid ⓘ release and recall of prisoners ⓘ remuneration of legal aid providers ⓘ scope of civil legal aid ⓘ sentencing powers of courts ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2012-05-01 ⓘ |
| shortName | LASPO 2012 ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| typeOfReform |
civil justice reform
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criminal justice reform ⓘ legal aid reform ⓘ sentencing reform ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2012 ⓘ |
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Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
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introducedLegislation
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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
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this entity surface form:
Grayling reforms to legal aid in England and Wales
55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
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