Legal Aid Agency
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The Legal Aid Agency is an executive agency of the UK government that administers legal aid funding to ensure access to justice for people who cannot afford legal representation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legal Aid Agency canonical | 5 |
| Legal Services Commission | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive agency
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LAA ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2013-04-01 ⓘ |
| employerOf | civil servants ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK central government
|
| goal |
to provide value for money in legal aid spending
ⓘ
to target legal aid at those most in need ⓘ |
| governmentDepartmentType | executive agency of the Ministry of Justice ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ |
| oversightBy | Ministry of Justice ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Justice ⓘ |
| partOf | UK justice system ⓘ |
| purpose |
administration of legal aid
ⓘ
ensuring access to justice ⓘ |
| regionServed |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| replaced |
Legal Aid Agency
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Legal Services Commission
|
| responsibleFor |
civil legal aid scheme administration
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criminal legal aid scheme administration ⓘ legal aid contracts with not-for-profit organisations ⓘ legal aid contracts with solicitors and barristers ⓘ means testing for legal aid eligibility ⓘ merits testing for legal aid eligibility ⓘ payment of legal aid providers ⓘ public defender service in England and Wales ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
civil legal aid
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criminal legal aid ⓘ legal help for debt ⓘ legal help for discrimination cases ⓘ legal help for domestic abuse cases ⓘ legal help for family law ⓘ legal help for housing ⓘ legal help for welfare benefits appeals (Upper Tribunal and higher) ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency ⓘ |
| worksWith |
advice agencies
ⓘ
barristers ⓘ courts in England and Wales ⓘ law firms ⓘ legal aid providers ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Legal Services Commission