Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Wayne David (Labour), on Thursday, 26 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 71 members in total.
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
That this House welcomes the Citizens Advice report, Geography of Advice - An Overview of the Challenges Facing the Community Legal Service; acknowledges that there are serious shortcomings in the civil legal aid system which result in a disproportionate lack of access to legal services for citizens on low incomes; recognises that vulnerable people living in legal advice deserts deserve greater access to justice; agrees that access to civil legal aid services is integral to building a fair and just society; recognises that there is great potential in the Community Legal Service to address this problem but that too often services are tarnished by unnecessary bureaucracy and constraints on their funding; and calls upon the Department for Constitutional Affairs urgently to act to improve and invest in the Community Legal Service to create a more equitable system of legal aid.
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- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 710
- Session
- 2003-04
- Subjects
- Access Legal aid scheme Low incomes
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