Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Stephen Lloyd (Independent (affiliation)), on Wednesday, 8 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 81 members in total.
STATE-FUNDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR VICTIMS OF TERRORISM
That this House expresses concern that victims of terrorist atrocities are not automatically eligible for legal aid; regrets that a recently published government review rejected introducing automatic non-means-tested legal aid funding to bereaved families after a state-related death; notes that state organisations involved in deaths from terrorist attacks have access to legal teams and experts at public expense; recognises that in France victims of terrorism, and their families, are automatically eligible for state-funded legal representation; and calls on the Government to automatically fund the legal representation of all victims of terrorist atrocities and their families, inclusive of all coroner hearings and inquests.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 2368
- Session
- 2017-19
- Other sponsors
- Peter Bottomley
- Bob Blackman
- Mike Penning
- Jim Shannon
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Related items
- Subjects
- Legal aid scheme Terrorism Victims
- Link
- View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk
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- 2022-02-14 18:56:08 +0000
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