Proceeding contribution from Lord Beamish (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 November 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
My right hon. Friend is correct that in 2004, referral fees were put on a legal footing. However, many years before that it was quite clear that referral fees were being paid in various guises. My hon. Friend the Member for Bassetlaw (John Mann) and I raised the scandal that was going on in the miners' compensation scheme. When we were arguing for that practice to be banned, the Government of the time did not do a great deal about it.
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- 534 c831-2
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- 2010-12
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- Compensation Crimes of violence Fees and charges Legal aid scheme Insurance companies Fines Injuries Personal injury Motor vehicles Prisoners Magistrates' courts Prison sentences Sentencing Sexual offences Regulation Squatting
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- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
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