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Proceeding contribution from Glenda Jackson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 April 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.


Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

The Lord Chancellor referred to a majority of cases. Citizens Advice says that the proportion of appeals that are upheld in work capability assessment cases, for example, rises from 40% to 90% when a legal adviser is involved. I am not saying that it will necessarily be about a point of law, to pick up the point made by the hon. Member for South Swindon (Mr Buckland), but there are occasions when a legal mind can clarify the situation. I do not think that the Lord Chancellor understands who are the people who go to appeal. He said that in domestic violence cases, they go to a solicitor. None of my constituents in that situation has a solicitor; they go to the CAB or to a law centre, many of which, in my constituency, are in grave danger of having their ability to provide those services reduced—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
543 c228 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Compensation Children in care Asylum Damages Costs Asbestosis Asbestos Legal profession Health services Evidence Legal aid scheme Immigration Liability Domestic abuse Insurance Languages Legal Services Commission Legal costs Industrial diseases Negligence Mesothelioma Social services Social security benefits Training Telephone services Law centres Lord Chancellor Citizens' advice bureaux Care leavers
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk