Written question asked by Grant Shapps (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 April 2019 (named day). It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Monday, 15 April 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Legal Aid Agency: Debts
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing the daily rate of interest charged by the Legal Aid Agency to individuals who owe that Agency money.
- Answer
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Where legally aided clients successfully gain or retain an asset as a result of the publicly funded legal assistance they receive, they should repay the cost of their legal aid.
The rate in the statutory charge is currently set at 8%, the same as the Judgment Debt Interest Rate. It was reviewed in 2008/09.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 242779
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Debts Interest charges Legal Aid Agency
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- 2019-04-15 17:59:01 +0100
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