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Written question asked by Lord Temple-Morris (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 July 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 July 2015. It was answered by Lord Faulks (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 July 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Legal Aid Scheme

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been their spending in cash and real terms on legal aid in each of the last 10 years.

Answer

The Government’s spending on Legal Aid in cash and real terms in each of the last 10 years is listed as follows:

Total cash flows for legal aid, including administration costs of the agency and transfers to central funds

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

Total cash flows (£'000)

2,178,254

2,130,125

2,191,280

2,255,656

2,342,539

2,329,054

2,229,748

2,160,578

1,969,502

1,730,890

Real terms (£'000)

2,663,717

2,536,105

2,534,737

2,545,313

2,576,739

2,492,913

2,344,660

2,235,836

1,996,940

1,730,890

*Since 2013/14 the LAA has produced one set of accounts incorporating both legal aid fund and administration costs. Prior to that separate accounts were produced for the fund and administration.

*The LAA took over responsibility for Central Funds in 2013/14 and before that it was included within the accounts of the Ministry of Justice, the time series above includes cash from both periods.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1257
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Legal aid scheme Expenditure
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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