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09 April 2021
Categories: Legal News , Profession , Legal aid focus
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LNB news: MoJ extends deadline for responses to consultation on civil legal aid bills

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has extended the deadline for responding to the consultation on civil legal aid bills

Lexis®Library update: The consultation will now close on 10 May 2021 and those who have already responded may amend and resubmit their response. The MoJ has also published additional datasets and analysis following a request for further information regarding the consultation.

The consultation document can be accessed here and the collection of additional datasets and analysis documents is available here.

You can respond to the consultation by emailing civil.legalaid@justice.gov.uk or writing to: Civil Legal Aid Policy, Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ.

Source: Civil legal aid bills consultation

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 8 April 2021 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/

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