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Housing Legal Aid: the way forward (6 December 2021)
Open consultation
Housing Legal Aid: the way forward
- From:
- Ministry of Justice
- Published
- 25 November 2021
- Last updated
- 6 December 2021 — See all updates
Applies to England and Wales
Summary
A consultation on the future of the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme.
This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 20 January 2022
Consultation description
The government is consulting on a proposed new model for the delivery of housing possession legal aid. This aims to ensure the sustainability of the service and to improve the breadth and quality of advice available for individuals facing the loss of their home.
The key proposals in this consultation are:
- remodel the delivery of the HPCDS to become a new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS), incorporating both the existing service of advice and representation at court but also early legal advice before court
- expanding the scope of legal aid so that HLPAS providers can offer early legal advice on social welfare law matters to individuals facing procession proceedings
- contracts for individual courts rather than larger geographical areas
- allowing providers to claim for the court duty fee in addition to a Legal Help fee for follow on work
- introducing a set attendance fee for all schemes, replacing the existing nil session payment
Documents
Consultation document
PDF, 303 KB, 44 pages
Impact Assessment
PDF, 297 KB, 16 pages
Cymorth Cyfreithiol Tai: y ffordd ymlaen
PDF, 389 KB, 44 pages
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Ways to respond
Email to:
Write to:
Civil and Family Legal Aid Policy
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
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Published 25 November 2021
Last updated 6 December 2021 + show all updates