Access to Justice

Justice Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 23 Jul 2025 Parliament page
This inquiry will examine how advice and legal services are adapting to secure access to justice across civil, criminal, and family law, and the impacts of the cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency. In 2022-23, the Justice Committee undertook a broad inquiry on the Future of Legal Aid , looking … Read more
5 Oral sessions
1 Letter
5 Events
Activity timeline 11 events
19 May
2026
Correspondence
14 Apr
2026
Oral evidence
14 Apr
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
24 Feb
2026
Oral evidence
24 Feb
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
10 Feb
2026
Oral evidence
10 Feb
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
6 Jan
2026
Oral evidence
6 Jan
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
2 Dec
2025
Oral evidence
2 Dec
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
14 Apr 2026
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Aileen Armstrong · Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Anna Bradley · Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Dr Monisha Shah · The Legal Services Board (LSB) Richard Orpin · The Legal Services Board (LSB) Sarah Rapson · Financial Reporting Council
24 Feb 2026
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Dr John Sorabji · University College London (UCL) Dr Liz Curran · Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University Tom Hayhoe · Legal Services Consumer Panel
10 Feb 2026
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Dr Lisa Wintersteiger · Advicenow (formerly known as Law for Life) Dr Philip Drake · Manchester Justice Hub Liz Bayram · Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) Mr Nimrod Ben-Cnaan · Law Centres Network Professor Linda Mulcahy · Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford
6 Jan 2026
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Kirsty Brimelow KC · Criminal Bar Association Richard Miller · The Law Society of England and Wales Rohini Jana · Legal Aid Practitioners Group
2 Dec 2025
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Barbara Mills KC · The Bar Council Richard Miller · The Law Society of England and Wales Rohini Jana · Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Correspondence 1 letter
19 May 2026 Correspondence from Ian Jeffery, Chief Executive of The Law Society, dated 7 May 2026: Clarification of matters raised at inquiry session with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on 14 April 2026
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