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Reform of criminal legal aid must prioritise a whole justice system approach, to ensure that...
Conclusion
Reform of criminal legal aid must prioritise a whole justice system approach, to ensure that there are incentives for everyone to work towards the fair and timely resolution of criminal cases.
Government Response Summary
The government states it has already developed a Criminal Justice Action Plan with partners across the CJS, focusing on timeliness, victim engagement, and reducing outstanding cases, and has strengthened cross-system governance to ensure a whole criminal justice system approach to recovery and reform.
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2021. Alongside this, we have developed the Criminal Justice Action Plan with partners from across the CJS to drive system recovery as we rebuild and restore from the impact of the pandemic. This Action Plan spans the system from police to the courts and is centred around three agreed priorities: improving timeliness, increasing victim engagement and reducing the number of outstanding cases. These priorities provide a shared focus across the system, creating a whole criminal justice system approach to recovery. Further, we have expanded and re-invigorated the cross-criminal justice system governance structure to provide the right framework and create the right environment for us to deliver our agenda on recovery and reform. This governance framework joins up the system at Ministerial and official level and oversees the implementation of the Criminal Justice Action Plan.
Source
Committee
Justice Committee
Inquiry
The Future of Legal Aid
Report
3rd Report - The Future of Legal Aid
27 Jul 2021
HC 70
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.0 yrs
Report published
27 Jul 2021