Due to its slow implementation, the minimum funding outlined in the Bellamy review as a necessary “first step” is now outdated. Recent government increases in criminal legal aid fees, and its match-funded pupillage scheme, are welcome. However, these only enact the minimum cash requirements of the Bellamy review, which is now five years old. There is understandable distrust between the legal profession and the government over future funding for criminal legal aid. (Conclusion, Paragraph 53)