Sheffield Centre For Independent Living

Consultation on Legal Aid

The Ministry of Justice has published proposals to reform legal aid and is currently considering responses to the consultation paper as it decides how to implement the changes. The consultation paper Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales, along with initial impact and equalities impact assessments and online questioonaire can be viewed at the following link : As part of their ongoing assessment of the impact that the reforms might have on groups protected by equalities legislation, including disabled people the Ministry of Justice has produced theattached easy read summary of their proposals . If you wish to respond you can send your views  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it including 'Equality impact' in the subject line. Alternatively you can write to: Annette Cowell, Legal Aid Reform, Ministry of Justice,102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ