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Profs Dame Hazel Genn & Stephen Mayson appointed to Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid panel
29 January 2021
A panel of experts has been appointed to support Sir Christopher Bellamy QC (Chair) in the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid, which will examine the long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid system.
Professor Dame Hazel Genn (新香港六合彩开奖结果Vice-Provost International & Advancement, Director of the听新香港六合彩开奖结果Centre for Access to Justice听and Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at ) and听听(Honorary Professor
at 新香港六合彩开奖结果Laws) have been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to the Expert and Advisory Panel for the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid.听听
The Expert and Advisory Panel is composed of senior figures and experts with a variety of backgrounds and expertise and will provide support by testing and challenging the review鈥檚 findings and recommendations.
The Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid will consider the criminal legal aid system in its entirety, and will examine whether it:
- provides high quality legal advice and representation
- is provided through a diverse set of practitioners
- is appropriately funded
- is responsive to user needs both now and in the future
- contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System
- is transparent and resilient
- is delivered in a way that鈥痯rovides鈥痸alue鈥痜or money to the taxpayer
This is the latest step in the Criminal Legal Aid Review, forming part of wider work to ensure criminal defence remains an attractive career for practitioners now and in the future.
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