Criminal Legal Aid Review – Consultation comes to Yorkshire 8th July 5.30 – 7.30 – HAVE YOUR SAY

Criminal Legal Aid Roundtable Event 8th July 2021 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm.

The Yorkshire Union of Law Societies working jointly with the Law Society would like to invite criminal legal aid practitioners in Yorkshire to a virtual roundtable discussion with Sir Christopher Bellamy QC.

As you may know, Sir Christopher Bellamy QC is chairing an independent review of the criminal legal aid system. The review will look at ensuring the long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid system https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/independent-review-of-criminal-legal-aid. Sir Christopher is aiming to put forward his conclusions and proposals to the Lord Chancellor later in 2021. This spring/summer Sir Christopher is engaging directly with criminal legal aid practitioners, travelling in person to areas across the country as well as engaging virtually.

The Yorkshire virtual roundtable will be held on Thursday 8^th July between 5.30pm to 7pm and we would like each of the local law societies in Yorkshire to be represented.  Criminal legal aid practitioners will have the opportunity to speak directly with Sir Christopher and put across their key issues and experiences. We are looking to have approximately twelve participants at the roundtable to ensure that there is plenty of time for an open conversation and I would be most grateful if you could nominate a criminal legal aid practitioner from your particular area who would like to attend the round table event .  We cannot guarantee that your local law society will be represented at the round table event unelss you repsond quickly .

This is the moment to make your views known to the author of the review report

Please repsond ot the email below

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