Friend of this site, Andrew Keogh over at Crimeline, has been testing the profession’s feelings about means testing. Perhaps unsurprisingly, here is the conclusion:
“Following repeated assertions by the legal aid minister Vera Baird and Derek Hill (DCA) that means testing was working well, CrimeLine decided to carry out a survey of its members. 89% believe that means testing is not working”.
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Looking at the remarks, it seems the quickest way to get rid of this is to ensure that legal aid is not granted for some time because the inevitable delays cost money – or am I just being cynical?