timeline of ATJAF

• When was the first state-funded legal aid scheme introduced?

  1949
• What was introduced in 1949?

  The first state-funded legal aid scheme.
• When was the system developed into 6 different schemes?

  1980s
• What was changed in the 1980s?

  The system was developed into 6 different schemes.
• When was the Access to Justice Act enforced?

  1999
• What was enforced in 1999?

  The Access to Justice Act.
• What did the 1999 Access to Justice Act change?

  • The Legal Aid Board was replaced by Legal Services Commission.
  • Community Legal Services Partnership developed.
  • The 6 schemes were replaced by 2 new schemes.
• What 2 new schemes were the 6 schemes replaced by in the 1999 Access to Justice Act?

  • Community Legal Service
  • Criminal Defence Service
• When was the Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment Offenders Act (LASPO) enforced?

  2012
• What was enforced in 2012?

  The Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO).
• Which areas did the 2012 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment Offenders Act (LASPO) introduce further legal aid cuts to?

  • Medical negligence
  • Welfare benefits
  • Education
  • Immigration
  • Housing cases
  • Employment consumer disputes
• Which areas did the 2012 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment Offenders Act (LASPO) retain legal aid for?

  • Environmental law
  • Asylum
  • Clinical negligence
  • Mental health & child welfare
  • Judicial review