Access to Justice Audit
Legal Action Group launched its Access to Justice Audit in March 2009. The project was a continuation of LAG's policy of getting the public to voice their experiences of the legal aid system. It complemented LAG's other projects in 2009 which marked the 60th anniversary of legal aid (see right).
In a link-up with the Guardian and Observer newspapers, a series of films were broadcast by the Guardian which were based on the LAG project and interviews.
In the last film, Jon Robins visited a radical experiment in criminal justice in Liverpool, which the government had announced would not be rolled out despite its success.
Other films:
Suzanne Holdsworth speaks about her wrongful conviction for the murder of two-year-old Kyle Fisher and her fight for freedom which was funded by legal aid.
Peacehaven residents' battle to stop the development of a £300m waste treatment plant on a local greenfield site.
'Sally', a former prostitute and drug addict,successfully re-established contact with her children thanks to her legal aid lawyer.
Housing and debt work - Citizens Advice Bureau caseworker, Jacqui O'Carroll, and her clients at Dover Magistrates' Court.
Read more about the audit below:
Press release (word: 47Kb)
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