APL welcomes the long awaited Government response to the criminal fees consultation published today 1 December 2025. The Government has confirmed that prison law fees will increase by 24% from 22 December 2025. The Government paper outlines the responses that… Continue Reading
Link to APL response here. The details on how to respond are here: https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/criminal-legal-aid-proposals-for-solicitor-fee The deadline is Friday 4 July 2025.
The APL welcomed proposals issued today, 9 May 2025, by the Ministry of justice to increase the fees in legal aid prison law cases. The consultation document acknowledges that prison law was left out of the increases in criminal legal aid… Continue Reading