HomeThirty NGOs call for protection for legal aid
Summary: More than 30 non-government organisations wrote to the Times asking that legal aid to be protected where it matters most
In January 2012, the chief executives and directors of more than 30 non-governmental organisations, including the Equality and Diversity Forum, wrote to The Times asking that legal aid be protected where it matters most — ‘to people on low incomes struggling with complex and serious problems, unable to resolve them without specialist help’.
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