The Ministry of Justice has announced proposals for the reform of legal aid in England and Wales. The proposals, contained in a green paper which was open for consultation until mid-February, aim to reduce the overall legal aid budget by £350m by 2014/15. Many legal service providers, including not-for-profit organisations, have expressed deep concern over the proposals, which cut many areas completely out of the "scope" of legal aid funding. These include cases and proceedings in many private child and family law matters, education, employment, most immigration matters, benefits and more. The government has also proposed to make it more difficult for individuals to be eligible for legal aid.
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