The charity went out of business in June after struggling with changes to legal aid payments. Former RMJ cases were transferred to other legal services providers. But concerns have been raised about the process involved in the transfer.
Syd Bolton, a former policy adviser at RMJ, now with the Children's Legal Centre, described the transfer process as "crude and pretty basic". He claimed that RMJ staff were directed by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) to cease work completely and hand over files without offering guidance, including how urgent a case was, to the organisations receiving them.
The situation has led to fears that children have been going unrepresented in immigration hearings that have continued in spite of the transfer process.
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