Bar Council calls for legal aid to be considered essential public service alongside NHS and education – Bar Council

Posted July 21st, 2026 in news by Simon

‘The Justice Select Committee’s report Access to Justice: Legal Aid has warned that declining availability of legal aid and increasing levels of self-representation is creating an ‘unacceptably high risk of miscarriages of justice and undermines the efficient administration’ of the courts.’

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Bar Council, 20th July 2026

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk