access to justice and funding in the criminal system
- Created by: rubysymons31
- Created on: 17-01-22 14:12
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- access to justice and funding in criminal cases
- obtaining advice about a criminal case
- duty solicitor - at police station
- duty solicitor - at first hearing
- your own solicitor (possible pro bono)
- websites such as criminal solicitors and www.gov.uk
- funding a criminal case
- own funding
- you have the right to free legal advice if you are questioned at a police station - this is available 24 hours a day
- for your first hearing in a magistrates'' court you may be represented by the duty solicitor for free
- you may apply for a representation order from the legal aid agency: the process is different according to whether the case is in the magistrates' court or the crown court
- legal aid
- magistrates
- means (how much money does the defendant have)
- if under 18 or on benefits qualify automatically - complicated calculation but no funding if disposable income over £22,325
- merits(how deserving of support is it)
- the widgery criteria - for example, D may have been sent to prison or lost their job
- means (how much money does the defendant have)
- crown
- means
- no support if disposable income over £37,500
- merits
- no merits test - automatically in the interests of justice as more serious cases
- means
- magistrates
- obtaining advice about a criminal case
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