Criminal Legal Aid Providers

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Dear Legal Aid Agency,

Please supply the following information in relation to the 2019/20 financial year.

1. The total number amount of money paid to criminal legal aid providers - please include a breakdown of crime lower bills (police station/magistrates court) and LGFS/AGFS claims.

2. A list of the top 10 solicitors firms with the highest total financial claims.

3. A list of the top ten barristers with the highest total financial claims.

Yours faithfully,

Ella Bridges

Disclosure Team, Legal Aid Agency

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Information Governance (LAA), Legal Aid Agency

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Dear Ella Bridges,

Thank you for your request for information which we received 16/08/2020.

Your request has been passed to me as I have responsibility for
information held by the Legal Aid Agency.

I will respond no later than the statutory deadline of 14/09/2020.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at
[email address] if you have any questions.

Please ensure you quote our reference FOI/200816002 in any future
correspondence.

Yours Faithfully
Information Governance Team

 

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Information Governance (LAA), Legal Aid Agency

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Good morning Ms Bridges,

 

Please find attached our response to your requests under FOIA.

 

Regards

 

 

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