Lord Boateng – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Boateng on 2014-03-27.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Lord Chancellor or any Minister in his Department last met the chief executive officer of the Legal Aid Agency; and whether they discussed (1) the issue of publicly funded representation at inquests for the families of deceased victims, and (2) the provision for publicly funded representation at the inquest of the family of Cherry Groce.
Lord Faulks
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The Chief Executive of the Legal Aid Agency has regular meetings with ministers at the Ministry of Justice. Following a review of its decision in the Groce family’s case, the Legal Aid Agency made a funding request to Ministers. Ministers have considered the request and have granted funding. |
