Family and children civil legal aid

Hannays Solicitors hold a civil legal aid contract for:

• Public law family, child care/protection cases
• Domestic violence/abuse and related cases

In January 2023 it has been announced that the Ministry of Justice will commission  an external economic analysis of the civil legal aid market to better understand how people access funding and support.

The Ministry of Justice hope to publish the findings of their report in 2024 and the government will then consider options for a more efficient, more sustainable system for legal providers and the people who rely on legal aid.

The Law Society said that at the beginning of 2012 there were 3,452 providing legal aid work in England. In 2013 the Government reduced the areas of law that could be funded by legal aid, so by 2022 the amount of firms providing legal aid work dropped to 1,860.

The fees the Government pays to legal aid lawyers were last increased in 1996 and the Government imposed a 10% fee cut in 2011.

In South Tyneside we are still lucky to have several firms that provide legally aided legal advice and representation, and in South Shields only one firm that provided family and children services has closed in the last couple of years.

Our staff are ready to help you if you have any issues concerning child care or protection cases or if you are a victim of domestic abuse and need legal advice, please contact us as you may be entitled to help under the legal aid scheme.  

If you cannot be helped with legal aid we can advise how best to fund your legal needs.

Our contact numbers are  : 0191 4555361 or 0191 4974630

Alternatively, you can contact us through our website or by emailing: info@hannayslaw.co.uk