Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is a major UK statute that overhauled the legal aid system, reformed sentencing, and introduced a range of criminal justice and civil justice changes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
abolishes Legal Services Commission ⓘ
amends Access to Justice Act 1999 ⓘ
Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 ⓘ
Criminal Justice Act 2003 ⓘ
Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 ⓘ
citation 2012 c. 10 ⓘ
contains Schedule 1 – Civil legal services ⓘ
Schedule 2 – Criminal legal aid ⓘ
Schedule 3 – Advocacy in certain courts ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
creates Legal Aid Agency ⓘ
criticisedBy legal profession organisations ⓘ
criticisedFor reducing access to justice ⓘ
departmentResponsible Ministry of Justice ⓘ
effect changes to conditional fee agreements ⓘ
changes to mandatory life sentences for certain offences ⓘ
changes to remand and bail criteria ⓘ
introduction of damages-based agreements in civil litigation ⓘ
significant reduction in scope of civil legal aid in England and Wales ⓘ
government Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
introducedBy Kenneth Clarke ⓘ
introducedByOffice Lord Chancellor ⓘ
Secretary of State for Justice ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
part Part 1 – Legal Aid ⓘ
Part 2 – Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders ⓘ
Part 3 – Bail ⓘ
Part 4 – Other Provisions ⓘ
policyContext austerity measures in public spending ⓘ
primaryPurpose reform of civil justice ⓘ
reform of criminal justice ⓘ
reform of legal aid system ⓘ
reform of sentencing ⓘ
reforms bail law ⓘ
civil costs and funding ⓘ
financial eligibility for legal aid ⓘ
release and recall of prisoners ⓘ
remuneration of legal aid providers ⓘ
scope of civil legal aid ⓘ
sentencing powers of courts ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2012-05-01 ⓘ
shortName LASPO 2012 ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
typeOfReform civil justice reform ⓘ
criminal justice reform ⓘ
legal aid reform ⓘ
sentencing reform ⓘ
yearEnacted 2012 ⓘ

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Legal Aid Agency → legalBasis → Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ
Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government → introducedLegislation → Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ
Chris Grayling → notableWork → Grayling reforms to legal aid in England and Wales ⓘ
linked to: Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
55th Parliament of the United Kingdom → passesAct → Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ
Crime and Courts Act 2013 → amendedAct → Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ
LASPO 2012 → fullName → Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ
LASPO 2012 → shortTitle → Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ
Access to Justice Act 1999 → repealedInPartBy → Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ
Criminal Justice Act 2003 → amendedBy → Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ
UK Parliament 2010–2015 → notableLegislation → Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ
Government of David Cameron → introducedLegislation → Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ