LASPO 2012

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LASPO 2012 is a major UK Act of Parliament that overhauled the legal aid system and introduced wide-ranging reforms to sentencing and the punishment of offenders.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
primary legislation ⓘ
aimedAt reducing public expenditure on legal aid ⓘ
amended provisions on release and recall of prisoners ⓘ
youth sentencing provisions ⓘ
cameIntoForce 2013-04-01 (main legal aid provisions) ⓘ
contains provisions on bail and remand ⓘ
provisions on community sentences ⓘ
provisions on costs and funding in civil litigation ⓘ
provisions on dangerous offenders ⓘ
provisions on youth justice ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
created Exceptional Case Funding scheme ⓘ
criticisedBy advice sector organisations ⓘ
human rights organisations ⓘ
legal profession ⓘ
criticisedFor reducing access to justice ⓘ
fullName Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ
introduced changes to remand in custody rules ⓘ
extended determinate sentences ⓘ
means testing changes for legal aid ⓘ
merits testing changes for legal aid ⓘ
new mandatory life sentences for certain serious offences ⓘ
victim surcharge reforms ⓘ
introducedBy Ministry of Justice ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
legalCitation 2012 c.10 ⓘ
overhauled legal aid system in England and Wales ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
partOf coalition government justice reforms 2010–2015 ⓘ
policyArea civil justice ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ
legal aid ⓘ
sentencing ⓘ
reformed punishment of offenders regime in England and Wales ⓘ
sentencing framework in England and Wales ⓘ
regionApplied England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
removedFromScope many areas of private family law legal aid ⓘ
most employment law legal aid ⓘ
most housing legal aid except for serious cases ⓘ
most welfare benefits legal aid ⓘ
restricted scope of civil legal aid ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2012-05-01 ⓘ
shortTitle Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ⓘ
sponsorGovernment Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government ⓘ
yearEnacted 2012 ⓘ

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