Access To Funding And Advice

Question 1

What are the two advice schemes ?

Answer 1

Duty Solictors
Advice and Assistance

Question 2

What is a duty solicitor and advantage ?

Answer 2

Provides people held at police stations or over the phone free legal advice
1) Free for everyone and not means tested

Question 3

What is advice and assistance and am advantage and disadvantage?

Answer 3

Solicitor who has a contract with the legal aid agency and can do criminal legal work for free
A1) Covers advice and advocacy
D1) Only low income people qualify for free advice and assistance as it is means tested

Question 4

How does D get funding in a criminal case ?

Answer 4

Qualify under the interest of justice test and means test

Question 5

What is the interest of justice test ?

Answer 5

Someone only get help if certain factors apply such as D is losing their livelihood

Question 6

What is a means test ?

Answer 6

Looks into applicants financial position and likely cost of the case , those with lowest means receive free legal aid no matter what the cost of the case