Written submission (ATJ0163) to the Parliament Justice Committee - Access to Justice

Curran, L ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6371-2975, 2025. Written submission (ATJ0163) to the Parliament Justice Committee - Access to Justice. London: UK Parliament.

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Abstract

This submission is to be read in conjunction with Dr Curran’s Submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee - Inquiry into the Rule of Law (2025); Submission to the UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee – Value for Money from Legal Aid (2024); and her Submission to the Health and Social Care Committee (2023).

Dr Curran throughout the submission draws on her research, publications, and practice experience and the research of others. Cuts to civil legal aid, since 2013, in England & Wales (E&W) have led to siloed, fragmented, reduced (Frontier Economics 2024, Hynes, 2023 ), inefficient (Competition and Markets Authority, 2020 ) and inadequate legal support services, leaving the most disadvantaged members of society stranded (Swords 2022, LSB, 2022, Haque 2023 ), compromising equality before the law. 3.6 million adults in England and Wales experience unmet legal needs each year, and over a third lack confidence in the legal system. (LSB, 2020 ).

This submissions proffers solutions including policy and funding.

Item Type:	Other
Creators:	Curran, L.
Publisher:	UK Parliament
Place of Publication:	London
Date:	28 October 2025
Identifiers:	Number Type 2521556 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Law School
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	08 Dec 2025 13:55
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2025 13:59
Related URLs:	Publisher
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/54838

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