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Courts: Disability |
| Question ID: |
1804096 |
| UIN: |
53397 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5288 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dr Al Pinkerton
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Dr Al Pinkerton
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that disabled court users have equal access to (a) legal representation and (b) appropriate support in court jurisdictions. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-27 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5204 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Answer text: |
Legally-aided advice and representation is available to disabled people on the same basis as it is to the wider population. The issue must usually be in-scope of legal aid, and applicants are subject to means and merits tests, if applicable.Duty solicitor... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |