Changing the immigration rules and withdrawing the ‘currency’ of legal aid: the impact of LASPO 2012 on migrants and their families

摘要: The provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO 2012) will remove almost all immigration cases from scope legal aid with effect 1 April 2013. Part One this paper describes expected changes LASPO make then explores their anticipated impact. It explains that large numbers migrants family members are likely to be without advice representation after 2013, including in where state-enforced removal or deportation UK a parent is contemplated, consequence separating child. Two possibility an ‘exceptional case determination’ might provide route back into funding, finds restricted, cases, those making applications relying on Article 8 ECHR who can demonstrate particular individual requirement for aid. Three rationale these changes, concerns about ...