Access to Legal Services

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General – in the Senedd at 2:35 pm on 7 February 2018.

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Photo of Jayne Bryant Jayne Bryant Labour 2:35, 7 February 2018

Thank you, Counsel General. Last year, the UK Government released statistics showing a shocking rise in the number of domestic violence survivors with no legal representation in family courts. The statistics reveal that the number of those having to represent themselves in courts in England and Wales have doubled during the last five years. In the first nine months of last year, 3,234 domestic violence survivors had no legal representation in at least one hearing. Does the Counsel General believe that this worrying rise needs to be addressed by the UK Government, and what representations can he make on cuts to legal aid and its devastating impact?