Asylum case lawyers milk legal aid
More than 120 solicitors firms have been overclaiming millions of pounds from the legal aid budget for handling asylum cases, it has emerged.
The news comes after investigations by the Legal Services Commission that led to £8 million of legal aid being recouped from law firms.
Ten of the worst offending legal firms have had their contracts for acting in asylum cases terminated by the commission, which is responsible for legal aid.
The government is set to announce plans for a pilot of its own pubic immigration and asylum legal service.
Source:- The Guardian Wednesday 16 June page 1
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2004/06/16/45131/Wednesday-16-June-2004.htm
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