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More than 620,000 people have been deprived of justice since the coalition’s legal aid cuts came into force, a new union report published today says.
According to Unite and Goldsmiths University collected data, the government reforms have shifted the costs of legal aid.
It reads: “For every £1 spent on legal advice and aid, the state saves around £6 on other forms of spending, including spending as a result of families becoming homeless and children being taken into care.
Susan Galloway talks to ASH REGAN MSP about her “Unbuyable” Bill, seeking to tackle the commercial sexual exploitation of women in Scotland
The announcement of a Women’s Justice Board should be cautiously welcomed, writes SABINA PRICE, but we need to see a recognition that our prison system is in crisis and disproportionately punishes some of the most vulnerable people in society
