LONDON, September 18 /PRNewswire/ --
- 'Marketisation of the Vulnerable' to be Raised at Labour Party Conference
Changes in legal aid services, which help people keep 'a roof over their head', tackle unemployment and advise on crippling debts are to be raised at the Labour Party conference, by Unite.
Unite, the country's largest trade union, believes that legal assistance is being reduced, as a result of the introduction of fixed fees per case, for groups such as:
- those with literacy difficulties, - mental health problems, - disabilities, - asylum seekers and refugees
Under the Legal Services Commission's (LSC) new scheme, people with complex cases are finding it harder to get a legal aid solicitor, or an advice agency to take them on.