Wales
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- Legal aid in Wales
- Our work in Wales
- Read these pages in Welsh
- Seeking legal aid?
- Community Legal Advice Networks
Legal aid in Wales
Wales has a population of 2.9 million, approximately 5% of that of the UK.
Two thirds of the population live in the valleys and coastal plain of the south. There is also a significant concentration in the north east. The rest of Wales is mainly rural.
The National Assembly for Wales, under a First Minister and Cabinet, now largely governs Wales on domestic matters.
Legal aid has not been devolved and the Ministry of Justice continues to fund the work of the LSC in Wales.
We have published a Joint Statement from the Legal Services Commission and the Welsh Assembly Government. Please see document on the right had side of this page.
About our work in Wales
Paul Davies is the Director responsible for the provision of legal aid in Wales. The Commissioner for Wales is Tom Jones.
Legal aid helps some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Welsh communities.
The LSC in Wales has invested over £75m per annum in developing the Community Legal Service and the Criminal Defence Service to help people get quality legal services that tackle real needs.
We estimated that we helped 55,000 in Wales this year.
Legal aid in Wales is managed by our Cardiff office.
Community Legal Advice Networks
The LSC and Welsh Assembly Government in conjunction are exploring joint commissioning arrangements with the three local authorities in Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend .
See documents for both the draft and revised Specification.
We've also held preliminary discussions about a CLA Network in North Wales. Please see the document on the right hand side of this page.
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What's new
- LSC publishes Welsh Language Scheme annual report
- New CLS Strategy for Wales launched
- Press release: Making Legal Rights a Reality in Wales
Last updated: 20 November 2009