On a daily basis, we struggle to obtain access to high quality legal aided advice and representation for our users due to drastic legal aid changes that have taken place, in particular, since April 2013 following the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act (2012.) We have also been negatively impacted by the increasing shortage of good quality legal aid lawyers which means that women increasingly have to represent themselves in legal proceedings or give up taking legal action or turn to community and religious arbitration systems that heighten their risk to further harm. Our campaigns on access to justice highlight the need for fair and equal access to advice and representation as well as services that help people uphold their legal rights, hold the state to account, and achieve fair outcomes.
CAMPAIGNS
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
LEGAL AID CUTS
Southall Black Sisters –v- Secretary of State for Justice
Southall Black Sisters Say No to the Latest Round of Legal Aid Cuts
SBS with the Justice Alliance at the Lib Dem Headquarters
Unified National Day of Action Against Further Legal Aid Cuts
10 Reasons to Vote Against the Legal Aid Residence Test
Legal Aid and Access to Justice
Immigration Bill a Serious Threat to Liberty
SBS Demands Equal Access to Justice
General Election 2017: SBS Demands Equality, Justice and Rights for All Women
Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere… Ted X Talk by Pragna Patel