Open Consultations

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  • Criminal Legal Aid: Proposals for Solicitor Fee Scheme Reform

    The consultation sets out proposals and their associated next steps for changes to the criminal legal aid solicitor fee schemes. This covers work carried out by legal aid providers at police stations, in magistrates' courts, in the Crown Court, and in prisons. This consultation is aimed at anyone with an interest in criminal legal aid in England and Wales. This will include, but is not limited to: members of the criminal defence profession and their... More
    Opened 9 May 2025

  • Law Commission consultation on uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management ("UTM")

    This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. The Law Commission has been asked by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Department for Transport (DfT) to review the law around highly automated and autonomous flight. The three-year review is partly funded by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) through the Future Flight Challenge. For more information about this project, please visit our web page. In February 2024, we published a... More
    Opened 16 April 2025

  • Reform of Local Justice Areas Consultation

    This public consultation seeks views on proposals to replace the current organisation of magistrates’ courts following the abolition of Local Justice Areas. The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 legislated to abolish the system of Local Justice Areas (LJAs) to facilitate greater efficiency in the administration and operation of magistrates’ courts. This consultation, developed jointly between HMG and Judicial Office, sets out proposals for a new structure following LJA abolition.... More
    Opened 31 March 2025

  • Law commission consultation reviewing the Friendly Societies Act 1974 and 1992

    This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. This project reviews the Friendly Societies Act 1974 (“1974 Act”) and the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (“1992 Act”). The 1974 Act remains in force until there are no longer any societies registered under it. Friendly societies registered under the 1974 Act are governed by that Act and the 1992 Act. By contrast, friendly societies registered and incorporated under the 1992 Act are governed... More
    Opened 12 March 2025

  • Law Commission Consultation on Criminal Appeals (full paper)

    As a law reform body we are unable to provide legal advice on individual cases. This is a public consultation by the Law Commission of England and Wales on Criminal Appeals ( https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/criminal-appeals/ ). We are consulting on reform to the law relating to appeals in criminal cases, with a view to ensuring that courts have powers that enable the effective, efficient and appropriate resolution of appeals. Our terms of reference are available here . The... More
    Opened 27 February 2025

  • Law Commission Consultation on Criminal Appeals (summary paper)

    Os hoffech ymateb yn Gymraeg, anfonwch ebost i criminal.appeals@lawcommission.gov.uk os gwelwch yn dda. As a law reform body we are unable to provide legal advice on individual cases. This is a public consultation by the Law Commission of England and Wales on Criminal Appeals ( https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/criminal-appeals/ ). We are consulting on reform to the law relating to appeals in criminal cases, with a view to ensuring that courts have powers that enable the effective,... More
    Opened 27 February 2025

  • Law Commission of England and Wales: your ideas for law reform

    Please use this questionnaire to tell us where you think there is a significant problem with the law. We want to know what you think is wrong and what practical problems arise. Please give us as much information as you can, even if you cannot answer all the questions. More
    Opened 1 July 2022
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