Immigration legal aid fees and the online system: Call for Evidence

Overview

The Ministry of Justice is seeking evidence on the role and features of the online system in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), which will be used to inform the future policy on legal aid fees.

The Ministry of Justice welcomes responses from all interested parties, to ensure that future fees are reflective of the introduction of the online system, and that legal aid practitioners are remunerated for their work in representing some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

Evidence gathered as part of this Call for Evidence, as well as the survey of legal aid providers, is intended to be used to form policy proposals for a forthcoming consultation on new legal aid fees for asylum and immigration appeals. These fees are intended to reflect the changes in tribunal process resulting from the introduction of the online system and ensure that legal aid practitioners are adequately remunerated for their work in representing some of the most vulnerable people in our society.