Legal Aid
There have been votes in Parliament on the subject of eligibility for legal aid. Matters which have been voted on include means testing, if aid should be generally restricted to those residing in the UK, and which legal services should be funded by legal aid.
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Graham Brady almost always voted for restricting the scope of legal aid
TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all
of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source
data on PublicWhip.org.uk.
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On 26 Apr 2022:
Graham Brady voted against providing publicly funded legal representation for bereaved people at inquests where a public body has a connection to the case.
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On 25 Jan 2022:
Graham Brady voted against providing publicly funded legal representation for bereaved people at inquests where a public body has a connection to the case.
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On 9 Jul 2014:
Graham Brady voted for a residence test as an eligibility criteria for civil legal aid; subject to exceptions for refugees and those who have sought asylum.
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On 5 Dec 2012:
Graham Brady voted to extend legal aid to certain welfare appeals and certain international child benefit recovery cases.
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On 17 Apr 2012:
Graham Brady was absent for a vote on Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill — Ensure Individuals Have Access to Legal Services They Need
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On 17 Apr 2012:
Graham Brady voted against making legal aid available in respect of social welfare decisions.
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On 17 Apr 2012:
Graham Brady voted against making legal aid available to children in a wider range of cases.
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On 2 Nov 2011:
Graham Brady voted against making legal aid available to cover the entirety of assistance required where people are deemed to have complex, interconnected needs, some of which do not usually attract aid.
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On 2 Nov 2011:
Graham Brady voted to reform legal aid, including removing it from some types of cases, to reform sentencing, and remand and to introduce new offences relating to threatening with a weapon.
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On 31 Oct 2011:
Graham Brady voted against making legal aid available in clinical negligence cases.
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On 29 Jun 2011:
Graham Brady voted to reform legal aid, including removing it from some types of cases, to reform sentencing, and remand and to introduce new offences relating to threatening with a weapon.
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Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.
This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.
No scoring agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.
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On 22 Jan 2014:
Graham Brady was absent for a vote on Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations — Legal Aid In Cases With Borderline Prospect of Success
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On 5 Dec 2012:
Graham Brady voted to approve proposed criteria for determining if legal aid is to be awarded in particular circumstances.
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On 31 Oct 2011:
Graham Brady voted against explicitly including threats plus financial and emotional abuse in the definition of domestic abuse used in relation to the award of civil legal aid to domestic abuse victims.
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Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.
This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.
No informative agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.