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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Peter Tapsell generally voted for restricting the scope of legal aid
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of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source
data on PublicWhip.org.uk.
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On 9 Jul 2014:
Peter Tapsell 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 22 Jan 2014:
Peter Tapsell voted in favour of legal aid only being provided in cases assessed to have a greater than "borderline" chance of success.
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On 5 Dec 2012:
Peter Tapsell voted to extend legal aid to certain welfare appeals and certain international child benefit recovery cases.
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On 5 Dec 2012:
Peter Tapsell voted to approve proposed criteria for determining if legal aid is to be awarded in particular circumstances.
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On 17 Apr 2012:
Peter Tapsell voted not to require the Lord Chancellor to ensure that, subject to resources, individuals have access to legal services that effectively meet their needs.
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On 17 Apr 2012:
Peter Tapsell was absent for a vote on Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill — Legal Aid for Social Welfare Law
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On 17 Apr 2012:
Peter Tapsell was absent for a vote on Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill — Legal Aid for children
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On 2 Nov 2011:
Peter Tapsell 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:
Peter Tapsell 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:
Peter Tapsell 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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On 31 Oct 2011:
Peter Tapsell voted against making legal aid available in clinical negligence cases.
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On 29 Jun 2011:
Peter Tapsell 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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