Legal Aid Agency

The Legal Aid Agency is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in the United Kingdom. It provides both civil and criminal legal aid and advice in England and Wales. The agency was formed on 1 April 2013 as a replacement for the Legal Services Commission, a non-departmental public body of the MoJ. This change was enacted by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to allow for greater ministerial control over the UK government's legal aid budget. The agency's chief executive, the Director of Legal Casework, is Matthew Coats.

External links

Ministry of Justice of the United Kingdom

Headquarters: 102 Petty France, Westminster

Ministers	Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor Minister of State 2 Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

Executive agencies	Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority HM Courts and Tribunals Service Legal Aid Agency National Offender Management Service (HM Prison Service National Probation Service) The National Archives Office of the Public Guardian

Non-departmental public bodies	Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service Civil Justice Council Criminal Cases Review Commission Independent Monitoring Board Information Commissioner's Office Judicial Appointments Commission Law Commission Legal Services Board Parole Board for England and Wales Sentencing Council Youth Justice Board

Significant former agencies	Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council HM Courts Service Legal Services Commission Tribunals Service Sentencing Guidelines Council

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