Legal aid statistics
These reports present the key statistics on activity in the legal aid system for England and Wales.
The reports include statistics on:
- Criminal legal aid
- Civil legal aid
- Central Funds
- Providers of legal aid
- Client diversity
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Recent releases
Older releases
- Legal aid statistics: July to September 2020
- Legal aid statistics quarterly: April to June 2020
- Legal aid statistics: January to March 2020
- Legal aid statistics quarterly: October to December 2019
- Legal aid statistics quarterly: July to September 2019
- Legal aid statistics quarterly: April to June 2019
- Legal aid statistics: January to March 2019
- Legal aid statistics quarterly: Statistical notice
- Legal aid statistics quarterly: October to December 2018
- Legal aid statistics: July to September 2018
- Legal aid statistics: April to June 2018
- Legal aid statistics: January to March 2018
- Legal aid statistics: October to December 2017
- Legal aid statistics: July to September 2017
- Legal aid statistics: April to June 2017
- Legal aid statistics: January to March 2017
- Legal aid statistics: October to December 2016
- Legal aid statistics: July to September 2016
- Legal aid statistics: April to June 2016
- Legal aid statistics quarterly: January to March 2016
- Legal aid statistics: October to December 2015
- Legal aid statistics quarterly: July to September 2015
- Legal aid statistics: April to June 2015
- Legal aid statistics: January to March 2015
- Legal aid statistics: October to December 2014
- Legal aid statistics: July 2014 to September 2014
- Legal aid statistics: April 2014 to June 2014
- Legal aid statistics: April 2013 to March 2014
- Criminal legal aid statistics: October 2012 to September 2013
- Legal aid statistics: April 2011 to March 2013
- Legal aid statistics: barrister fee income from public sources April 2012 to March 2013
Last updated 16 December 2021 + show all updates
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Legal aid statistics: July to September 2021 edition added
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Legal aid statistics quarterly: April to June 2021 edition added
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Legal aid statistics quarterly: April to June 2021 edition added
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Legal aid statistics: January to March 2021 edition added
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Legal aid statistics quarterly: October to December 2020 edition added
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Legal aid statistics quarterly: July to September 2020 edition added
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Legal aid statistics quarterly: April to June 2020 edition added
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Legal aid statistics: January to March 2020 edition added
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Legal aid statistics quarterly: October to December 2019 edition added
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Legal aid statistics quarterly: July to September 2019 edition added
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Legal aid statistics: April to June 2019 edition added
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Legal aid statistics: January to March 2019 edition added
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Statistical notice added
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Legal aid statistics: October to December 2018 edition added
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Legal aid statistics: July to September 2018 edition added
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Legal aid statistics: April to June 2018 edition added
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Legal aid statistics: January to March 2018 edition added
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Jan to March 2016 quarterly statistics added.
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Latest legal aid statistics added.
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Legal aid statistics: January to March 2015
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Legal aid statistics: October to December 2014 published A guide to legal aid statistics in England and Wales published
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Legal aid statistics for July 2014 to September 2014 published.
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Statistical notice added for next legal aid statistics quarterly
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Official statistics for Exceptional Case Funding have been removed. These can now be found in the legal aid statistics bulletins. These official statistics supersede any previously released management information.
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Legal aid statistics for April to June 2014 published.
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Statistical notices published for the next future publications
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Latest stats from April 2013 to March 2014 added.
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Exceptional Case Funding statistics for April 2013 to December 2013 published.
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Latest legal aid statistics added.
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Added a new publication - Exceptional Case Funding in Legal Aid Statistics
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First published.