Legal aid cuts denying vulnerable women access to justice, says thinktank | Legal aid
Vulnerable women in England and Wales, including survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, are being denied justice because of cuts to the civil legal aid budget, a think tank has said.The Women's Budget Group says a decade on from major changes to legal aid, women have been disproportionately affected, leaving them without essential support to fight discrimination, violence and housing insecurity.For its report, Gender Gaps in Access to Civil Legal Justice, published on Thursday, the think tank conducted an online survey of 115 organizations, services and individuals in the field and found widespread concern about barriers to justice.It found that 85% of respondents said vulnerable women were unable to access civil legal aid, while 77% said a significant consequence of the legal aid changes was women reaching crisis points or…
