Civil/crime news: LAA annual report and accounts 2020-21
Annual report and accounts highlighting the performance of the Legal Aid Agency in 2020-21.
Chief Executive of the Legal Aid Agency Jane Harbottle addresses the challenges posed by the pandemic in her foreword to the report.
She said: 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp last reporting year has been a particularly challenging period which has seen the Agency grip the unique challenges presented by the Coronavirus pandemic.
鈥淲e have worked proactively with our internal and external partners to navigate and respond to the pandemic, inspiring con铿乨ence in the Agency as we have done so.鈥�
Challenges
She said: 鈥淒espite the challenges we have held ourselves to the highest of standards and have continued to look outwards and forwards.鈥�
This is the eighth such report for the Agency since it came into being in April 2013.
皇冠体育app Legal Aid Agency was created by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.