{"id":33958,"date":"2023-09-14T14:50:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T13:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bevanfoundation.org\/?post_type=events&#038;p=33958"},"modified":"2024-03-21T11:35:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:35:26","slug":"lunchtime-launch-legal-aid-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.bevanfoundation.org\/events\/lunchtime-launch-legal-aid-in-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunchtime launch- Legal aid in Wales: maintaining immigration legal services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the Bevan Foundation to hear about the scale of the crisis facing legal aid provision for immigration and asylum cases in Wales&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>What is it about?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider eo ayv ayw ayx ayy ayz aza azb azc azd aze azf azg azh azi azj azk azl azm azn azo azp azq azr azs azt azu azv azw azx azy azz baa bab bac\" dir=\"ltr\">Legal aid is in crisis, with funded provision for asylum seekers and migrants in Wales fast disappearing. Very few legal aid providers remain in this area of law, and offices are concentrated mainly in South-East Wales. One by one, these are closing their doors. Unless urgent action is taken, there is a very real risk that within a few years Wales will have no legal aid-funded immigration and asylum provision.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Why you should take part&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider eo ayv ayw ayx ayy ayz aza azb azc azd aze azf azg azh azi azj azk azl azm azn azo azp azq azr azs azt azu azv azw azx azy azz baa bab bac\" dir=\"ltr\">We will share the most important findings from our latest report, based on recent research into legal aid provision in Wales. We will give a short presentation of the key findings and share our recommendations. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and comment on the research.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Book your place to understand:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The scale of the immigration and asylum legal aid crisis in Wales<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">The extent and causes of the decline in provision<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">The impact on access to justice for people in Wales<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">How the situation affects other providers of legal and frontline services in Wales<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Our recommendations for protecting vital services and improving access to justice.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Bevan Foundation to hear about the scale of the crisis facing legal aid provision for immigration and asylum cases in Wales&nbsp; 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