Morris Debra, Barr Warren
Charity Law & Policy Unit, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool, UK.
J Soc Welf Fam Law. 2013 Mar;35(1):79-94. doi: 10.1080/09649069.2013.774737.
This article focusses on the specific impact of the cuts in legal aid funding on the charitable sector. The sector plays a significant role in advice giving. Some charities have the provision of legal advice as their sole purpose, whilst the work of other charities includes the giving of legal advice. Funding comes via a number of sources including legal aid, local authorities and charitable trusts. Whilst this volume highlights the legal aid reforms that will lead to significant cuts in funding, this article notes that charitable providers of legal advice have also suffered major cuts from their other traditional funding sources. Against this background, the article considers the serious and often unforeseen consequences for charities of the legal aid reforms, which go far beyond the impact on the high street law firm and access to justice for claimants.
本文聚焦于法律援助资金削减对慈善部门的具体影响。该部门在提供咨询方面发挥着重要作用。一些慈善机构将提供法律咨询作为其唯一目的，而其他慈善机构的工作则包括提供法律咨询。资金来自包括法律援助、地方当局和慈善信托在内的多个来源。虽然本卷强调了将导致资金大幅削减的法律援助改革，但本文指出，法律咨询的慈善提供者也从其其他传统资金来源遭受了重大削减。在此背景下，本文考虑了法律援助改革给慈善机构带来的严重且往往不可预见的后果，这些后果远远超出了对商业街律师事务所的影响以及对索赔人获得司法救助的影响。
