HC Deb 28 February 1986 vol 92 c723W
Mr. Malins

asked the Attorney-General how many appeals to the Law Society at Brighton were made by defendants in magistrates courts against a refusal by the court to grant legal aid: and how many of those appeals were successful in each of the years 1983, 1984 and 1985.

The Attorney-General

This information has been published in the Law Society's annual reports on the operation and finance of part I of the Legal Aid Act 1984 for the financial years since the right to recourse was introduced on 1 March 1984. Information by calendar year cannot be prepared in the time available.