Summary
THE legal aid bill for dangerous criminals seeking parole has tripled in three years.
Taxpayers forked out Pounds 2.4million last year to provide lawyers for murderers, rapists and other convicts appealing to the Parole Board.See the full content of this document
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The Pounds 2.4m Legal Aid Bill to Help Free Killers
Human rights laws, reinforced by a European court ruling in 2002, have sent the cost soaring.
In 2001/2, shortly after the Human Rights Act came into force, the Parole Board dealt with only 193 legally-represented cases.The legal aid bill was Pounds 209,000.Last year it han...See the full content of this document
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