Petition Abandon plans for competitive tendering for criminal legal aid

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Justice is far too important in the UK for those accused of criminal offences to be represented by Lawyers who bid to work for the lowest price.
This petition urges the Ministry of Justice to abandon plans to introduce price competition in respect of criminal defence services.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 12 months

1,545 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 1,545 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 3 November 2012
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