Legal Aid

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the subject of eligibility for legal aid. Matters which have been voted on include means testing, if aid should be generally restricted to those residing in the UK, and which legal services should be funded by legal aid.

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Analysis for Kerry McCarthy

Kerry McCarthy almost always voted against (9% aligned) restricting the scope of legal aid.

Comparable Labour MPs almost always voted against (9% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Second Reading 2011-06-29 no 100% agree not aligned
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Schedule 1 — Legal Aid in Clinical Negligence Cases 2011-10-31 aye 100% against not aligned
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — New Clause 17 — Extension of Scope of Legal Aid 2011-11-02 aye 100% against not aligned
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading 2011-11-02 no 100% agree not aligned
Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill — Ensure Individuals Have Access to Legal Services They Need 2012-04-17 no 100% agree not aligned
Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill — Legal Aid for Social Welfare Law 2012-04-17 no 100% agree not aligned
Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Bill — Legal Aid for children 2012-04-17 no 100% agree not aligned
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2012 — Extension of Legal Aid to Certain Welfare Appeals and Certain International Child Benefit Recovery Cases 2012-12-05 no 100% against aligned
Draft Civil Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2014 — Residence Test for Legal Aid Eligibility 2014-07-09 no 100% agree not aligned
Judicial Review and Courts Bill — New Clause 4 — Publicly Funded Legal Representation for Bereaved People at Certain Inquests 2022-01-25 aye 100% against not aligned
Judicial Review and Courts Bill — After Clause 42 — Publicly Funded Legal Representation for Bereaved People at Certain Inquests 2022-04-26 no 100% agree not aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Definition of Domestic Abuse Used In Relation to Eligibility for Civil Legal Aid 2011-10-31 aye 100% against not aligned
Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2012 2012-12-05 no 100% agree not aligned
Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations — Legal Aid In Cases With Borderline Prospect of Success 2014-01-22 no 100% agree not aligned