By Monidipa Fouzder2021-03-17T13:06:00+00:00
The Legal Aid Agency is reviewing its Covid-19 contingency arrangements which could result in some temporary changes becoming permanent.
Malcolm Bryant, former head of exceptional and complex cases, told a Westminster Legal Policy Forum yesterday that the agency is working with providers to see which emergency changes will continue.
The agency has implemented over 40 contingency measures during the pandemic.
Bryant, who now heads the Public Defender Service, said: ‘We did put things [in] with pace. We do need to review where they have worked from all sides before making a decision on whether they will continue permanently.’ Providers will be notified if the agency reverts back to old arrangements, he added.