Question 1

Evaluate the extent to which the cuts to legal aid made through the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Prevention of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) impacted on access to justice in England and Wales. Outline your own views on whether the cuts to legal aid under LASPO were necessary.

(85 marks)

Question 2

Choose a topic you have learned about between units 11-16. Outline whether your views have changed because of what you have learned. Did you have an emotional response to the topic? If so, what was it? Outline whether what you have learned might cause you to think or do things differently in the future.

(15 marks)

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