The Legal Aid Tribunal reviews decisions the Legal Services Commissioner makes about who gets legal aid. The Review Authority reviews decisions the Secretary for Justice makes about who can be a legal aid provider.
The Legal Aid Tribunal reviews decisions the Legal Services Commissioner makes about legal aid grants.
The tribunal consists of a chairperson and members who deal with all reviews. All members are lawyers with a wide range of legal experience.
Before you apply to the tribunal, you must first ask the Commissioner to reconsider the original decision.
You can find out more about this in the legal aid section
The Review Authority reviews decisions made by the Secretary for Justice (the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Justice) about legal aid provider approvals.
If you’re an approved legal aid provider or if you’ve applied to be a legal aid provider, you can apply to the Authority to review a decision.
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