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Catalogue description National Assistance Board: Legal Aid, Representative Case Papers
| Reference: | AST 2 |
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| Title: | National Assistance Board: Legal Aid, Representative Case Papers |
| Description: |
The series consists of representative case papers of enquiries by the National Assistance Board into applicants for legal aid. |
| Date: | 1950-1966 |
| Arrangement: |
Pieces 1-8 are collections of case papers for the dates indicated; Pieces 9-18 are individual case papers. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 18 box(es) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Accruals: | No further accruals. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Under the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949 and the Legal Aid and Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949 the National Assistance Board has the duty of enquiring into the financial circumstances of persons applying for legal aid and of assessing the amount of their contribution to the Legal Aid fund. The results of the Board's investigations are sent to the relevant local committee of the Law Society. |
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