2009 marks the 60th anniversary of legal aid. Legal aid is government funded legal advice, help and representation. Legal aid funds social justice and access to a fair trial.
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2009 marks 60 years of legal aid.
Events are happening around England and Wales.
Each year legal aid helps people with housing, debt and family problems. It also funds legal advice at the police station.
Legal aid helps over 2 million people each year.
Legal aid was born in 1949.
But the principle of justice for all was written down in the Magna Carta.
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