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These pages provide resources and information about legal aid and the 60th anniversary of legal aid.

Did you know? 40 facts about legal aid.

Interested in history? Look at old legal aid certificates, the report than started legal aid, old legal aid handbooks, and other artifacts!

Got a question? Check the FAQs page.

Want to know more about legal aid and your legal rights? Check out our leaflets and factsheets.

Want to make a difference? Find out about legal aid as a career.

The story of legal aid

Legal aid was born in 1949.

But the principal for all was written down in the Magna Carta.

Visit our interactive timeline

How legal aid works

Legal aid funds advice, help and representation in court.

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How legal aid helps

Each year legal aid helps people with housing, debt and family problems. It also funds legal advice at the police station.

Read more about how legal aid helps

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