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Did you know that legal aid helps over 2 million people each year?

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Facts about legal aid

Legal aid was born after the Rushcliffe Report of 1945. It was part of the largest social reform in British history that included creation of the welfare state.    

The story of legal aid

Legal aid was born in 1949.

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

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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.

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