Spending on legal aid has declined
Real-terms government departmental spending on legal aid, 2023-24 prices, £bn
Criminal legal aid
Civil legal aid
Central funds
£3.5bn
3.0
£2.1bn
2023-24
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
2005-06
2011-12
2017-18
2023-24
Criminal legal aid
Civil legal aid
Central funds
£3.5bn
3.0
£2.1bn
2023-24
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
2005-06
2011-12
2017-18
2023-24
Criminal legal aid
Civil legal aid
Central funds
£3.5bn
3.0
£2.1bn
2023-24
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
2005-06
2011-12
2017-18
2023-24
Criminal legal aid
Civil legal aid
Central funds
£3.5bn
3.0
£2.1bn
2023-24
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
2005-06
2008-09
2011-12
2014-15
2017-18
2020-21
2023-24