Project

What: Cost of Quality Legal Advice research
Who: Information Centre about Asylum & Refugees (ICAR) commissioned by Refugee & Migrant Justice (RMJ) in partnership with Asylum Aid and Immigration Advisory Service
When: 2009-2010
Outputs: Project report, literature review

I was lead researcher on the Cost of Quality Legal Advice research project, commissioned by Refugee & Migrant Justice (RMJ) in partnership with Asylum Aid and Immigration Advisory Service to quantify the cost of the provision of high quality legal advice to asylum seekers in the UK. The research asked whether Legal Services Commission (LSC) funding for cases funded under the Graduated Fee Scheme (GFS) and at hourly rates is sufficient to meet the actual costs of high quality advice.

Project report: Adeline Trude & Julie Gibbs, (2010), 'Review of quality issues in legal advice: measuring and costing quality in asylum work'