Richard Jenner

Richard Jenner, Director of the Advice Services Alliance, said:

Richard Jenner, Director of the Advice Services Alliance, said:

Richard Jenner

Director, Advice Services Alliance

Richard Jenner, director of ASA, commented:

‘A number of problems are emerging with the CLS.

Richard Jenner - Director of ASA

ALISON HANNAH, RICHARD JENNER and ADAM GRIFFITH
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Witnesses: Alison Hannah, Director, Legal Action Group, Richard Jenner, Director, Advice Services Alliance, and Adam Griffith, Policy Officer (Legal Services), Advice Services Alliance, gave evidence.
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Richard Jenner: Obviously we welcome the increase in numbers and that has helped.
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Richard Jenner: That is what I am saying.
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Richard Jenner: That is not what the Government is saying.
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Richard Jenner: If it goes to the higher levels, yes, you can apply for a certificate.
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Richard Jenner: I do not think that the increase is particularly due to solicitors dropping out of legal aid, although that is clearly happening.
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Richard Jenner: As you may know, the Specialist Support Service is currently still under review.

Q181 Chairman: We hoped that we had saved them!

Richard Jenner: Obviously we support them.
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Richard Jenner: It is worth adding that the contracting regime that emerged in 2000 was very carefully piloted over a number of years and was independently assessed and researched.
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Richard Jenner: Like Alison, I am very sceptical about this.
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Richard Jenner: We do not know for certain.
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Richard Jenner: It will not pick up cherry picking.
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Richard Jenner: Yes.
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Richard Jenner: That was one of the concerns we had about Lord Carter's recommendation, that panels might not be needed any more because of peer review.
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Richard Jenner: No, not in my view.
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Richard Jenner: Yes, without a shadow of doubt, particularly if the transitional arrangements from one system to another are not sufficiently worked out.

Q191 Chairman: There could be cash-flow problems?

Richard Jenner: Yes.
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Richard Jenner: We suggested some alternatives.
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Richard Jenner: I am not sure that problem can really be satisfactory resolved within the existing resources for the scheme, to be honest.
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Richard Jenner: Yes, I think we would accept that.
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Richard Jenner: Yes, there is.
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Richard Jenner: Yes.
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Alison Hannah: I agree with everything that Richard has said on that.
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Richard Jenner: My understanding from Adam is that that is not the situation now.
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Richard Jenner: It has been increased to six months.
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Richard Jenner: Yes, to make way for the CLACs.

Richard Jenner, director of ASA, commented:

'A number of problems are emerging with the CLS.

Richard Jenner - ASA Director