On 20th October, Rehman submitted the following written question:
"To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Criminal Legal Aid Review Part 2 terms of reference are planned to be published."
Alex Chalk MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice, provided the following response on 28th October:
"We are working to ensure that the next phase of the criminal legal aid review, the Independent Review, is set up as quickly as possible. We are currently developing the Terms of Reference in coordination with stakeholders, including criminal defence practitioner representative bodies, and will publish these when the Independent Review is launched."
