The impact on children of Legal Aid changes since April 2013: desk-based research
This research project is designed to assess the impact on children and young people of the changes to the Legal Aid system since 1 April 2013. These include the reforms introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
Reference number: LADBOCC1
Deadline date:13/12/2013
This deadline is for… Submission of tender
Contract value:£10,000 – £10,000
Location where the contract is to be carried out: England
Is this suitable for smaller suppliers? Yes
Is this contract suitable for a voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations? Yes
Name of the buying organisation: Office of the Children’s Commissioner
Description of the contract
This research project is designed to assess the impact on children and young people of the changes to the Legal Aid system since 1 April 2013. These include the reforms introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, in addition to forthcoming changes following the Ministry of Justice consultations Transforming Legal Aid and Transforming Legal Aid: next steps. The objectives for the research that is the subject of this invitation to tender include: 1. To assess the changes to legal services available to children and young people since 1 April 2013 (the implementation date of the Legal Aid provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012). 2. To assess the availability of other forms of advice and assistance to children that might mitigate these changes, plus any changes to the non-legal advice and assistance sector since 1 April 2013. 3. To assess the direct impacts of the results found under 1 and 2 above on children and young people. 4. To assess the behavioural responses of other actors in the justice system and elsewhere (including litigants, courts and tribunals but also public authorities or other entities exercising public functions) to the results found in 1 and 2 above. 5. To assess the impact of the results of 4 above upon children and young people. Children and young people should be considered, inter alia, as parties and potential parties to litigation, as dependent children of parties, as victims and witnesses in relevant proceedings.
Classification of the contract
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80000000 Education and training services
98000000 Other community, social and personal services
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional information
Contract type: Services – Unspecified
Is it a framework agreement? No
Is this contract related to a programme of funding? No
Contract will be awarded based on: Most economically advantageous tender in terms of: The criteria stated in the contract documents
Estimated length of contract: 27/01/2014 – 27/06/2014
Who to contact
Contact name Richard Pearce
Organisation name Office of the Children’s Commissioner
Address 33 Greycoat Street, London, SW1P 2QF
Telephone 02073407227
Extension number:
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Web address www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk