LSC..........

Our fellow blogger Brick on his website Wall has a few thoughts on the abolition of the LSC (Legal Services Commission) who allocate public funds to lawyers (no Mrs C “lawyers” not frauds claiming to be one).

The Guardian reports the matter here:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/03/legal-services-commission-abolished

Brick on his Wall Blog (http://wallofbrick.wordpress.com/) gives a fuller and more detailed and personal account of this latest move. It is one among several efforts to manage the out of control public expenditure on both criminal and civil law costs paid to both lawyers and experts.

Brick (and my own) particular interest is the impact on civil proceedings e.g. care proceedings concerning children.

Brick may disagree with me, but I have always argued that the Children Act 1989 was a “charter for lawyers” (and GaLs/experts) – it was hailed as the “charter for children”, which is utter bollocks. Nevertheless, these moves (abolition of the LSC, CAFCASS meltdown and cutting of expert fees) are a little worrying and will indeed impact on Wilt, or at least potentially.

Ah well – other opportunities emerge which will keep the income flowing but of course the central concern of children and families representation in the further meltdown of local authority services (and local government in general) will probably result in further social care disasters. Thank you Mr Balls and Brown – utter Dorks.

Of course the public expenditure deficit could be significantly reduced if Mrs C of that Royal town simply stopped complaining and put a very large gag in her oversized gob! Sadly, not much hope of that – not yet.

Wilt