LDP Legal: Millions of pounds in legal aid was overpaid last year, according to a watchdog

OVERPAYMENTS of legal aid more than trebled last year to £76.5m, a public spending watchdog revealed.

The National Audit Office refused to sign off the accounts of the Legal Services Commission after uncovering the sum.

Most than £43m was the result of legal aid providers over-claiming for the work they did in legitimate cases. The rest involved cases with clients “whose eligibility could not be demonstrated”.

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