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The Justice Secretary's Plans

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab on legal aid and replacing the Human Rights Act; why few senior judges are ex-solicitors; no fault divorce. With Joshua Rozenberg.

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab speaks to Joshua Rozenberg about the UK's support for the International Criminal Court's efforts to prosecute any Russians who may have committed war crimes in Ukraine. He outlines plans to boost the legal aid budget, and thus the incomes of criminal barristers - but when will they actually get any of the money? Mr Raab also explains why he is replacing the Human Rights Act with a new Bill of Rights.

The vast majority of senior judges are former barristers, and most are white men. Is the recruitment system skewed against solicitors and minorities? Solicitors insist it is, but the Judicial Appointments Commission strongly denies this. Joshua hears the arguments on both sides.

β€œNo fault divorce” is set to come into effect in April. Will it free couples from unnecessary acrimony and costs, or make it too easy to split up?

Producer: Arlene Gregorius
Researchers: Octavia Woodward and Imogen Serwotka
Production Coordinators: Maria Ogundele and Jacqui Johnson
Sound: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Hugh Levinson

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Tue 22 Mar 2022 16:00

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