Quick Statistics from 2005-2006

Legal Advice Services
38 851 face to face advice interviews
62 756 telephone advice services

Child Support Unit
3 927 face to face appointments
3 581 telephone advice services

Legal Aid Grants
12 139 applicants were granted legal aid, compared with 15 799 applications, an approval rate of 76.8%

Criminal Law
8 991 grants in criminal law matters (3 455 represented by the in-house practice and 5 536 were represented by private practitioners)

Family Law
2 578 grants in family law matters (974 were represented by the in-house practice and 1 604 were represented by private practitioners)

Civil Law
570 grants of aid in civil law matters (191 were represented by the in house practice and 379 were represented by private practitioners)

Duty Solicitor Services
11 157 duty solicitor services were provided at Magistrates Courts