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• The collapse of the immigration legal aid sector is having a major impact on access to justice and on the capacity of third sector providers and remaining legal aid firms. [...] This report outlines the challenges facing legal aid providers in the field of immigration and asylum, presents data on the scale of recent and prospective provider losses, and illustrates some of the impacts of recent service closures. [...] Aside from the question of referrals, the fundamental causes of decline in the number of immigration legal aid providers remain the same, and these are predominantly integral to the scope of legal aid, the level and structure of fees, and the way in which it is administered. [...] The Legal Aid Agency refused permission, citing concerns about The provider stated that due to the remoteness of the hotel and the lack of legal services in the area We could offer it, and we out of 90 in the hotel were assisted with their legal cases. [...] Some of the solutions to the legal aid crisis are simple, and the power to implement most of these lies in the hands of the UK Government.