The Ministry of Justice's consultation on its Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales closes at 12noon on 14 February 2011.

Please consider submitting a response to this consultation; it is crucial that our voices are heard and that women's access to justice is secured.

Please see information below from Rights of Women:

WHO can submit a response?

• Individuals and organisations can submit responses. We urge as many people as possible to respond; please do circulate this information to your networks.  

HOW to submit your response:

• If you use the template response:

The template response needs to be submitted as a word (or pdf) file because of the way that we have developed it. You can use the word document attached and amend it as you read through it, putting your organisation's name / your own name in place of Rights of Women and editing the text as you wish. Although it is a large document, it should not take too much time if you amend the document according to your own views as you read through it.

When complete, you can send the response in word or pdf file by email to legalaidreformmoj@justice.gsi.gov.uk or by post to: Annette Cowell, Legal Aid Reform, Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.

• If you do not use the template response:

The Ministry of Justice has also set up an online questionnaire that you can use. You can access this online at: https://survey.euro.confirmit.com/wix3/p485462495.aspx.

WHEN to submit your response:

• Responses must be submitted by 12 Noon on Monday 14 February 2011.

Ministry of Justice documents:

• You can view all information, including the Ministry of Justice's green paper and associated impact assessments on the website of the Ministry of Justice here:

http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/legal-aid-reform-151110.htm.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the consultation / your response, please do not hesitate to contact me, or my colleague Catherine Briddick (cate@row.org.uk).