Today, a bill, which may become law by the next year, has been put in front of the Parliament, which has been constructed to improve the legal aid system and to check the failures met by the Government in the investigation processes.

The bill has been proposed by the Dame Margaret Bazley to keep a track on the legal aid system, so as to avoid its malfunctioning.

Simon Power, Justice Minister said, "The bill, in conjunction with operational changes already under way, will establish a system that will deliver high-quality legal services to those who need them and ensure that public money is spent properly".

There have been cases against lawyers, who misuse the legal aid system. Six such lawyers are under enquiry.

The provisions of the bill include transferring the accountability of legal aid to the Secretary for Justice by disbanding Legal Services Agency, setting up of the Legal Services Commissioner for providing legal aid and independence to the lawyers in the Public Defense Service.

Other measures include giving autonomy to the Secretary for Justice to commence diverse legal services and deliver services in distinct manner; launch of a novel quality assurance framework to increase the skills of the lawyers and committee, whose performance will be measured by the Performance Review Committee.

The Legal Aid Review Panel would be replaced with the Legal Aid Tribunal for considering the applications for legal aid, as per the bill.

The bill will also establish a system so that criminal cases can be settled inexpensively and it will also allow Secretary for Justice to form accord with the law centers to offer legal services.