TL;DR: 1. More than 30,000 people have been denied legal aid support for domestic abuse complaints since 2012, according to research by Labour. 2. Family courts were among the worst affected by cuts imposed by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, resulting in a surge in litigants in person. 3. The figures were calculated by modelling the number of legal aid domestic abuse cases that could have been expected had LASPO not come into effect and comparing it to the actual number. 4. “Victims of domestic abuse are particularly vulnerable as the country braces for months of more restrictions. Ensuring they get legal representation must be a priority for this government.” - David Lammy, QC 5. Published figures from the House of Commons Library show that legal aid spending in England and Wales has fallen from around £2.6bn in 2010 to around £1.7bn.