LEGAL AID BUREAU (Cases, 1975 - 77)

Parliament of Singapore · 31 January 1978 · 4th Parliament

Official Report, 31 January 1978, Vol 37, Issue 5 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Ahmad MattarHwang Soo Jin
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Mr Hwang Soo Jin asked the Minister for Social Affairs how many cases were handled by the Legal Aid Bureau in 1977 and what were the comparative figures for 1976 and 1975.

Dr Ahmad Mattar: The number of cases handled by the Legal Aid Bureau as at the end of the respective years 1975, 1976 and 1977 is as follows: 1975 1976 1977 Cases brought forward from previous year 10,986 12,554 10,051 Cases registered for the year 6,834 8,165 8,580 Total number of cases handled in the particular year 17,820 20,719 18,631 Number of cases completed in the particular year 5,266 10,668 9,682 Cases carried forward to next year 12,554 10,051 8,949 figures - APPENDIX TO ORAL ANSWER TO QUESTION NO. 1 (Cols. 203-205)

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 31 January 1978. Republished on SGParliament.