The information in Table 1 shows active legal aid providers in the north-west procurement area for financial years 2006-07, 2007/08 and 2008-09 and whether they delivered immigration and/or asylum work. Table 2 shows immigration and asylum cases started.
Provider name 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Asylum Non Asylum Asylum Non Asylum Asylum Non Asylum A S Law Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Beevers Solicitors Yes No No No No No Binas Solicitors Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Birchfields Solicitors Yes Yes No No No No Bolton and District CAB Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Brighouse Wolff No Yes No No No No Bury Law Centre Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Clifford Johnston and Co Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes E Rex Makin and Co No No No No Yes No Graham Leigh Pfeffer and Co No No No No No Yes Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Immigration Advisory Service Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Jackson and Canter LLP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Liverpool Central Cab Yes Yes No No No No Mohammed and Co Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Molesworths Bright Clegg Yes Yes Yes Yes No No National Youth Advocacy Service Yes No No No No No North Manchester Law Centre Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Norton and Co Yes Yes No No No No Oldham Law Centre Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Oldham Metropolitan Citizens Advice Bureau Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Robert Lizar Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Rochdale Law Centre Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Rogerson Galvin Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes SFN Solicitors Yes Yes Yes Yes No No South Manchester Law Centre Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Southerns Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The Watson Ramsbottom Partnership Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Trafford Law Centre Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Firm 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Asylum Non Asylum Asylum Non Asylum Asylum Non Asylum Firm 1 1,089 1,610 1,322 1,487 1,400 2,276 Firm 2 346 517 512 285 502 221 Firm 3 341 195 609 112. 851 148 Firm 4 280 322 393 168 349 142 Firm 5 173 153 200 134 246 138 Firm 6 46 183 74 119 72 149 Firm 7 26 210 27 208 9 133 Firm 8 69 137 74 107 119 88 Firm 9 165 144 7 10 114 119 Firm 10 54 134 53 117 42 157 Firm 11 149 37 114 23 147 50 Firm 12 76 99 48 82 70 74 Firm 13 68 72 47 67 58 72 Firm 14 40 104 51 108, 16 51 Firm 15 92 17 85 6 81 63 Firm 16 73 68 26 42 55 61 Firm 17 7 32 7 130 27 95 Firm 18 56 80 30 35 — — Firm 19 58 — 33 6 41 25 Firm 20 87 49 — — — — Firm 21 33 77 1 6 — — Firm 22 66 4 — — — — Firm 23 28 16 1 4 — — Firm 24 42 — — — — — Firm 25 12 27 — — . — — Firm 26 12 — — — — — Firm 27 — — — — — 10 Firm 28 — 3 — — — — Firm 29 — — — — 1 — 3,488 4,290 3,714 3,256 4,200 4,072 Notes: 1. To protect commercial interests of the providers involved, the table has been anonymised and is not reflective of the order in Table 1. 2. NMS figures are the number of new matters reported at the end of the relevant financial year. 3. Some firms reported zero NMS though they held a contract in these categories of law.