Justice campaigners are one step closer to setting up a law centre in north Wales after securing funding for a development manager.

The grants, provided by the Legal Education Foundation and AB Charitable Trust, will fund a full-time development manager for 12 months.

North Wales Steering Group said the development manager will be based in the group's office in Llandudno Junction, working with organisations and communities across north Wales to find opportunities for collaboration and identify the most urgent priority areas where people cannot access legal advice and representation.

Crash Wigley, chair of the steering group, said: ‘We know how difficult it can be for people to access legal advice and enforce their rights. We are grateful for the support of the Legal Education Foundation and AB Charitable Trust, which will help us make our vision for a law centre in north Wales a reality.’

The project is being supported by Law Centres Network and north Wales firm Gamlins Law.

Plans for a law centre in north Wales were revealed at a Young Legal Aid Lawyers event in June 2020. The steering group was set up after the Commission on Justice in Wales concluded that the 2012 cuts to legal aid hit Wales hard, with proper access to justice no longer available.