| Overview : BACKGROUND The Legal Aid Scheme is mandated under the Legal Aid Scheme Act, 1997 (ACT 542) to provide legal assistance to the poor and indigent as well as other persons in the prosecution and defence of their rights in accordance with articles 14,17 and 294 of the Constitution of Ghana. This forms part of efforts to ensure, that under the current constitutional dispensation, the rule of law and access to justice is extended to the poor and vulnerable. Since the passage of the Legal Aid Scheme ACT, 1997 (ACT 542), several improvements have been made in the access to justice practice and international legal aid delivery. However, these changes are not reflected in the ACT 542 and hence have created gaps in its implementation. The white paper on the report of the Constitutional Review Committee, which was published in June 2012 indicated government’s acceptance of the recommendation for the Legal Aid Scheme to be established as an independent constitutional body and funded in same manner as other independent constitutional bodies.
................................ 2. SCOPE OF WORK The consultant in close consultation with the Legal Aid Commission will develop a draft Legislative Instrument for the Legal Aid Commission Bill and perform the following tasks i. Review and analyse the regulatory power under the LAC Bill ii. Conduct consultations with the Board of the Legal Aid Commission, key staff and other stakeholders delivering legal aid in Ghana to obtain legislative instructions ........................................... EDUCATION Master’s Degree or equivalent in Law, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Governance or related field EXPERIENCE - At least seven (7) years’ experience in legislative drafting. The consultant must provide information to indicate qualification to perform the task
....... HOW TO APPLY - See the Documents section above for the detailed Annex I-Terms of Reference and Submission Documents.
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For detailed information, please refer to Annex I- Terms of Reference (ToR) Important Note: The Consultant is required to have the above mentioned professional and technical qualifications. Only the applicants who hold these qualifications are advised to submit their respective bid proposals DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: The following proposals must be prepared as per the prescribed standard format indicated in the respective IC Bid Document. The Proposals shall be submitted before its deadline on November 1, 2018 via UNDP Ghana Secured mail address: bids.gh@undp.org - Technical Proposal in pdf under file name: UNDP-GHA-2018-243-IC – TP - [insert Name]
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