Can someone explain this responce

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Got an e-mail in response to this http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page22241 and it doesn't seem to make any sense to me

While the Government accepts that individuals who are acquitted in the magistrates’ court should continue to have access to Central Funds, it is essential that we also target our resources effectively, secure value for money for the taxpayer and control areas of overspend in our budget.

The Government does not believe that defendants will be more likely to plead guilty to offences they would otherwise deny. Defendants who pay for representation privately do so without certainty that they will be acquitted. If acquitted, there is no guarantee that any particular sum would be assessed as reasonable.

We believe that the rates we pay for criminal cases under legal aid are both fair and sustainable and should be available on the open market.

We believe that lawyers are able to provide a reasonable service at legal aid rates, but if a defendant wants to have, for example, a senior partner’s undivided attention, he may be prepared to pay more for a “premium service”, but would have to understand that he would not recover all of these costs.

Information relating to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on Award of Costs from Central Funds is available on the MoJ website.

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I too had the same.

It seems to me to be saying:-

Because we have blown all your money on bell towers, duck huts, porn films, sink plugs and fake food and accommodation fiddles,in addition to bailing out the banks and foreign dictators, we have nothing left in the kitty to ensure fairness in our justice system. As a result anyone who is falsely accused, due to our shoddy police work, will have to defend themselves at their own cost, if they are unhappy.

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That's what I thought