But the Legal Services Commission said it "strongly" disputed claims there was too much paperwork involved in contracting legal aid work.

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And we've been waiving fees, increasing guarantees, and what we're trying to do is streamline the process for SBA loans because right now there's just too much paperwork.

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It just involves too much paperwork, too much filing.

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But Justice Secretary Ken Clarke blamed Labour for the "historic" problem with probation staff spending too much time on paperwork and suggested Mr Khan was "in denial" about the UK's "deficit problem".

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