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The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012

S.I. 2012/3098 · Made 12 December 2012 · Extends to England and Wales

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Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales

Made 12th December 2012

Laid before Parliament 17th December 2012

Coming into force 1st April 2013

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations M1 in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(2) and (4), 12(2) to (6), 28(1) and (3) and 41(1)(a) and (b), (2) and (3)(a) and (b) of, and paragraph 3(3) and (4) of Schedule 3 to, the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 M2.

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M1

Section 42(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) provides that in Part 1 of that Act “regulations” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor.

M2

2012 c. 10.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. Part 1: Interpretation and General
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Form of civil legal services
  5. 4Legal help
  6. 5Help at court
  7. 6Family help
  8. 7Family mediation
  9. 8Help with family mediation
  10. 9Legal representation
  11. 10Other legal services
  12. 11Notification
  13. 12Delegation
  14. 13Disregarding determinations
  15. 14Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service
  16. 15Applications by legal persons
  17. Part 2: Gateway Work Repealed
  18. 16General Repealed
  19. 17Applicants Repealed
  20. 18The application Repealed
  21. 19Determinations Repealed
  22. 20Interpretation Repealed
  23. Part 3: Controlled Work
  24. 21General
  25. 22Applicants
  26. 23The application
  27. 24Position of providers
  28. 25Reasons
  29. 26Withdrawal of determinations
  30. 27Review
  31. 28Appeal
  32. Part 4: Licensed Work
  33. 29General
  34. 30Applicants
  35. 31The application
  36. 32Supporting documents: damages
  37. 33Supporting documents: domestic abuse
  38. 34Supporting documents: protection of children
  39. 35Determinations: general
  40. 36Determinations: contributions Repealed
  41. 37Certificates
  42. 38Notice of determinations
  43. 39Authorised representation
  44. 40Reporting duties
  45. 41Position of providers
  46. 42Withdrawal of determinations
  47. 43Reasons
  48. 44Review
  49. 45Appeal: general
  50. 46Appeal: power to refer for reconsideration
  51. 47Appeal: power to decide certain issues
  52. 48Appeal: reconsideration by the Director
  53. 49Notice to third parties
  54. Part 5: Emergency Representation
  55. 50General
  56. 51The application
  57. 52Determinations
  58. 53Appeal
  59. Part 6: Special Case Work
  60. 54General
  61. 55Conditions
  62. 56Determinations affecting several cases
  63. 57Multi-party actions
  64. 58Special controls
  65. 59Appeals
  66. Part 7: Family Mediation
  67. 60General
  68. 61The application
  69. 61ADeterminations relating to Mediation Information and Assessment meetings
  70. 62Mediators
  71. 63Reasons
  72. 64Withdrawal of determinations
  73. 65Review
  74. Part 8: Exceptional Cases
  75. 66General
  76. 67The application
  77. 68Determinations
  78. 69Review
  79. Signature
  80. Schedule 1: Supporting documents: domestic abuse
  81. 1Paragraph 1
  82. 2Paragraph 2
  83. 3Paragraph 3
  84. 4Paragraph 4
  85. 5Paragraph 5
  86. 6Paragraph 6
  87. 7Paragraph 7
  88. 8Paragraph 8
  89. 9Paragraph 9
  90. 10Paragraph 10
  91. 11Paragraph 11
  92. 12Paragraph 12
  93. 13Paragraph 13
  94. 14Paragraph 14
  95. 15Paragraph 15
  96. 16Paragraph 16
  97. 17Paragraph 17
  98. 18Paragraph 18
  99. 19Paragraph 19
  100. 20Paragraph 20
  101. 21Paragraph 21
  102. 22Paragraph 22
  103. Schedule 2: Supporting documents: protection of children
  104. 1Paragraph 1
  105. 2Paragraph 2
  106. 3Paragraph 3
  107. 4Paragraph 4
  108. 5Paragraph 5
  109. 6Paragraph 6
  110. 7Paragraph 7
  111. 8Paragraph 8
  112. 9Paragraph 9
  113. 10Paragraph 10
  114. Explanatory note