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Regulation 33 Supporting documents: domestic abuseF6

England and Wales

(1)

An application for civil legal services described in paragraph 12 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act must include evidence of the F1domestic abuse or the risk of domestic abuse.

(2)

For the purpose of paragraph (1), the evidence of F2domestic abuse or risk of domestic abuse must be provided in one or more of the F3forms that is described in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

F4(3)

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(4)

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F5(5)

In relation to Licensed Work, this regulation applies subject to regulation 31(7A).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 33(1) substituted (21.5.2025) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/611), arts. 1(1), 5(1)(d)

F2

Words in reg. 33(2) substituted (21.5.2025) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/611), arts. 1(1), 5(1)(d)

F3

Words in reg. 33(2) substituted (8.1.2018) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1237), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a) (with reg. 3)

F4

Reg. 33(3)(4) omitted (8.1.2018) by virtue of The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1237), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b) (with reg. 3)

F5

Reg. 33(5) inserted (17.7.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1416), regs. 1(2)(b), 2(6)(d)

F6

Words in reg. 33 heading substituted (21.5.2025) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/611), arts. 1(1), 5(1)(c)