Paragraph 17 F1
England and Wales
A letter from an organisation providing F2domestic abuse support services.
The letter must contain—
a statement to the effect that, in the reasonable professional judgment of the author of the letter, A is, or is at risk of being, a victim of F5domestic abuse;
a description of the specific matters relied upon to support that judgment;
a description of the support provided to A; and
a statement of the reasons why A needed that support.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 1 inserted (8.1.2018) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1237), regs. 1(2), 2(5), Sch. (with reg. 3)
- F2
Words in Sch. 1 para. 17(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)(g)
- F3
Words in Sch. 1 para. 17(2) substituted (15.5.2020) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/439), regs. 1, 8(c) (with reg. 10)
- F4
Words in Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(c) 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)(g)
- F5
Words in Sch. 1 para. 17(3)(a) 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)(g)
Notes on Schedule 1
Textual amendments
- F2
Words in Sch. 1 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)(f)