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Paragraph 17 F1

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

A letter from an organisation providing F2domestic abuse support services.

(2)

The letter must confirm that it—

(a)

is situated in F3the United Kingdom;

(b)

has been operating for an uninterrupted period of six months or more; and

(c)

provided A with support in relation to A’s needs as a victim, or person at risk, of F4domestic abuse.

(3)

The letter must contain—

(a)

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;

(b)

a description of the specific matters relied upon to support that judgment;

(c)

a description of the support provided to A; and

(d)

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)