# The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 22


For the purpose of this Schedule—
“A” means the applicant for civil legal services;
“appropriate health professional” means—
(a)a medical practitioner licensed to practise by the General Medical Council; or
(b)a health professional who is registered to practise in the United Kingdom by—
(i)the Nursing and Midwifery Council;
(ii)the General Dental Council; ...
(c)a paramedic, practitioner psychologist, radiographer or social worker registered to practise in the United Kingdom by the Health and Care Professions Council; or
(d) a medical practitioner, nurse, midwife, dental practitioner, paramedic, practitioner psychologist, radiographer or social worker registered and licensed to practise in the country in which they provide a letter or report, or examine A under this Schedule;
“B” means the individual with whom A was in a family relationship giving rise to the need for the civil legal services that are the subject of the application;
“ domestic abuse offence” has the meaning given in the document published by the Lord Chancellor for that purpose under section 2 of the Act;
“expert report” means a report by a person qualified to give expert advice on all or most of the matters that are the subject of the report;
“housing association” has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Housing Associations Act 1985;
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“local authority” means a county council, a district council, a London borough council or a parish council but, in relation to Wales, means a county council, county borough council or community council;
“protective injunction” means an order made by the court—
(a)in respect of persons who are in a family relationship with each other, containing any of the following provisions—
(i)protecting a person from harm, intimidation, threats or harassment;
(ii)protecting a person from being forced into a marriage or from any attempt to be forced into a marriage;
(iii)prohibiting a person from contacting, or communicating with, another;
(iv)concerning entry or access to, or the use or occupation of, property;
(b)for the protection from female genital mutilation under paragraph 1 or 18 of Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003; or
(c)in respect of a violent offender within the meaning of section 98 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008;
but does not include an order made without notice to the respondent that was subsequently set aside by the court;
“public authority” has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998;
“refuge” means—
(a)a refuge established for the purpose of providing accommodation for victims of, or those at risk of, domestic abuse; or
(b)a residential home established and maintained by a public body for any other purpose that also provides accommodation to the victims of, or those at risk of, domestic abuse;
“relevant” means that the evidence—
(a)identifies a person with whom B is or was in a family relationship as being, or at risk of being, the victim of domestic abuse; or
(b)is-
(i)in a form described in paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Schedule;
(ii)identifies B as the person arrested for, cautioned with, charged with, or convicted of the domestic abuse offence; and
(iii)relates to a domestic abuse offence which does not identify the victim.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3098/schedule/1/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-procedure-regulations-2012/schedule-1/paragraph-22
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