Regulation 3 Amendments to the Community Legal Service (Costs) Regulations 2000

after the definition of “certificate”, insert—

• ““child” means a person under 18;”;

after the definition of “funded services”, insert—

• ““litigation friend” has the meaning given by CPR Part 21;”;

after the definition of “partner”, insert—

• ““patient” means a person who by reason of mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983^f1 is incapable of managing and administering his own affairs;”;

for paragraph (a)(iii) of the definition of “statement of resources”, substitute—

“(iii)

a declaration stating whether he, and if applicable his partner, has deliberately foregone or deprived himself of any resources or expectations, together (if applicable and as far as is practical) with details of those resources or expectations and the manner in which they have been foregone or deprived;

(iv)

particulars of any application for funding made by him in connection with the proceedings; and

(v)

any other facts relevant to the determination of his resources; or”.