{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-financial-eligibility-amendment-regulations-2008/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/723",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-financial-eligibility-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2492), which set out the criteria relating to financial eligibility which must be satisfied before individuals involved in criminal proceedings in a magistrates’ court may receive publicly funded representation. The Regulations increase the financial eligibility limits and cost of living allowance for applications for representation orders made on or after 7th April 2008.\nAn impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses, charities or voluntary bodies.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/723/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:33:32.737718+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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