# The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001, which govern the provision of publicly funded legal services in criminal cases. They provide for legal representation under provisional representation orders in cases of investigations of serious or complex fraud governed by the Attorney General’s Guidelines on plea discussions in such cases (regulation 4). The provisions in the 2001 Regulations on a change of representative and on cases involving more than one defendant are extended to provisional representation orders (regulations 6 and 7).
Regulation 5 changes references to junior counsel into references to junior advocates.
An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses, charities or voluntary bodies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1853/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-no-2-amendment-regulations-2009/note
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