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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide that it will be deemed to be in the interests of justice for an individual who is the subject of a trial on indictment in, or committal for sentence to, the Crown Court to be granted a publicly funded right to representation.

An impact assessment relating to the introduction of means testing in the Crown Court is available from Criminal Legal Aid Strategy Division, Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AG or atwww.justice.gov.uk.