Regulation 3 Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013

Regulation 7 (advocacy assistance for individuals in prison)^f1 of the Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013 is amended as follows.

At the end of paragraph (1)(a), omit “or”.

At the end of paragraph (1)(b), for “,”, substitute “; or”.

After paragraph (1)(b), insert—

“(c)

in relation to a review of the individual’s classification pursuant to rule 7 (classification of prisoners) of the Prison Rules 1999 as a Category A Prisoner,”.

After paragraph (2), insert—

“(3)

In this regulation, a “Category A Prisoner” means a prisoner whose escape would be highly dangerous to the public, the police or national security, and for whom the aim is to make escape impossible.”.