# The Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/9) in order to specify proceedings relating to various orders introduced by the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20) and the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (c. 31) as criminal proceedings for the purposes of section 14(h) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10).
Regulation 2 amends regulation 9 of those Regulations relating to the scope of criminal legal aid. The amendments bring child criminal exploitation prevention orders and youth diversion orders under the Crime and Policing Act 2026 into scope. They also insert a reference to section 19A of the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27) to bring into scope serious crime prevention orders made by the Crown Court in proceedings in relation to a person who is acquitted of an offence, or where the court allows a person’s appeal against a conviction for an offence. They also bring into scope orders under section 2A of the Stalking Protection Act 2019 (c. 9) relating to a person acquitted of a stalking offence or where the court allows a person’s appeal against a conviction for such an offence.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/955/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-general-amendment-regulations-2026/note
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