{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-general-regulations-2013/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/9",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-general-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Applications",
  "text": "An application for initial advice and initial assistance must be made—\n(a) to the Defence Solicitor Call Centre established by the Lord Chancellor under section 2 of the Act (arrangements); and\n(b) in accordance with the requirements set out in the 2025 Standard Crime Contract for the Unit of Work which is the subject of the application.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8(b) substituted (1.10.2025) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Standard Crime Contract) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1009), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b) (with reg. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 in force at 1.4.2013, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/9/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:31:19.195866+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."
}