# The Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2012, Regulation 16: Family mediation


(1) “Family mediation” means the provision of any of the following civil legal services, in a family dispute—
(a) an assessment by a mediator of whether, in the light of all the circumstances, a case is suitable for mediation; or
(b) acting as a mediator.
(2) In this regulation, “mediator” means a mediator with whom the Lord Chancellor has made an arrangement under section 2(1) of the Act (arrangements).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111530016/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-legal-aid-merits-criteria-regulations-2012/regulation-16
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