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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-defence-service-representation-orders-amendment-regulations-2009/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111488645",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-defence-service-representation-orders-amendment-regulations-2009",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006 to provide that the Legal Services Commission may grant the right to publicly funded representation in criminal proceedings in the Crown Court.\nAn 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 at www.justice.gov.uk.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111488645/note",
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  "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."
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