# The Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Draft 2014, ISBN 9780111108574

Section 22 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) (“the Act”) provides that the relevant authority (in practice, the Director of Legal Aid Casework) may make an information request to the Secretary of State, a relevant Northern Ireland Department (defined in section 22(8) of the Act as the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland or the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland) or the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for the purposes of facilitating a determination about an individual’s financial resources for the purpose of legal aid available under Part 1 of the Act.

Made under: Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Section 22)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legal-aid-information-about-financial-resources-amendment-regulations-2014/pdf/ukdsi_9780111108574_en.pdf; UK Draft Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/draft-legal-aid-information-about-financial-resources-amendment-regulations-2014/pdf/ukdsiem_9780111108574_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 41(6) and (7)(h) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales
Made [ ] 2014
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(8) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
In accordance with section 41(6) and (7)(h) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

## 2 Amendment of the Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) Regulations 2013

In the Schedule to the Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) Regulations 2013, after paragraph 5 insert—
“5A. Maternity allowance payable under section 35B of the 1992 Act or section 35B of the 1992 (Northern Ireland) Act.”.

## Signature

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
Date

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 22 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) (“the Act”) provides that the relevant authority (in practice, the Director of Legal Aid Casework) may make an information request to the Secretary of State, a relevant Northern Ireland Department (defined in section 22(8) of the Act as the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland or the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland) or the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for the purposes of facilitating a determination about an individual’s financial resources for the purpose of legal aid available under Part 1 of the Act.
A request for information under section 22 can include a request for certain information about prescribed benefits. The prescribed benefits are prescribed in regulations 5, 6 and 7 of, and the Schedule to, the Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/628). Regulation 2 of these Regulations adds to the list of prescribed benefits in the Schedule to the Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) Regulations 2013 maternity allowance payable under section 35B of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) or section 35B of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7). An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument has it has no impact on businesses and civil society organisations.

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