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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Legal Advice and Assistance at Police Stations (Remuneration) Regulations 1989 to take account of the Legal Aid Board’s franchising scheme. The Board has power under section 4 of the Legal Aid Act 1988 to enter into contracts for the provision of advice and assistance. The amendments—

(1)

enable a franchisee to exceed the limit on fees where he certifies that more advice and assistance was required as a matter of urgency, and

(2)

disapply the reduction of fees for availability where the duty solicitor franchisee is allowed other fees under these Regulations relating to the same duty period.