Regulation 3 Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013

The Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2 (interpretation) insert at the appropriate places—

• ““the Windrush Compensation Scheme” means the scheme of that name launched on 3rd April 2019 and administered by the Home Office;”;

• ““Windrush connected payment” means a payment where—

  1. (a)

     an individual has made a claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme;

  2. (b)

     a request included in that claim has been referred by the Home Office to another person; and

  3. (c)

     the payment is made to the individual by that other person as a result of that referral;”.

In regulation 11(3) (disposable income: deductions) after sub-paragraph (k) insert—

“(l)

any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and

(m)

any Windrush connected payment.”.

In regulation 13(1) (disposable capital: deductions) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(c)

any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and

(d)

any Windrush connected payment.”.

In regulation 20(2) (assessment of resources: gross annual income) after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(j)

any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and

(k)

any Windrush connected payment.”.

In regulation 33(2) (assessment of resources: gross annual income) after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(j)

any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and

(k)

any Windrush connected payment.”.