Part 3Amendments to civil legal aid regulations

Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012

5.—(1) In each of the following provisions of the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012(1), for “domestic violence” substitute “domestic abuse” in each place it occurs—

(a)regulation 2, paragraphs (d) and (e) of the definition of “family dispute”;

(b)regulation 23(2);

(c)the heading of regulation 33;

(d)regulation 33(1) and (2);

(e)regulation 42(1)(k)(v), and (vi)(a) and (b);

(f)the heading of Schedule 1;

(g)Schedule 1, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16(a) and (c), 17(1),(2)(c) and (3)(a), 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22.

(2) In Schedule 1—

(a)in paragraph 20 after “granted” insert “leave to enter or”;

(b)in paragraph 21, for “financial” substitute “economic”;

(c)in paragraph 22, in the definition of “appropriate health professional”—

(i)at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “or”;

(ii)at the end of sub-paragraph (c) insert “or”;

(iii)after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(d)a medical practitioner, nurse, midwife, dental practitioner, paramedic, practitioner psychologist, radiographer or social worker registered and licensed to practise in the country in which they provide a letter or report, or examine A under this Schedule;”.

Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013

6.  In each of the following provisions of the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013(2), for “domestic violence”, substitute “domestic abuse” in each place it occurs—

(a)in regulation 2—

(i)the definition of “domestic violence case”;

(ii)paragraphs (d) and (e) of the definition of “family dispute”;

(iii)paragraph (b) of the definition of “private law children case”;

(b)the heading of regulation 25;

(c)regulation 25;

(d)the heading of regulation 27;

(e)regulation 27;

(f)regulation 64(2)(a);

(g)the heading of regulation 67;

(h)regulation 67;

(i)regulation 69(4)(a) and (b).

Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013

7.  In each of the following provisions of the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013(3), for “domestic violence” substitute “domestic abuse” in each place it occurs—

(a)the heading of regulation 12;

(b)regulation 12(1);

(c)regulation 39(3)(d)(i) and (ii) and (5).

Amendment to the Civil Legal Aid (Costs) Regulations 2013

8.  In regulation 2(1) of the Civil Legal Aid (Costs) Regulations 2013(4), in the definition of “family proceedings” in sub-paragraph (a), for “domestic violence” substitute “domestic abuse”.

Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Statutory Charge) Regulations 2013

9.  In regulation 2(1) of the Civil Legal Aid (Statutory Charge) Regulations 2013(5) in the definition of “family proceedings” in sub-paragraph (a)(iv) and (v), for “domestic violence” substitute “domestic abuse”.