Part 4Amendments to criminal legal aid regulations

Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013

10.—(1) In the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013(1), regulation 9 (criminal proceedings) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In paragraph (ue), omit “(a)”.

(3) In paragraph (uf), after “those sections” insert “and related appeals under section 46(3) or (4) of the Act”.

(4) After paragraph (uf) insert—

“(ufa)proceedings under section 44(2)(b) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, in relation to the variation or discharge of a domestic abuse protection order in a case where that court could make a domestic abuse protection order under section 31(3), (5) or (6), and related appeals under section 46(4) of that Act;”.

Saving provision in relation to article 10(2)

11.  Article 10(2) does not apply to a hearing under section 26(2)(b) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 in circumstances where, before this Order has come into force—

(a)the applicant for legal aid has been arrested for the alleged breach of a domestic abuse protection notice, and

(b)civil legal services have been made available to that person in relation to the application for a domestic abuse protection order referred to in the domestic abuse protection notice.