5.This Act changes the arrangements for the grant of public funding for representation in criminal proceedings in England and Wales.
6.It provides for the power to grant rights to representation to be conferred on the Legal Services Commission (LSC) instead of the court. It introduces a test of financial eligibility for the grant of such funding and, in cases where eligibility exists, contributions based on means.
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