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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. PART 1 Interpretation and General

    1. 2.Interpretation

    2. 3.Form of civil legal services

    3. 4.Legal help

    4. 5.Help at court

    5. 6.Family help

    6. 7.Family mediation

    7. 8.Help with family mediation

    8. 9.Legal representation

    9. 10.Other legal services

    10. 11.Notification

    11. 12.Delegation

    12. 13.Disregarding determinations

    13. 14.Duty Scheme

    14. 15.Applications by legal persons

  4. PART 2 Gateway Work

    1. 16.General

    2. 17.Applicants

    3. 18.The application

    4. 19.Determinations

    5. 20.Interpretation

  5. PART 3 Controlled Work

    1. 21.General

    2. 22.Applicants

    3. 23.The application

    4. 24.Position of providers

    5. 25.Reasons

    6. 26.Withdrawal of determinations

    7. 27.Review

    8. 28.Appeal

  6. PART 4 Licensed Work

    1. 29.General

    2. 30.Applicants

    3. 31.The application

    4. 32.Supporting documents: damages

    5. 33.Supporting documents: domestic abuse

    6. 34.Supporting documents: protection of children

    7. 35.Determinations: general

    8. 36.Determinations: contributions

    9. 37.Certificates

    10. 38.Notice of determinations

    11. 39.Authorised representation

    12. 40.Reporting duties

    13. 41.Position of providers

    14. 42.Withdrawal of determinations

    15. 43.Reasons

    16. 44.Review

    17. 45.Appeal: general

    18. 46.Appeal: power to refer for reconsideration

    19. 47.Appeal: power to decide certain issues

    20. 48.Appeal: reconsideration by the Director

    21. 49.Notice to third parties

  7. PART 5 Emergency Representation

    1. 50.General

    2. 51.The application

    3. 52.Determinations

    4. 53.Appeal

  8. PART 6 Special Case Work

    1. 54.General

    2. 55.Conditions

    3. 56.Determinations affecting several cases

    4. 57.Multi-party actions

    5. 58.Special controls

    6. 59.Appeals

  9. PART 7 Family Mediation

    1. 60.General

    2. 61.The application

    3. 61A.Determinations relating to Mediation Information and Assessment meetings

    4. 62.Mediators

    5. 63.Reasons

    6. 64.Withdrawal of determinations

    7. 65.Review

  10. PART 8 Exceptional Cases

    1. 66.General

    2. 67.The application

    3. 68.Determinations

    4. 69.Review

  11. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Supporting documents: domestic abuse

      1. 1.Evidence that B has been arrested for a relevant domestic...

      2. 2.A relevant police caution for a domestic abuse offence.

      3. 3.Evidence of relevant criminal proceedings for a domestic abuse offence...

      4. 4.A relevant conviction for a domestic abuse offence.

      5. 5.Evidence of a court order binding over B in connection...

      6. 6.A domestic violence protection notice issued under section 24 of...

      7. 7.A relevant protective injunction.

      8. 8.An undertaking given in England and Wales under section 46...

      9. 9.A copy of a finding of fact, made in proceedings...

      10. 10.An expert report produced as evidence in proceedings in the...

      11. 11.A letter or report from an appropriate health professional confirming...

      12. 12.A letter or report from— (a) the appropriate health professional...

      13. 13.A letter from any person who is a member of...

      14. 14.A letter from an independent domestic abuse advisor confirming that...

      15. 15.A letter from an independent sexual violence advisor confirming that...

      16. 16.A letter from an officer employed by a local authority...

      17. 17.(1) A letter from an organisation providing domestic abuse support...

      18. 18.A letter or report from an organisation providing domestic abuse...

      19. 19.A letter from a public authority confirming that a person...

      20. 20.A letter from the Secretary of State for the Home...

      21. 21.Evidence which the Director is satisfied demonstrates that A has...

      22. 22.For the purpose of this Schedule— “A” means the applicant...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Supporting documents: protection of children

      1. 1.Evidence that B has been arrested for a child abuse...

      2. 2.A relevant police caution for a child abuse offence.

      3. 3.Evidence of relevant criminal proceedings for a child abuse offence...

      4. 4.A relevant conviction for a child abuse offence.

      5. 5.A relevant protective injunction.

      6. 6.A copy of a finding of fact made in proceedings...

      7. 7.A letter from a social services department in England and...

      8. 8.A letter from a social services department in England and...

      9. 9.An application for an injunction described in paragraph 5 of...

      10. 10.For the purpose of this Schedule— “child abuse offence” has...

  13. Explanatory Note