The Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2018

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

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3.—(1) Regulation 7 (advocacy assistance for individuals in prison)(1) of the Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013 is amended as follows.

(2) At the end of paragraph (1)(b), omit “or”.

(3) In paragraph (1)(c), after “Category A Prisoner” insert “or as a Restricted Status Prisoner; or”.

(4) After paragraph (1)(c), insert

(d)a review of an inmate’s classification pursuant to rule 4 (classification of inmates) of the Young Offender Institution Rules 2000 as a Category A Inmate, or Restricted Status Inmate..

(5) For paragraph (3), substitute—

(3) In this regulation—

“Category A Inmate” means an inmate whose escape would be highly dangerous to the public, the police or national security, and for whom the aim is to make escape impossible,

“Category A Prisoner” means a prisoner whose escape would be highly dangerous to the public, the police or national security, and for whom the aim is to make escape impossible,

“inmate” means a person who is required to be detained in a young offender institution,

“Restricted Status Inmate” means an inmate whose escape would present a serious risk to the public, and

“Restricted Status Prisoner” means a prisoner whose escape would present a serious risk to the public..