Prospective
(1)The rules may make provision for the assessment and reimbursement of costs incurred in connection with providing legal advice and assistance for the purposes of this Measure.
(2)The rules may make provision for the payment or reimbursement of other specified costs.
(3)The rules may require a payment of a specified amount to be made to the lawyer acting on an application for redress or an appeal under this Measure; and the rules may provide for the payment to be made—
(a)regardless of the outcome of the application or appeal, or
(b)only if the application or appeal has reached a specified stage.
(4)The Archbishops’ Council may pay costs incurred, or to be incurred, in connection with the provision of a service which it considers will enhance the operation of this Measure.
(5)“Lawyer” means—
(a)a solicitor within the meaning of the Legal Services Act 2007,
(b)a barrister within the meaning of that Act who is authorised to take instructions directly from a person rather than through a solicitor, or
(c)a person authorised by the Institute of Chartered Legal Executives to practise as a chartered legal executive.
Commencement Information
I1S. 27 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 33(3)