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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

ANNEX A:

Table of abbreviations used in the explanatory notes.

AbbreviationMeaning
“the 2003 Act”Criminal Justice Act 2003
“PCC(S)A 2000”Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000
“LSC”Legal Services Commission
“CFA”Conditional Fee Agreements
“the Director”Director of Legal Aid Casework
“HDC”Home Detention Curfew
“DYOI”Detention in Young Offenders Institution
“the 1991 Act”Criminal Justice Act 1991
“the 1967 Act”Criminal Justice Act 1967
“the POA 1985”Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
“DCO”Defendant’s costs order
“CMC”Claim Management Companies
“the 1973 Act”Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
“ATE insurance”After the Event Insurance
“DBA”Damages Based Agreements
“the ROA”Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
“DTO”Detention and Training Order
“IPP prisoners”Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection
“the 2008 Act”Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
“the 1952 Act”Prison Act 1952
“PND”Penalty Notices for Disorder
“the 2001 Act”Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
“the 1998 Act”Crime and Disorder Act 1998
“the 1953 Act”Prevention of Crime Act 1953
“the 1988 Act”Criminal Justice Act 1988
“RTA”Road Traffic Act 1988
“RTOA”Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
“the 1993 Act”Bail (Amendment) Act 1993
“the 1976 Act”Bail Act 1976

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