The Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Citation, commencement, transitional provisions and interpretation
1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 2nd April 2007.
(2)
An application for a representation order which is made before 2nd April 2007 is to be dealt with as if these Regulations had not been made.
(3)
In these Regulations—
(a)
(b)
a reference to the Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to those Regulations.
Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) Regulations 2006
2.
In regulation 9—
(a)
in paragraph (2), for “£11,590” substitute “£12,007”;
(b)
in paragraph (3), for “£20,740” substitute “£21,487”.
3.
In regulation 10—
(a)
in paragraph (1), for “more than £11,590 and less than £20,740” substitute “more than £12,007 and less than £21,487”;
(b)
in paragraph (2)(g)(i), for “£5,304” substitute “£5,463”;
(c)
in paragraph (3), for “£3,156” substitute “£3,270”.
4.
In the Schedule, for “£5,304” substitute “£5,463”.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
These Regulations amend the Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2492), which set out the criteria relating to financial eligibility which must be satisfied before individuals involved in criminal proceedings in a magistrates’ court may receive publicly funded representation. The Regulations increase the financial eligibility limits and cost of living allowance for applications for representation orders made on or after 2nd April 2007.
A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses, charities or voluntary bodies.