2011 No. 1453

Legal Services Commission, England And Wales

The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12(2)(g) and section 26 of the Access to Justice Act 19991.

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 30th June 2011.

2

The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 20012 are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

3

In regulation 3(2), after sub-paragraph (s) insert—

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proceedings under sections 26, 27 and 29 of the Crime and Security Act 20103 relating to domestic violence protection notices and domestic violence protection orders.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

J DjanoglyParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001, which govern the provision of publicly funded legal services in criminal cases. They provide that, for the purposes of legal aid, certain proceedings relating to domestic violence protection notices and domestic violence protection orders under the Crime and Security Act 2010 are to be regarded as criminal proceedings.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact upon businesses, charities or voluntary bodies.