Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 20133

Regulation 9 (criminal proceedings) of the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 201313 is amended as follows—

a

after paragraph (k) insert—

ka

proceedings under paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 200314 in relation to female genital mutilation protection orders made other than on conviction and related appeals;

kb

proceedings under paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 in relation to female genital mutilation protection orders made under paragraph 3 of that Schedule;

b

at the end of paragraph (u)(ii), omit “and”, and

c

after paragraph (u) insert—

ua

proceedings under sections 14(1)(b) and (c), 15 and 20 to 22 of the Modern Slavery Act 201515 in relation to slavery and trafficking prevention orders;

ub

proceedings under sections 23 and 27 to 29 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in relation to slavery and trafficking risk orders, and