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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1E+WCivil legal services

Part 1E+WServices

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Risk to health or safety in rented homeE+W

35(1)Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to the removal or reduction of a serious risk of harm to the health or safety of the individual or a relevant member of the individual's family where—E+W

(a)the risk arises from a deficiency in the individual's home,

(b)the individual's home is rented or leased from another person, and

(c)the services are provided with a view to securing that the other person makes arrangements to remove or reduce the risk.

Exclusions

(2)Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to—

(a)the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule, with the exception of paragraphs 6 and 8 of that Part, and

(b)the exclusion in Part 3 of this Schedule.

Definitions

(3)For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)a child is a relevant member of an individual's family if the individual is the child's parent or has parental responsibility for the child;

(b)an adult (“A”) is a relevant member of an individual's family if—

(i)they are relatives (whether of the full blood or half blood or by marriage or civil partnership) or cohabitants, and

(ii)the individual's home is also A's home.

(4)In this paragraph—