Amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
4.—(1) Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (civil legal services) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph 1 (care, supervision and protection of children) insert—
“Special Guardianship
1A.—(1) Civil legal services provided in relation to special guardianship orders as defined in section 14A of the Children Act 1989(1).
Exclusions
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the exclusions in Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule.”.
(3) In paragraph 11 (family homes and domestic violence)—
(a)after sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) Civil legal services provided in relation to—
(a)an application for a domestic abuse protection order under section 28 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021;
(b)proceedings under section 31(2) or (7) of that Act so far as those proceedings relate to a domestic abuse protection order;
(c)an application to vary or discharge a domestic abuse protection order made under section 28 or 31 of that Act.”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A) Sub-paragraph (1A) is subject to the exclusions in Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule.”.
1989 c. 41, amended by 2002 c.38 sections 115 and 148. There are other amendments not relevant to this Order.