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(1)The Board shall prepare a draft code of practice in relation to the carrying out by solicitors of their functions with regard to the provision of criminal legal assistance and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the code may include provision as to—
(a)the conditions to be complied with in order to qualify for registration, including—
(i)the attendance by the solicitor at a sufficient number of specified courses relevant to the provision of criminal legal assistance, including courses in criminal law, evidence and pleading and professional ethics;
(ii)the keeping of records in a particular format;
(b)the standards of conduct expected of a solicitor providing or proposing to provide criminal legal assistance;
(c)the manner in which a solicitor should conduct a case and represent his client, including—
(i)the passage of timeous and accurate information to the client in relation to his case;
(ii)the frequency of meetings with the client;
(iii)the giving of advice to the client as to the consequences of any decision made by the client in relation to his defence;
(iv)the taking of such precognitions as may be necessary;
(v)the conduct of relations with the prosecution;
(d)the manner in which applications for criminal legal assistance are to be presented;
(e)the monitoring of a solicitor’s performance with a view to a decision by the Board as to whether he should continue to be registered, including—
(i)periodic review of his handling of particular cases by other solicitors or by the Board;
(ii)the extent to which he attends courses relevant to the provision of criminal legal assistance, including courses in criminal law, evidence and pleading and professional ethics;
(f)the manner in which records are kept, including—
(i)maintaining books of account, and presentation of accounts to the Board, in a specified format;
(ii)office procedures;
(iii)time recording systems;
(iv)instructions given to the staff,
and any other matter relating to the organisation of or accounting for criminal legal assistance which appears to the Board to be relevant.
(2)The code may make different provision in relation to firms and solicitors including [F2in relation to solicitors employed by the Board under sections 26 and 27 of this Act to provide criminal legal assistance, different provision to reflect the fact that they are so employed and including], in relation to solicitors employed by the Board by virtue of section 28A of this Act, different provision to reflect the fact that they are so employed.
(3)The Board shall—
(a)send a copy of the draft code prepared by it under subsection (1) above to the Law Society and to such other persons and bodies as it considers appropriate, inviting their comments on the draft within such period, being not less than 8 weeks from the date on which the draft is sent, as it may specify; and
(b)consider any such comments timeously received by it,
but, where it amends the draft code in the light of any such comments, it shall not be required to re-intimate the amended code to any of those who were invited to comment.
(4)After carrying out the consultation mentioned in subsection (3) above the Board shall submit the draft code to the Secretary of State for his approval.
(5)The Secretary of State may approve the draft code, with or without modifications.
(6)When the Secretary of State has approved the draft code under subsection (5) above he shall—
(a)return the draft to the Board; and
(b)specify the date upon which it is to come into force and how the Board is to publish it.
(7)The Board—
(a)shall make and publish the code by the date and in the manner specified by the Secretary of State under subsection (6) above; and
(b)may make a copy of the code available to any person requesting one, on payment of such sum, if any, towards the cost of preparation, publication and, where relevant, postage, as it considers appropriate.
(8)The Board shall keep under review the code prepared under this section and may from time to time revise it, and the provisions of this section shall apply in relation to any revision of the code as they apply in relation to the version originally prepared.
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. IVA (ss. 25A-25F) inserted (1.10.1997 for specified purposes, 1.4.1998 for further specified purposes and otherwise 1.10.1998) by 1997 c. 48, s. 49; S.I. 1997/2323, art. 6 Sch. 3
F2Words in s. 25B(2) inserted (6.7.2001) by 2001 asp 7, ss. 9(5), 15(3)
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