Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

6 (1) Civil legal services provided in relation to community care services. E+W

Exclusions

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the exclusions in Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule.

Definitions

(3) In this paragraph—

• “community care services” means services which a relevant person may provide or arrange to be provided under—

  (a)

  F1 ...

  (b)

  F1 ...

  (c)

  F1 ...

  (d)

  F1 ...

  (e)

  section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (after-care);

  (f)

  section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act”) (provision of services for children in need);

  (g)

  section 20 of the 1989 Act (provision of accommodation for children);

  (h)

  [F2 sections 22A, 22B and 22C] of the 1989 Act (accommodation and maintenance for children in care and looked after children);

  (i)

  sections 23B and 23C of the 1989 Act (local authority functions in respect of relevant children);

  (j)

  sections 24, 24A and 24B of the 1989 Act (provision of services for persons qualifying for advice and assistance);

  (k)

  F3 ...

  (l)

  F4 ...

  (m)

  F3 ...

  (n)

  [F5 Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 (local authority’s functions of meeting adult’s needs for care and support);]

  (o)

  [F6 section 15 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) (preventative services);

  (p)

  Part 4 of the 2014 Act (local authority’s functions of meeting a person’s needs for care and support);

  (q)

  section 76 of the 2014 Act (provision of accommodation for children);

  (r)

  sections 79, 80 and 81 of the 2014 Act (accommodation and maintenance for children in care and looked after children);

  (s)

  sections 105 to 116 of the 2014 Act (local authority support for certain children);]

• “relevant person” means—

  (a)

  a district council;

  (b)

  a county council;

  (c)

  a county borough council;

  (d)

  a London borough council;

  (e)

  the Common Council of the City of London;

  (f)

  a Primary Care Trust established under section 18 of the National Health Service Act 2006;

  (g)

  a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;

  (h)

  any other person prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 6(3)(a)-(d) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 290(b)(i)

F2 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 6(3)(h) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 290(b)(ii)

F3 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 6(3)(k)(m) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 290(b)(iii)

F4 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 6(3) omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I.2015/914), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 96(a) (with arts. 1(3), 3)

F5 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 6(3) inserted (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I.2015/914), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 96(b) (with arts. 1(3), 3)

F6 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 6(3)(o)-(s) insertted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 290(b)(iv)