Amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 20124
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 19893.
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.