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.