Point in time view as at 19/01/2013. This version of this cross heading contains provisions that are not valid for this point in time.
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, Cross Heading: Exceptions: courts is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 07 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
1E+WAdvocacy in proceedings in the Supreme Court.
2E+WAdvocacy in proceedings in the Court of Appeal.
3E+WAdvocacy in proceedings in the High Court.
4E+WAdvocacy in proceedings in the Court of Protection to the extent that they concern—
(a)a person's right to life,
(b)a person's liberty or physical safety,
(c)a person's medical treatment (within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983),
(d)a person's capacity to marry, to enter into a civil partnership or to enter into sexual relations, or
(e)a person's right to family life.
5E+WAdvocacy in proceedings in a county court.
6E+WAdvocacy in the following proceedings in the Crown Court—
(a)proceedings for the variation or discharge of an order under section 5 or 5A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and
(b)proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to matters listed in paragraph 40 of Part 1 of this Schedule.
7E+WAdvocacy in a magistrates' court that falls within the description of civil legal services in any of paragraphs 1, 11 to 13 and 15 to 18 of Part 1 of this Schedule.
8E+WAdvocacy in the following proceedings in a magistrates' court—
(a)proceedings under section 47 of the National Assistance Act 1948,
(b)proceedings in relation to—
(i)bail under Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971, or
(ii)arrest under Schedule 2 or 3 to that Act,
(c)proceedings for the variation or discharge of an order under section 5 or 5A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and
(d)proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to matters listed in paragraph 40 of Part 1 of this Schedule.
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.
