The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 3) Regulations 2008

Amendment of the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No 2) Regulations 2001

14.—(1) The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No 2) Regulations 2001 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “funded services” insert—

““income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (employment and support allowance);”;

(3) In regulation 5 (advice and assistance - financial eligibility)—

(a) in paragraph (8)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (d) omit “and”; and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

“and

(f) income-related employment and support allowance payable under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.”; and

(b) in paragraph (9) for “or guarantee state pension credit” substitute “guarantee state pension credit or income-related employment and support allowance”.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2001/1437. Regulation 5 was amended by S.I. 2003/644, 2003/2378 and 2006/2490.