Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 20132

1

The Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 20132 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “domestic violence case”—

i

in paragraph (a), omit “or”;

ii

after paragraph (a), insert—

ab

paragraph 15A (female genital mutilation protection orders)3; or

b

in the definition of “family dispute”, after paragraph (h) insert—

ha

paragraph 15A (female genital mutilation protection orders);

3

In regulation 22 (immigration and terrorism prevention and investigation measures etc), for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

paragraphs 32(1) (victims of trafficking in human beings) and 32A(1) (victims of slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour)4; and

4

In regulation 60 (criteria for determinations for full representation in relation to immigration), in paragraphs (1) and (2), for “or 32(1) (victims of trafficking in human beings)” substitute “, 32(1) (victims of trafficking in human beings) or 32A(1) (victims of slavery, servitude or forced or compulsory labour)”.