The Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Contribution Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

3.—(1) The Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 11 (disposable income: deductions)—

(a)at the end of paragraph (3)(l) omit “and”, and

(b)at the end of paragraph (3)(m) insert—

“;

(n)a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022;

(o)a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022”.

(3) In regulation 13 (disposable capital: deductions)—

(a)at the end of paragraph (1)(c) omit “and”, and

(b)at the end of paragraph (1)(d) insert—

“;

(e)a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022;

(f)a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022”.

(4) In regulation 20 (assessment of resources: gross annual income)—

(a)at the end of paragraph (2)(j) omit “and”, and

(b)at the end of paragraph (2)(k) insert—

“;

(l)a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022;

(m)a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022”.

(5) In regulation 33 (assessment of resources: gross annual income)—

(a)at the end of paragraph (2)(j) omit “and”, and

(b)at the end of paragraph (2)(k) insert—

“;

(l)a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022;

(m)a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022”.

(1)