The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016

Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013E+W

154.  In regulation 5 (exceptions from requirement to make a determination in respect of an individual’s financial resources) paragraph (2), the definition of “special Children Act 1989 case” is amended as follows—

(a)for “any matter described in paragraph 1(1)(a), (b) or (c) (care, supervision and protection of children) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act” substitute “any matter described in paragraph 1(1)(a), (b), (c) or (k) (care supervision and protection of children) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act”;

(b)after “to the extent that it relates to any of the following provisions of the Children Act 1989” insert “or, where specified, the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”;

(c)after paragraph (a) insert—

(aa)section 119 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (use of accommodation for restricting liberty), to the extent that the individual to whom civil legal services may be provided is the child who is or would be the subject of the order;;

(d)in the full-out words at the end of the definition, after “under any of those provisions of the Children Act 1989” insert “or, as the case may be, section 119 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 154 in force at 6.4.2016, see reg. 1(2)