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Public Bill Committee: 6 September 2011                  

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

135

 

Schedule  1,  page  115,  line  17,  after ‘that’, insert ‘section 8(1A) and’.

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

223

 

Schedule  1,  page  115,  line  19,  leave out paragraph 2.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

136

 

Schedule  1,  page  115,  leave out line 27.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

137

 

Schedule  1,  page  115,  line  31,  leave out paragraph 12.

 

Yvonne Fovargue

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

92

 

Schedule  1,  page  116,  line  8,  leave out paragraph 15.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

138

 

Schedule  1,  page  116,  line  8,  leave out paragraphs 15 and 16.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

139

 

Schedule  1,  page  117,  line  18,  leave out paragraph 9 and insert—

 

‘9         

Advocacy for an individual in proceedings against a public authority before—

 

(a)    

the General Regulatory Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal where

 

proceedings concern a decision of a public authority under—

 

(i)    

the Freedom of Information Act 2000, or

 

(ii)    

the Data Protection Act 1998.

 

(b)    

the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber of the First-tier

 

Tribunal (Care Standards),

 

(c)    

the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber of the First-tier

 

Tribunal (Mental Health),

 

(d)    

the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber of the First-tier

 

Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability),

 

(e)    

the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal,

 

(f)    

the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

140

 

Schedule  1,  page  117,  line  23,  leave out paragraphs 11 to 13.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

233

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  1,  page  117,  line  41,  leave out ‘31,’.

 
 

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

234

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  1,  page  117,  line  41,  leave out ‘or 34’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

235

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  1,  page  117,  line  44,  leave out from ‘etc)’ to end of line 45.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

141

 

Schedule  1,  page  118,  line  2,  leave out ‘13’ and insert ‘10’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

236

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  1,  page  118,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘14A      

Advocacy in proceedings in the Upper Tribunal under section 4 of the

 

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

21

 

Schedule  1,  page  119,  line  15,  leave out ‘body’ and insert ‘person’.

 

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

22

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  8,  leave out ‘the individual’s rights’ and insert ‘any rights of

 

the individual’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

23

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  8,  leave out ‘under European Union law’ and insert ‘that are

 

enforceable EU rights’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

96

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  11,  before ‘any’, insert ‘the interests of justice, including’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

97

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

that there is significant wider public interest in the resolution of the case,

 

(d)    

that the case is of overwhelming importance to the individual, or

 

(e)    

that should the individual represent himself this would create obvious

 

unfairness in all the circumstances of the case.

 

(3A)    

For the purposes of subsection (3)(c), exceptional funding should be provided

 

where, in the particular circumstances of the case, the provision of legal services

 

under this Part is likely to produce significant benefits for a class of person, other

 

than the individual and members of the individual’s family.

 

(3B)    

For the purposes of subsection (3)(d), exceptional funding should be provided

 

where a case has exceptional importance to the client, beyond the monetary value

 
 

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(if any) of the claim, because the case concerns the life, liberty or physical safety

 

of the client or his or her family, or a roof over their heads or raises other

 

significant human rights issues.’.

 

Kate Green

 

226

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  12,  at end add—

 

‘(c)    

that the individual is a child, or is without mental capacity’.

 

Kate Green

 

227

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  33,  at end add—

 

‘(7)    

Civil legal services are to be available to an individual on a means tested basis for

 

advice and assistance to prepare an application for funding undert subsection

 

(2)(a).’.

 

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

24

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  38,  leave out ‘section’ and insert ‘paragraph’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

98

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  42,  leave out from ‘particular’ to ‘reflect’ in line 43 and

 

insert ‘ensure the criteria’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

99

 

Clause  10,  page  7,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

In determining whether an individual qualifies for civil legal services under this

 

Part, nothing in any regulations produced by the Lord Chancellor shall preclude

 

the provision of services on the basis of the availability of alternative sources of

 

funding save where the Director can show:

 

(a)    

an alternative source of funding is practicably accessible to the individual

 

in all the circumstances of the case,

 

(b)    

it is reasonable to expect the individual to access this alternative source

 

of funding, and

 

(c)    

funding by this alternative route does not substantially prevent the

 

indivudual from being fairly compensated by an award of damages.’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

100

 

Clause  10,  page  7,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

But the Director must determine that an individual qualifies for civil legal

 

services where the services relate to a matter falling within paragraph 10 of

 

Schedule 1 and—

 

(a)    

the individual has been admitted to a refuge for persons suffering from

 

domestic abuse,

 

(b)    

the individual has obtained medical or other professional services

 

relating to the consequences of domestic abuse, or

 
 

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(c)    

an assessment for the purpose of possible mediation of a family dispute

 

has concluded that the parties need not engage in mediation as a result of

 

domestic abuse, and in this subsection “domestic abuse” means abuse of

 

the kind to which paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 1 relates.’.

 

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

101

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

A determination that an individual does not qualify under this Part for civil legal

 

services must be fully reasoned and communicated in writing to the individual or

 

his representative.’.

 

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

102

 

Clause  12,  page  8,  line  23,  leave out from ‘premises’ to end of line 11 on page 9.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

103

 

Clause  12,  page  8,  line  23,  leave out from ‘premises’ to ‘determination’ in line 25.

 

Karl Turner [R]

 

15

 

Clause  12,  page  8,  line  27,  at end insert ‘and the need to secure that individuals

 

involved in criminal investigations or criminal proceedings have access, regardless of

 

their means, to such advice, assistance and representation as the interests of justice

 

require’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

104

 

Clause  12,  page  8,  line  28,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Regulations may require the Director to make a determination in a form and

 

manner which complies with regulations save insofar as subsection (3) applies.

 

(3)    

The Director may not make a determination that an individual does not qualify

 

for advice and assistance under this section by reference to—

 

(a)    

section 20 (financial eligibility) and regulations under that section, or

 

(b)    

the interests of justice.’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

105

 

Clause  12,  page  9,  line  18,  leave out subsection (9).

 

 
 

Public Bill Committee: 6 September 2011                  

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

25

 

Clause  13,  page  9,  line  40,  leave out ‘body’ and insert ‘, person’.

 

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

106

 

Clause  14,  page  9,  line  43,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

26

 

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  8,  leave out ‘or other body’ and insert ‘, tribunal or other

 

person’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

107

 

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  42,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

27

 

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  42,  after ‘court’, insert ‘, tribunal’.

 

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

28

 

Clause  15,  page  11,  line  8,  after ‘determined’ insert ‘(provisionally or otherwise)’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

29

 

Clause  15,  page  11,  line  15,  after ‘determined’ insert ‘(provisionally or

 

otherwise)’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

118

 

Clause  15,  page  11,  line  22,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

An individual to whom representation is made available under this Part for the

 

purpose of criminal proceedings may select any representative willing to act for

 

that individual, and where such a selection is made the representation is to be by

 

way of legal services provided by the selected representative.’.

 

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

119

 

Clause  16,  page  12,  line  8,  leave out from ‘determination’ to end and insert ‘the

 

relevant authority must take into account all the circumstances; but it must treat the

 

interests of justice as requiring representation to be made available where’.

 
 

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

120

 

Clause  16,  page  12,  line  9,  leave out ‘whether’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

121

 

Clause  16,  page  12,  line  12,  leave out ‘whether’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

122

 

Clause  16,  page  12,  line  14,  leave out ‘whether’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

123

 

Clause  16,  page  12,  line  16,  leave out ‘whether’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

124

 

Clause  16,  page  12,  line  17,  leave out ‘and’ and insert ‘or’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

125

 

Clause  16,  page  12,  line  18,  leave out ‘whether’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Karl Turner

 

126

 

Clause  16,  page  12,  line  20,  leave out subsection (3).

 

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

30

 

Clause  17,  page  13,  line  19,  after ‘court’ insert ‘, tribunal’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

31

 

Clause  17,  page  13,  line  23,  leave out ‘and section 19(3)’.

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

127

 

Clause  17,  page  13,  line  24,  leave out subsection (7).

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

32

 

Clause  17,  page  13,  line  24,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

This section does not authorise the Director to make a provisional determination

 

and accordingly—

 

(a)    

references in this section to a determination do not include a provisional

 

determination, and

 
 

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(b)    

references in this section to a decision do not include a decision made as

 

part of such a determination.’

 

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

33

 

Clause  18,  page  14,  line  5,  after ‘court’ insert ‘, tribunal’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

34

 

Clause  18,  page  14,  line  10,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Regulations under this section may not authorise a court to make a provisional

 

determination and accordingly—

 

(a)    

references in this section to a determination do not include a provisional

 

determination, and

 

(b)    

references in this section to a decision do not include a decision made as

 

part of such a determination.’

 

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

35

 

Clause  19,  page  14,  line  23,  after ‘of’ insert ‘provisional’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

36

 

Clause  19,  page  14,  line  24,  after ‘provision’ insert ‘equivalent to that’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

37

 

Clause  19,  page  14,  line  24,  leave out ‘(h)’ and insert ‘(i)’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

38

 

Clause  19,  page  14,  line  28,  after second ‘determination’ insert ‘made’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

39

 

Clause  19,  page  14,  line  29,  leave out ‘under section 15’ and insert ‘in reliance on

 

section 17 or 18’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

40

 

Clause  19,  page  14,  line  30,  leave out subsection (3).

 
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