EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Ministry of Justice, are published
separately as Bill 205—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Kenneth Clarke has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of
the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.
Contents
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Part 1
Legal aid
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Provision of legal aid
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Civil legal aid
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Criminal legal aid
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Financial resources
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Contributions and costs
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Providers of services etc
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Supplementary
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Part 2
Litigation funding and costs
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Payments for legal services in civil cases
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44. Recovery where body undertakes to meet costs liabilities
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45. Divorce etc proceedings: orders for payment in respect of legal services
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46. Divorce etc proceedings: matters to be considered by court making legal
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48. Dissolution etc proceedings: orders for payment in respect of legal services
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49. Dissolution etc proceedings: matters to be considered by court making legal
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50. Dissolution etc proceedings: orders for sale of property
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Offers to settle
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Costs in criminal cases
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Part 3
Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
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Chapter 1
Sentencing
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General
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Community orders
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Suspended sentence orders
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Requirements under community orders and suspended sentence orders
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Youth sentences
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Repeal of uncommenced provisions
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Chapter 2
Bail
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Chapter 3
Remands of children otherwise than on bail
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Remands
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Remands to local authority accommodation
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Remands to youth detention accommodation
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81. First set of conditions for a remand to youth detention accommodation
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82. Second set of conditions for a remand to youth detention accommodation
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83. First set of conditions for a remand to youth detention accommodation:
extradition cases -
84. Second set of conditions for a remand to youth detention accommodation:
extradition cases
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Supplementary
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Chapter 4
Release on licence etc
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Calculation of days to be served
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Release
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Further release after recall
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Other provisions about release
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Life sentence prisoners
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Application and transitional provision
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Restatement of earlier enactments and transitional provisions
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Chapter 5
Prisoners etc
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Chapter 6
Out of court disposals
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Penalty notices
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Cautions
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Youth cautions
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Chapter 7
Knives and offensive weapons
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Part 4
Final provisions
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Transfer of employees and property etc of Legal Services
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Changes to powers to make suspended sentence orders:
consequential and transitory provision -
Repeal of sections 181 to 188 of the 2003 Act: consequential
amendments -
Remands of children otherwise than on bail: minor and
consequential amendments -
Prisoners serving less than 12 months: consequential
amendments -
Application of sections 90 to 100 and transitional and
transitory provisions -
Knives and offensive weapons: minor and consequential
amendments