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Report Stage Proceedings: 31 October 2011                

1042

 

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, continued

 
 

Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/

 

360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/

 

EC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC.’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

Agreed to  60

 

Page  112,  line  10  [Schedule  1],  after ‘Article’, insert ‘2 or’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

Agreed to  61

 

Page  112,  line  11  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

the Qualification Directive.’.

 

Simon Hughes

 

Tom Brake

 

Mike Crockart

 

Mr David Ward

 

Not called  145

 

Page  112,  line  11  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

  ‘(1A)  

Civil legal services provided to an individual for a matter arising out of any

 

rule laid down under section 1(4) of the Immigration Act 1971 making

 

provision for family members to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as the

 

family member of a refugee or beneficiary of humanitarian protection.’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

Agreed to  62

 

Page  112,  line  25  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘“the Qualification Directive” means Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29

 

April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third

 

country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who

 

otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection

 

granted;’.

 


 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  119

 

Page  113,  line  4  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

where someone’s financial difficulties could lead to loss of home.’.

 

Tom Brake

 

Mr David Ward

 

Not called  131

 

Page  113,  line  4  [Schedule  1],  at end add—

 

‘(c)    

financial difficulties leading to loss of home.’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 31 October 2011                

1043

 

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

Agreed to  12

 

Page  115,  line  5  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘“adult” means a person aged 18 or over;’.

 


 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

Agreed to  13

 

Page  116,  line  5  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘to the victim of a sexual offence in

 

relation to the offence’ and insert ‘in relation to a sexual offence, but only where—

 

(a)    

the services are provided to the victim of the offence, or

 

(b)    

the victim of the offence has died and the services are provided to the

 

victim’s personal representative.’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

Agreed to  14

 

Page  116,  line  13  [Schedule  1],  after ‘paragraph’ insert ‘—

 

“personal representative”, in relation to an individual who has died,

 

means—

 

(c)    

a person responsible for administering the individual’s estate

 

under the law of England and Wales, Scotland or Northern

 

Ireland, or

 

(d)    

a person who, under the law of another country or territory, has

 

functions equivalent to those of administering the individual’s

 

estate;’.

 


 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Not called  124

 

Page  118,  line  9  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘Onward appeals

 

38A(2)  

Civil legal services relating to a review or appeal under sections 11 or 13 of the

 

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

 

      (3)  

Civil legal services relating to an appeal to the Supreme Court.

 

            

Exclusions

 

      (4)  

Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) are not subject to the exclusions in Part 2 of this

 

Schedule, with the exceptions of paragraphs 9-11, 13 and 14 of that Part, and

 

are not subject to the exclusions in Part 3 of this Schedule.’.

 

Simon Hughes

 

Tom Brake

 

Mike Crockart

 

Mr David Ward

 

Not called  147

 

Page  118,  line  9  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 31 October 2011                

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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, continued

 
 

Proceedings brought by permission

 

‘38A (1)  

Civil legal services relating to proceedings before a court or tribunal for which

 

a court or tribunal has granted leave or permission to appeal, including where

 

the person to whom services may be provided is a party to the proceedings

 

other than the party to whom permission has been granted.

 

Exclusions

 

      (2)  

Sub-paragraph (1) is not subject to the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule,

 

with the exceptions of paragraphs 9 to 11, 13 and 14 of that Part and is not

 

subject to the exclusions in Part 3 of this Schedule.’.

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  118

 

Page  118,  line  20  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘Welfare benefit cases

 

      ()  

Civil legal services provided in relation to a benefit, allowance, payment,

 

credit or pension under—

 

(a)    

the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992,

 

(b)    

the Jobseekers Act 1995,

 

(c)    

the State Pension Credit Act 2002,

 

(d)    

the Tax Credits Act 2002,

 

(e)    

the Welfare Reform Act 2007,

 

(f)    

the Welfare Reform Act 2011, or

 

(g)    

any other enactment relating to social security.’.

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  120

 

Page  118,  line  20  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘Debt

 

      ()  

All areas of debt-related disputes not otherwise covered in this Schedule, and’.

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  121

 

Page  118,  line  20  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘Housing

 

      ()  

All areas of housing law not otherwise covered in this Schedule.’.

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  122

 

Page  118,  line  20  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘Employment

 

      ()  

All areas of employment law not otherwise covered in this Schedule.’.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 31 October 2011                

1045

 

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, continued

 
 

Tom Brake

 

Stephen Lloyd

 

Mr David Ward

 

Mike Crockart

 

Not called  149

 

Page  118,  line  20  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘Welfare benefit cases

 

            

Civil legal services provided in relation to any review or appeal concerning a

 

benefit, allowance, payment, credit or pension under—

 

(a)    

the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992,

 

(b)    

the Jobseekers Act 1995,

 

(c)    

the State Pension Credit Act 2002,

 

(d)    

the Tax Credits Act 2002,

 

(e)    

the Welfare Reform Act 2007,

 

(f)    

the Welfare Reform Act 2011, or

 

(g)    

any other enactment relating to social security’.

 


 

Tom Brake

 

Mr David Ward

 

Not called  132

 

Page  118,  line  27  [Schedule  1],  after ‘negligence’, insert ‘with the exception of

 

clinical negligence’.

 


 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Tom Brake

 

Mr David Ward

 

Not called  117

 

Page  119,  line  17  [Schedule  1],  leave out paragraph 15.

 


 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

Agreed to  63

 

Page  120,  line  38  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘12A      

Advocacy in the First-tier Tribunal that falls within the description of civil

 

legal services in paragraph 24A of Part 1 of this Schedule.’.

 


 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

Agreed to  15

 

Page  121,  line  1  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘31,’.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 31 October 2011                

1046

 

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

Agreed to  16

 

Page  121,  line  1  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘or 34’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

Agreed to  17

 

Page  121,  line  4  [Schedule  1],  leave out from ‘etc)’ to end of line 5.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

Agreed to  18

 

Page  121,  line  7  [Schedule  1],  at end insert—

 

‘14A      

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

 

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.’.

 

Bill to be further considered tomorrow.


 
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