Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

Page 116, line 1, at end insert—

“Children affected by civil and family law proceedings

( ) Civil legal services provided to a person having dependent children related to—

(a) private family law;

(b) any benefit, allowance, payment, credit or pension under—

(i) the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992,

(ii) the Jobseekers Act 1995,

(iii) the State Pension Credit Act 2002,

(iv) the Tax Credits Act 2002,

(v) the Welfare Reform Act 2007,

(vi) the Welfare Reform Act 2011, or

(vii) any other enactment relating to social security;

(c) all areas of employment law not otherwise covered in this Schedule;

(d) all areas of housing law not otherwise covered in this Schedule;

(e) all areas of debt-related disputes not otherwise covered in this Schedule;

(f) all areas of immigration and asylum law not otherwise covered in this Schedule;

(g) all areas of clinical negligence law not otherwise covered in this Schedule;

(h) consumer law;

(i) all areas of consumer law not otherwise covered in this Schedule;

(j) appeals to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority;

(k) reviews or appeals under sections 11 or 13 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007; or

(l) appeals to the Supreme Court.”

Page 136, line 23, at end insert—

“Young people with a disability

( ) Civil legal services in relation to advice and proceedings where the applicant or respondent is aged 24 or under and has a disability by reference to section 6 of the Equality Act 2010, including but not limited to—

(a) arrangements relating to any welfare benefit, allowance, payment or credit;

(b) proceedings relating to debt;

(c) housing law;

(d) proceedings relating to immigration and asylum;

(e) proceedings relating to clinical negligence;

(f) proceedings relating to consumer protection law;

(g) appeals to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority;

(h) private family law;

(i) proceedings relating to a review under sections 11 or 13 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007;

(j) proceedings relating to an appeal to the Supreme Court.”