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Mr Edward Garnier 129 *Schedule 2, page 58, line 33, after 'help', insert '(other than the making of loans to individuals for the purpose of payment of insurance premiums and disbursements in proceedings specified in sub-paragraph (a)).'.
Mr Edward Garnier 42 Schedule 2, page 58, leave out lines 34 and 35.
Mr John Burnett
130 *Schedule 2, page 58, line 35, leave out 'proceedings for clinical negligence' and insert—
Mr John Burnett
131 *Schedule 2, page 58, line 35, at end insert ', save where compelling reasons exist'.
Mr John Burnett
132 *Schedule 2, page 58, line 40, at end insert—'( ) A compelling reason for the purposes of paragraph 3(a) above exists where;
Mr John Burnett 71 Schedule 2, page 59, line 27, at end insert—
Mr Edward Garnier 55 Schedule 2, page 59, line 28, after 'before', insert 'the Employment and'.
Mr John Burnett 72 Schedule 2, page 59, line 28, after 'Tribunal', insert—
Mr Edward Garnier 53 Schedule 2, page 59, line 29, after 'Tribunals', insert—
Mr Edward Garnier 56 Schedule 2, page 59, line 29, after 'Tribunals', insert—
Mr John Burnett 73 Schedule 2, page 59, line 31, at end insert ',and
Mr Edward Garnier 43 Schedule 2, page 59, line 31, at end insert—
Mr Edward Garnier 49 Schedule 2, page 60, line 5, at end add—
Mr Edward Garnier 127 *Clause 9, page 6, leave out lines 31 to 34.
Mr Edward Garnier 50 Clause 9, page 7, line 3, at end insert—'(2A) In considering factors under subsection (2)(f) above no individual shall be disadvantaged by reason of conduct occasioned by physical or mental illness of impairment, temporary incapacitation, or trauma or language skills.'.
Mr Edward Garnier 126 *Clause 9, page 7, line 5, at end insert 'provided that the Code shall not require applicants to attempt mediation rather than receiving legal assistance, save in circumstances where a privately paying client would be advised to attempt mediation.'.
Mr Geoffrey Hoon 8 Clause 9, page 7, line 14, leave out 'requiring the furnishing of information or imposing other' and insert 'imposing'.
Mr Edward Garnier 51 Clause 11, page 8, line 19, after '(2)', insert—'Subject to subsection (3A) below'.
Mr Geoffrey Hoon 9 Clause 11, page 8, line 37, leave out from 'both,' to end of line 38.
Mr Edward Garnier 52 Clause 11, page 8, line 38, at end insert—'(3A) Nothing in the regulations shall prevent the provision of an initial free interview of a diagnostic nature of not more than one hour's duration or such longer period as the regulations may prescribe.'.
Mr Geoffrey Hoon 10 Clause 11, page 8, line 43, leave out from 'payment' to 'or' in line 45 and insert 'in respect of the cost of services required by the regulations to be made by him later than the time when the services are provided,'.
Mr Edward Garnier 125 *Clause 11, page 9, line 7, at end insert—'( ) Regulations may not provide for payment of any capital sums from those whose capital would qualify them for income support.'.
Mr Geoffrey Hoon 11 Clause 12, page 9, line 22, leave out from beginning to 'shall' in line 25 and insert 'Except in prescribed circumstances, costs ordered against an individual in relation to any proceedings or part of proceedings funded for him'.
Mr Geoffrey Hoon 12 Clause 12, page 9, line 28, at end insert 'to which the proceedings relate'.
Mr Geoffrey Hoon 13 Clause 12, page 9, line 29, leave out from beginning to 'his' in line 30 and insert 'and for this purpose proceedings, or a part of proceedings, are funded for an individual if services relating to the proceedings or part are funded for him by the Commission as part of the Community Legal Service.(1A) In assessing for the purposes of subsection (1) the financial resources of an individual for whom services are funded by the Commission as part of the Community Legal Service,'.
Mr Edward Garnier 124 *Clause 12, page 9, line 30, after 'funded', insert 'his dwelling house to the extent that its value would otherwise entitle him to receive income support,'.
Mr Geoffrey Hoon 14 Clause 12, page 9, line 33, leave out 'that' and insert 'subsections (1) and (1A)'.
Mr Edward Garnier 79 Clause 13, page 10, line 14, at end insert—'(2) The Commission shall have a duty to ensure, after consultations with the Bar Council and The Law Society that the Criminal Defence Service does not operate in any geographical area in which there already exists an adequate choice of independent legal practitioners qualified to represent the interests of individuals involved in criminal investigations or criminal proceedings and prepare to do so on legal aid.'.
Mr Edward Garnier 80 Clause 13, page 10, line 14, at end insert—'(2) The Commission shall have a duty to ensure that those employed in the Criminal Defence Service shall remain professionally independent and that that independence in the conduct of criminal investigations or criminal proceedings shall not be impaired in any way.'.
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