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Criminal Defence Service Act 2006: consultation on draft regulations

[CP (L) 06/06]

This consultation document seeks comments on the draft regulations that will introduce a new financial eligibility test for criminal legal aid representation and transfer responsibility for the grant of criminal legal aid from the courts to the Legal Services Commission.

Consultation begins on	24 April 2006
Consultation ends on	5 June 2006
Summary of responses published on

Criminal Defence Service Act 2006: consultation on draft regulations [PDF 28kb, 2 pages]
Annex of consultees [PDF 18kb, 1 pages]
Draft regulation: (General) (No 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 [PDF 28kb, 2 pages]
Draft regulation:(Financial Eligibility) Regulations 2006 [PDF 53kb, 7 pages]
Draft regulation: Representation Orders and Consequential Amendments Regulations 2006 [PDF 43kb, 6 pages]
Draft regulation: Representation Orders: Appeals etc Regulations 2006 [PDF 35kb, 4 pages]
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Contact details

Further copies of the consultation paper can be obtained by contacting the address below:

Mr Carl DeFigueiredo
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Legal Aid Strategy Division
3.21 Selborne House
56 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6QW

Tel: 0207 210 8703
Fax: 0207 210 8729