civil legal services required to be made available under section 9 or 10 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 (civil legal aid), and

services consisting of advice, assistance and representation required to be made available under section 13, 15 or 16 or paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 3 (criminal legal aid).

general information about the law and the legal system, and

information about the availability of advice about, and assistance in connection with, the law and the legal system.

making grants or loans to enable persons to provide services or facilitate the provision of services,

making grants or loans to individuals to enable them to obtain services, and

establishing and maintaining a body to provide services or facilitate the provision of services.

different areas in England and Wales,

different descriptions of case, and

different classes of person.

the Lord Chancellor, or

persons authorised by the Lord Chancellor.

arrangements for monitoring services provided by accredited persons, and

arrangements for withdrawing accreditation where the services provided are unsatisfactory.

accreditation,

monitoring services provided by accredited persons, and

authorising accreditation by others.

accreditation, and

monitoring services provided by accredited persons.

comply with directions given by the Lord Chancellor about the carrying out of the Director’s functions under this Part, and

have regard to guidance given by the Lord Chancellor about the carrying out of those functions.

must not give a direction or guidance about the carrying out of those functions in relation to an individual case, and

must ensure that the Director acts independently of the Lord Chancellor when applying a direction or guidance under subsection (3) in relation to an individual case.

securing the provision of information under section 1(3), and

setting and monitoring standards under section 3.

to authorise, or not to authorise, a person to carry out a function specified in the direction, or

to authorise, or not to authorise, a person specified, or of a description specified, in the direction to carry out such a function.

wholly or to a limited extent;

generally or in particular cases or areas;

unconditionally or subject to conditions.

wholly or to a limited extent;

generally or in particular cases or areas;

unconditionally or subject to conditions.

may specify its duration,

may specify or describe the authorised person,

may be varied or revoked at any time by the person who gave it, and

does not prevent the Lord Chancellor, the Director or another person from exercising the function to which the authorisation relates.

do not affect the rights and liabilities of the authorised person or the Lord Chancellor under any arrangements made between them,

do not prevent any civil proceedings which could otherwise be brought by or against the authorised person (or an employee of that person) from being brought,

do not apply for the purposes of criminal proceedings brought in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the authorised person (or an employee of that person), and

do not make the Lord Chancellor or the Director liable under section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 in respect of any act or omission of an authorised person if the act or omission is of a private nature.

an authorisation given for the purposes of section 5 or regulations under that section is revoked, and

at the time of the revocation so much of any contract made between the authorised person and the Lord Chancellor as relates to the exercise of the function is subsisting,

lay the copy of the report before Parliament, and

arrange for it to be published.

the period beginning on the day on which section 4 comes into force and ending on the following 31 March, and

each successive period of 12 months.

providing advice as to how the law applies in particular circumstances,

providing advice and assistance in relation to legal proceedings,

providing other advice and assistance in relation to the prevention of disputes about legal rights or duties (“legal disputes”) or the settlement or other resolution of legal disputes, and

providing advice and assistance in relation to the enforcement of decisions in legal proceedings or other decisions by which legal disputes are resolved.

representation, and

mediation and other forms of dispute resolution.

they are civil legal services described in Part 1 of Schedule 1, and

the Director has determined that the individual qualifies for the services in accordance with this Part (and has not withdrawn the determination).

add services to Part 1 of Schedule 1, or

vary or omit services described in that Part,

has made an exceptional case determination in relation to the individual and the services, and

has determined that the individual qualifies for the services in accordance with this Part,

that it is appropriate to do so, in the particular circumstances of the case, having regard to any risk that failure to do so would be such a breach.

the services consist of advocacy in proceedings at an inquest under the Coroners Act 1988 into the death of a member of the individual’s family,

the Director has made a wider public interest determination in relation to the individual and the inquest, and

the Director has determined that the individual qualifies for the services in accordance with this Part,

they are relatives (whether of the full blood or half blood or by marriage or civil partnership),

they are cohabitants (as defined in Part 4 of the Family Law Act 1996), or

one has parental responsibility for the other.

section 21 (financial resources) and regulations under that section, and

criteria set out in regulations made under this paragraph.

must consider the circumstances in which it is appropriate to make civil legal services available under this Part, and

must, in particular, consider the extent to which the criteria ought to reflect the factors in subsection (3).

the likely cost of providing the services and the benefit which may be obtained by the services being provided,

the availability of resources to provide the services,

the appropriateness of applying those resources to provide the services, having regard to present and likely future demands for the provision of civil legal services under this Part,

the importance for the individual of the matters in relation to which the services would be provided,

the nature and seriousness of the act, omission, circumstances or other matter in relation to which the services are sought,

the availability to the individual of services provided other than under this Part and the likelihood of the individual being able to make use of such services,

if the services are sought by the individual in relation to a dispute, the individual’s prospects of success in the dispute,

the conduct of the individual in connection with services made available under this Part or an application for such services,

the conduct of the individual in connection with any legal proceedings or other proceedings for resolving disputes about legal rights or duties, and

the public interest.

the type of services, and

the matters in relation to which the services are to be available.

provision about the form and content of determinations and applications for determinations,

provision permitting or requiring applications and determinations to be made and withdrawn in writing, by telephone or by other prescribed means,

provision setting time limits for applications and determinations,

provision for a determination to be disregarded for the purposes of this Part if made in response to an application that is made otherwise than in accordance with the regulations,

provision about conditions which must be satisfied by an applicant before a determination is made,

provision about the circumstances in which a determination may or must be withdrawn,

provision requiring information and documents to be provided,

provision requiring individuals who are the subject of a determination to be informed of the reasons for making or withdrawing the determination, and

provision for giving information to individuals who do not qualify for civil legal services under this Part about alternative ways of obtaining or funding civil legal services.

provision about the form and content of determinations and applications for determinations,

provision permitting or requiring applications and determinations to be made and withdrawn in writing, by telephone or by other prescribed means,

provision setting time limits for applications and determinations,

provision for a determination to be disregarded for the purposes of this Part if made in response to an application that is made otherwise than in accordance with the regulations,

provision about conditions which must be satisfied by an applicant before a determination is made,

provision about the circumstances in which a determination may or must be withdrawn,

provision requiring information and documents to be provided, and

provision requiring individuals who are the subject of a determination to be informed of the reasons for making or withdrawing the determination.

prescribed conditions are met, and

the Director has determined that the individual qualifies for such advice and assistance in accordance with the regulations (and has not withdrawn the determination).

individuals who are involved in investigations which may lead to criminal proceedings (other than individuals arrested and held in custody at a police station or other premises),

individuals who are before a court, tribunal or other person in criminal proceedings, and

individuals who have been the subject of criminal proceedings.

section 21 (financial resources) and regulations under that section, and

criteria set out in the regulations.

provision about the form and content of determinations and applications for determinations,

provision permitting or requiring applications and determinations to be made and withdrawn in writing, by telephone or by other prescribed means,

provision setting time limits for applications and determinations,

provision for a determination to be disregarded for the purposes of this Part if made in response to an application that is made otherwise than in accordance with the regulations,

provision about conditions which must be satisfied by an applicant before a determination is made,

provision about the circumstances in which a determination may or must be withdrawn,

provision requiring information and documents to be provided, and

provision requiring individuals who are the subject of a determination to be informed of the reasons for making or withdrawing the determination.

that the interests of justice do not require advice or assistance to be made available to an individual under the regulations, or

that criteria prescribed under subsection (5)(b) are not met.

the individual is a specified individual in relation to the proceedings, and

the relevant authority has determined (provisionally or otherwise) that the individual qualifies for such representation in accordance with this Part (and has not withdrawn the determination).

the proceedings involve the individual resisting an appeal to the Crown Court otherwise than in an official capacity, and

the relevant authority has determined (provisionally or otherwise) that the individual qualifies for such representation in accordance with this Part (and has not withdrawn the determination).

any related bail proceedings, and

any preliminary or incidental proceedings.

make provision specifying whether proceedings are or are not to be regarded as preliminary or incidental for the purposes of subsection (3), and

make provision for exceptions from subsection (3).

section 21 (financial resources) and regulations under that section, and

the interests of justice.

whether, if any matter arising in the proceedings is decided against the individual, the individual would be likely to lose his or her liberty or livelihood or to suffer serious damage to his or her reputation,

whether the determination of any matter arising in the proceedings may involve consideration of a substantial question of law,

whether the individual may be unable to understand the proceedings or to state his or her own case,

whether the proceedings may involve the tracing, interviewing or expert cross-examination of witnesses on behalf of the individual, and

whether it is in the interests of another person that the individual be represented.

provision about the form and content of determinations and applications for determinations,

provision permitting or requiring applications and determinations to be made and withdrawn in writing, by telephone or by other prescribed means,

provision setting time limits for applications and determinations,

provision for a determination to be disregarded for the purposes of this Part if made in response to an application that is made otherwise than in accordance with the regulations,

provision about conditions which must be satisfied by an applicant before a determination is made,

provision about the circumstances in which a determination may or must be withdrawn,

provision requiring information and documents to be provided,

provision requiring individuals who are the subject of a determination to be informed of the reasons for making or withdrawing the determination, and

provision for the review of a decision by the Director that the interests of justice do not require representation to be made available, or to continue to be made available, to an individual under this Part for the purposes of criminal proceedings.

references in this section to a determination do not include a provisional determination, and

references in this section to a decision do not include a decision made as part of such a determination.

provide that a court before which criminal proceedings take place, or are to take place, is authorised to determine whether an individual qualifies under this Part for representation for the purposes of criminal proceedings of a prescribed description, and

make provision about the making and withdrawal of such determinations by a court.

provision about the form and content of determinations and applications for determinations,

provision permitting or requiring applications and determinations to be made and withdrawn in writing, by telephone or by other prescribed means,

provision setting time limits for applications and determinations,

provision enabling a court to determine that an individual qualifies under this Part for representation for the purposes of criminal proceedings before another court,

provision for the powers of a magistrates’ court of any area under the regulations to be exercised by a single justice of the peace for the area, and

provision about the circumstances in which a determination may or must be withdrawn.

references in this section to a determination do not include a provisional determination, and

references in this section to a decision do not include a decision made as part of such a determination.

the individual is involved in an investigation which may result in criminal proceedings,

the determination is made for the purposes of criminal proceedings that may result from the investigation, and

any prescribed conditions are met.

provision about the stage in an investigation at which a provisional determination may be made,

provision about the making and withdrawal of provisional determinations, including provision equivalent to that described in section 18(4)(a) to (i) and (5),

provision about the circumstances in which a provisional determination is to cease to be provisional, and

provision about the circumstances in which a provisional determination is to be treated as if it were a determination made by the Director or a court in reliance on section 18 or 19.

make provision about when an individual’s financial resources are such that the individual is eligible under this Part for services, and

make provision for exceptions from subsection (1).

provision about the form and content of determinations,

provision permitting or requiring determinations to be made and withdrawn in writing, by telephone or by other prescribed means,

provision setting time limits for determinations,

provision about conditions which must be satisfied before a determination is made,

provision about the circumstances in which a determination may or must be withdrawn,

provision requiring information and documents to be provided,

provision requiring individuals who are the subject of a determination to be informed of the reasons for making or withdrawing the determination, and

provision for the review of a determination in respect of an individual’s financial resources.

section 11 or 17, or

regulations under section 15 or paragraph 4 of Schedule 3.

the Secretary of State,

a relevant Northern Ireland Department, or

the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“the Commissioners”).

a relevant individual’s full name and any previous names;

a relevant individual’s address and any previous addresses;

a relevant individual’s date of birth;

a relevant individual’s national insurance number;

a relevant individual’s benefit status at a time specified in the request;

information of a prescribed description.

whether or not a relevant individual is employed or was employed at a time specified in the request;

the name and address of the employer;

whether or not a relevant individual is carrying on a business, trade or profession or was doing so at a time specified in the request;

the name under which it is or was carried on;

the address of any premises used for the purposes of carrying it on;

a relevant individual’s national insurance number;

a relevant individual’s benefit status at a time specified in the request;

information of a prescribed description.

prescribed income of a relevant individual for a prescribed period, and

prescribed capital of a relevant individual.

pay the cost of the services;

pay a contribution in respect of the cost of the services of a prescribed amount;

pay a prescribed amount in respect of administration costs.

civil legal services are provided to an individual under this Part in relation to a dispute, and

prescribed conditions are met,

provide for an individual’s liability under the regulations to make a payment to change or cease in prescribed circumstances,

provide for an individual’s liability under the regulations to arise on a determination by a prescribed person,

provide for such a determination to be varied or withdrawn by a prescribed person, and

provide for the review of such a determination in respect of an individual’s liability to make a payment.

by periodical payments;

by one or more lump sums;

out of income;

out of capital.

provision requiring information and documents to be provided,

provision about the time and manner in which payments must be made,

provision about the person to whom payments must be made, and

provision about what that person must do with the payments.

a loan made to the individual under this Part,

a payment in connection with the provision of services which is not required by the regulations to be made by the individual until after the time when the services are provided, and

so much of a payment as remains unpaid after the time when it is required by the regulations to be made by the individual.

must make provision for the repayment to an individual of any amount in excess of the individual’s liability under the regulations or under section 24, and

may make provision for the payment of interest on the excess.

provide that overdue amounts are recoverable summarily as a civil debt;

provide that overdue amounts are recoverable as if they were payable under an order of the High Court or a county court, if the court in question so orders on the application of the person to whom the amounts are due.

any property recovered or preserved by the individual in proceedings, or in any compromise or settlement of a dispute, in connection with which the services were provided (whether the property is recovered or preserved for the individual or another person), and

any costs payable to the individual by another person in connection with such proceedings or such a dispute.

amounts expended by the Lord Chancellor in securing the provision of the services (except to the extent that they are recovered by other means), and

other amounts payable by the individual in connection with the services under section 23 or 24.

provision as to whether the charge is in favour of the Lord Chancellor or a person by whom the services were made available,

provision modifying the charge for the purposes of its application in prescribed cases or circumstances, and

provision about the enforcement of the charge.

provision requiring amounts recovered by the individual in proceedings or as part of a compromise or settlement of a dispute, and costs payable to the individual, to be paid to the Lord Chancellor or a person by whom the services were made available,

provision about the time and manner in which the amounts must be paid,

provision about what the Lord Chancellor or the person by whom the services were made available must do with the amounts,

provision for the payment of interest on all or part of the amounts,

provision for the payment to the individual concerned of any amount in excess of the amounts described in subsection (2), and

provision for the enforcement of requirements described in paragraph (a).

the financial resources of all of the parties to the proceedings, and

their conduct in connection with the dispute to which the proceedings relate.

proceedings for the purposes of which civil legal services are made available to the individual under this Part, or

if such services are made available to the individual under this Part for the purposes of only part of proceedings, that part of the proceedings.

the individual’s clothes and household furniture, and

the implements of the individual’s trade.

specifying the principles to be applied in determining the amount of any costs which may be awarded against a party to whom civil legal services are made available under this Part,

limiting the circumstances in which, or the extent to which, an order for costs may be enforced against such a party,

as to the cases in which, and the extent to which, such a party may be required to give security for costs and the manner in which it is to be given,

requiring the payment by the Lord Chancellor of the whole or part of any costs incurred by a party to whom civil legal services are not made available under this Part,

specifying the principles to be applied in determining the amount of costs which may be awarded to a party to whom civil legal services are made available under this Part,

as to the court, tribunal or other person by whom the amount of any costs is to be determined, and

as to the extent to which any determination of that amount is to be final.

the right conferred by subsection (4) is not to apply in cases of prescribed descriptions,

an individual who has been provided with advice or assistance in accordance with section 13 or regulations under section 15 by a person selected by the individual is to be taken to have selected that person under subsection (4),

the right conferred by subsection (4) is not to include a right to select a representative of a prescribed description,

that right is to select only a representative located in a prescribed area or of a prescribed description,

that right is to select not more than a prescribed number of representatives to act at any one time, and

that right is not to include a right to select a representative in place of a representative previously selected.

the relationship between the individual and the person by whom the services are provided,

any privilege arising out of that relationship, or

any right which the individual may have to be indemnified by another person in respect of expenses incurred by the individual,

payment made in accordance with the arrangements, and

payment authorised by the Lord Chancellor to be taken.

civil servants, and

employees of a body established and maintained by the Lord Chancellor.

duties to avoid discrimination,

duties to protect the interests of the individuals for whom services are provided,

duties to courts and tribunals,

duties to avoid conflicts of interest,

duties of confidentiality, and

duties on persons who are members of a professional body to comply with the rules of the body.

the rights or liabilities of other parties to the proceedings, or

the principles on which the discretion of a court or tribunal is normally exercised.

a member or officer of that court or tribunal, or

another court or tribunal.

where express provision to the contrary is made by or under Part 1 of Schedule 1;

where such law is relevant for determining any issue relating to the law of England and Wales;

in other circumstances specified by the Lord Chancellor by order.

where such law is relevant for determining any issue relating to the law of England and Wales;

in other circumstances specified by the Lord Chancellor by order.

that it is appropriate to make the order having regard to any risk that failure to do so would result in such a breach.

disclose the information other than in accordance with subsection (1), or

use the information other than for the purpose of facilitating a determination described in subsection (1).

the disclosure of information in accordance with an enactment or an order of a court,

the disclosure of information for the purposes of the investigation or prosecution of an offence (or suspected offence) under the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland or any other jurisdiction, except where regulations otherwise provide,

the disclosure of information for the purposes of instituting, or otherwise for the purposes of, proceedings before a court, or

the disclosure of information which has previously been lawfully disclosed to the public.

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both);

an enactment contained in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978), and

an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales or Northern Ireland legislation.

to the Lord Chancellor, the Director, a court, a tribunal or any other person on whom functions are imposed or conferred by or under this Part, and

in connection with the case of an individual seeking or receiving services provided under arrangements made for the purposes of this Part.

it is provided to a person providing services under arrangements made for the purposes of this Part, and

it is provided by or on behalf of an individual seeking or receiving the services.

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Lord Chancellor or the Secretary of State for Justice to carry out their functions (whether conferred or imposed by an Act or otherwise),

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Director to carry out functions imposed or conferred on the Director by or under this Part, or

for the purpose of enabling or assisting a court, tribunal or other person on whom functions are imposed or conferred by or under this Part to carry out those functions.

the disclosure of information in accordance with the law of England and Wales or an order of a court,

the disclosure of information for the purposes of the investigation or prosecution of an offence (or suspected offence) under the law of England and Wales or any other jurisdiction, except where regulations otherwise provide,

the disclosure of information for the purposes of instituting, or otherwise for the purposes of, proceedings before a court,

the disclosure of information which has previously been lawfully disclosed to the public, or

the disclosure of information for the purpose of facilitating the proper performance by a tribunal of disciplinary functions.

information in the form of a summary or collection of information that is framed so that information relating to an individual cannot be ascertained from it, or

information about the amount of any grant, loan or other payment made to a person by the Lord Chancellor under arrangements made for the purposes of this Part.

with the consent of the individual in connection with whose case it was provided, and

if the information was provided other than by that individual, with the consent of the person who provided the information.

the disclosure is by a person who is a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or who is acting on behalf of such a person, and

the information is not held by the public authority on behalf of another person.

intentionally fails to comply with a requirement imposed by or under this Part to provide documents or information, or

in providing documents or information in accordance with such a requirement, makes a statement or representation knowing or believing it to be false.

the failure by a person to comply with a requirement imposed by or under this Part to provide documents or information, or

a false statement or false representation made by a person in providing documents or information in accordance with such a requirement.

for all purposes relating to the acquisition, holding, management and disposal of property and interests in property under this Part, and

for all other purposes relating to the Lord Chancellor’s functions in connection with legal aid and other functions under this Part.

prepare a report on how the Legal Services Commission has carried out its functions in the final period,

lay a copy of the report before Parliament, and

once it has been laid, publish the report.

prepare a statement of accounts for the Legal Services Commission for the final period, and

send a copy of the statement to the Comptroller and Auditor General.

examine, certify and report on the statement, and

arrange for a copy of the statement and the report to be laid before Parliament.

to take decisions about whether services should be funded in individual cases, or

to give directions or guidance about the carrying out of functions under Part 1 of the Access to Justice Act 1999 in relation to individual cases.

may amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify Part 1 of the Access to Justice Act 1999, this Part of this Act, any other Act and any instrument made under an Act;

may describe a period, in particular, by reference to the coming into force of a provision of this Part of this Act or the repeal of a provision of Part 1 of the Access to Justice Act 1999.

may make different provision for different cases, circumstances or areas,

may make provision generally or only for specified cases, circumstances or areas, and

may make provision having effect for a period specified or described in the order, regulations or direction.

services provided for the purposes of proceedings before a particular court, tribunal or other person,

services provided for a particular class of individual, or

services provided for individuals selected by reference to particular criteria or on a sampling basis.

may provide for a person to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter,

may make provision by reference to a document produced by any person, and

may make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision.

orders under section 9;

regulations under section 11(1)(b), other than regulations in respect of which the Lord Chancellor has made an urgency statement;

regulations under section 13(8);

orders under section 17(3);

regulations under section 18(7);

regulations under section 19;

regulations under section 20;

regulations under section 22;

regulations under section 26(3) or (6)(b) or (d);

regulations under section 27(6)(a) or (8);

regulations under section 39 that amend or repeal a provision of an Act (as defined in that section), other than regulations revoking such regulations or inserting or repealing provision previously repealed or inserted by such regulations;

regulations under paragraph 5(9) of Schedule 3;

regulations under paragraph 11 of Schedule 4 that amend or repeal a provision of an Act (as defined in that Schedule).

the regulations may not come into force before the instrument and the statement are laid before Parliament, and

the regulations cease to have effect at the end of the period of 120 days beginning with the day on which the instrument is made unless the instrument is approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament before the end of that period.

during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued, or

during which both Houses are adjourned for more than 4 days.

anything previously done in reliance on the regulations, or

the making of further regulations.