Amendment of the Family Procedure Rules 2010E+W
22. In the Family Procedure Rules 2010(1)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(a)(vi) of rule 12.73 (communication of information: general) for “the Legal Services Commission” substitute “the Director of Legal Aid Casework (within the meaning of section 4 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012)”;
(b)in paragraph (c)(vi) of rule 14.14(c) (communication of information relating to proceedings) for “the Legal Services Commission” substitute “the Director of Legal Aid Casework (within the meaning of section 4 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012)”; and
(c)in rule 26.2 (change of solicitor – duty to give notice)—
(i)in paragraph (6), for “LSC funded client or an assisted person” substitute “legally aided person”;
(ii)in paragraph (6); for “is revoked or discharged” substitute “is revoked or withdrawn”;
(iii)in paragraph (6)(a), for “regulation 4 of the Community Legal Service (Costs) Regulations 2000” substitute “regulation 24 or 41 of the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012”;
(iv)in the definition of “certificate” in paragraph (7) for “under the Funding Code (approved under section 9 of the Access to Justice Act 1999)” substitute “under the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012”; and
(v)omit the definition of “assisted person” and “LSC funded client” in paragraph (7) and insert—
““legally aided person” means a person to whom civil legal services (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012) have been made available under arrangements made for the purposes of that Part of that Act).”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. para. 22 in force at 1.4.2013, see reg. 1