Proceeding contribution from Lord Thomas of Gresford (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 March 2010. It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Criminal Defence Service (Information Requests) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
Criminal Defence Service (Information Requests) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Bearing in mind that legal aid is frequently granted for the purposes of suing the Government themselves and individual Ministers, I can understand the Minister saying that Ministers will be prevented from decision-making, but will they be prevented from making representations to whatever authority or executive agency is involved in making deciding to grant legal aid? As the executive agency will be an instrument of government, representations from a Minister will carry a lot of weight with that executive agency, and therein lies the possibility of real conflict.
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- 718 c226GC
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- 2009-10
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- House of Lords Grand Committee
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- Disclosure of information Criminal proceedings Appeals Criminal Defence Service Fraud Legal aid scheme Eligibility Legal representation Legal costs Personal records Magistrates' courts Revenue and Customs Ministry of Justice
- Legislation
- Criminal Defence Service (Information Requests) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
- Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders: Appeals etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
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