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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

6: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— ““Pre-commencement impact assessment (1) The Lord Chancellor must commission an independent review to assess and report on the following areas— (a) the expected costs and impacts of Part 1 on— (i) children and young people; (ii) people with disabilities, including people with learning, physical, mental and psychological disabilities; (iii) women; (iv) victims of domestic violence; (v) black and ethnic minorities; (vi) government departments; (vii) courts and tribunals, including any changes in time and resources; and (viii) local authorities; and (b) any expected impact of Part 1 on— (i) the incidence of homelessness; (ii) the incidence of ill-health, or suicide; (iii) the commission of criminal or anti-social behaviour; and (iv) the future provision and availability of services including, but not limited to, law centres and citizens advice bureaux. (2) The Lord Chancellor must lay a copy of the final report commissioned under subsection (1) in both Houses of Parliament at the same time as laying a draft commencement order for any other section in this Part.””