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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

5: Schedule 1, page 140, line 32, at end insert— ““Vulnerable young people (1) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings under this paragraph where the applicant or respondent is aged twenty four or under, and— (a) has a disability under section 6 of the Equality Act 2010; (b) is a former relevant child (care leaver) by reference to the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000; (c) is a vulnerable person as specified by regulations; or (d) otherwise falls within the categories of vulnerable young people which the Secretary of State may prescribe in regulations. (2) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to any benefit, allowance, payment, credit or pension under— (a) the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; (b) the Jobseekers Act 1995; (c) the State Pension Credit Act 2002; (d) the Tax Credits act 2002; (e) the Welfare Reform Act 2007; (f) the Welfare Reform Act 2012; or (g) any other enactment relating to social security. (3) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of employment law not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (4) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of housing law not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (5) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of law related to personal debt not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (6) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of immigration and asylum law not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (7) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of clinical negligence law not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (8) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of consumer law not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (9) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to appeals to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. (10) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating a review or appeal under section 11 or 13 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. (11) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to an appeal to the Supreme Court.””