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Proceeding contribution from Lord Best (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 27 March 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.


Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

16: Schedule 1, page 160, line 6, at end insert— ““( ) Civil legal services provided for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) include legal advice and assistance in respect of that individual's financial circumstances, including any eligibility for housing benefits, where those circumstances have led or directly contributed to the relevant court order for sale or possession, or eviction.””


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
736 c1293 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Children in care Alcoholic drinks Defamation Damages Costs Alternatives to prison Housing benefit Housing Health services Human rights Legal aid scheme Human trafficking Empty property Insolvency Legal costs Homelessness Abduction Newspaper press Misuse Monitoring Magistrates Negligence Probation Metals Social security benefits Sentencing Vulnerable adults Young people Social services Theft Squatting Conditional fee agreements Citizens' advice bureaux Community orders Care leavers
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk