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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

Leave out from ““House”” to end and insert ““do not insist on its Amendments 192 and 194 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 193A, 219A and 220A, and do not insist on its Amendments 2 and 196 but do propose Amendments 2B and 196B as amendments in lieu”” 2B Page 121, line 31, at end insert— ““Domestic violence (1) For the purposes of this paragraph, evidence that abuse has occurred may consist of one or more of the following (without limitation)— (a) a relevant court conviction or police caution; (b) a relevant court order (including without notice, ex parte, interim or final orders), icluding a non-molestation undertaking or order, occupation order, forced marriage protection order or other protective injunction; (c) evidence of a relevant criminal proceedings for an offence concerning domestic violence or police report confirming attandance at an incident resulting from domestic violence; (d) evidence that a victim has been referred to a multi-agency risk assessment conference, as a high risk victim of domestic violence, and a plan has been put in place to protect that victim form violence by the other party; (e) a finding of fact in the family courts of domestic violence by the other party giving rise to the risk of harm to the victim; (f) a letter from the General Medical Council registered general practitioner or other medical professional confirming that he or she has examined the applicant and is satisfied that the applicant had injuries or a condition consistent with those of a victim of domestic violence; (g) an undertaking given to a court by the alleged perpetrator of the abuse that he or she will not approach the applicant in respect of allegations of domestic violence; (h) a letter from a social services department confirming its involvement in providing services to the applicant in respect of allegations of domestic violence; (i) a letter of support or a report from a domestic violence support organisation; or (j) other well-founded evidence of abuse that is either— (i) certified by a court; or (ii) of atype prescribed in regulations. (2) For the avoidance of doubt, no evidence shall be deemed inadmissible on the basis of expiration where the general limitation period under the civil standard has not elapsed.”” 196B* Page 121, line 47, at end insert— ““(2) For the avoidance of doubt, no evidence supporting an application for civil legal services under this paragraph shall be deemed inadmissible on the basis of expiration where the general limitation period under the civil standard has not elapsed.””