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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

That this House do not insist on its Amendment 168 to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 168A, do not insist on its Amendments 169 and 240 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 240A and 240B. That this House do not insist on its Amendment 168 to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 168A, do not insist on its Amendments 169 and 240 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 240A and 240B. 168A Because it would alter the financial arrangements made by the Commons, and the Commons do not offer any further Reason, trusting that this reason may be deemed sufficient. 240A Page 119, line 2, at end insert— ““Appeals relating to welfare benefits 6A (3) Civil legal services provided in relation to an appeal on a point of law to the Upper Tribunal, the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court relating to a benefit, allowance, payment, credit or pension under— (a) a social security enactment, (b) the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979, or (c) Part 4 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008. Exclusions (4) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to— (a) the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule, with the exception of paragraphs 1 and 15 of that Part, and (b) the exclusion in Part 3 of this Schedule. Definitions (5) In this paragraph ““social security enactment”” means— (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.”” 240B Page 137, line 30, at end insert— ““(a) a social security enactment, (b) the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979, or (c) Part 4 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008. (2) In this paragraph ““social security enactment”” means—””