The Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 extends legal aid eligibility to proceedings involving orders newly created under the Crime and Policing Act 2026 and the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025. The amendment designates these proceedings as criminal proceedings under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, ensuring defendants can access publicly funded legal representation in cases involving the new statutory orders. This change affects the scope of criminal legal aid provision across England and Wales.
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