Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

Immigration, citizenship and nationality: separated children

31A

• (1) Civil legal services provided in relation to a relevant application where the services are provided to an individual who, at the time of applying for those services, is a separated child.

• (2) A relevant application is—

• (a) an application made by the separated child or another person under the immigration rules for the grant of entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom (whether under or outside of the immigration rules),

• (b) an application made by the separated child outside of the immigration rules for the grant of leave to remain in the United Kingdom, or

• (c) an application made by the separated child for registration under the British Nationality Act 1981 as—

• (i) a British citizen,

• (ii) a British overseas territories citizen,

• (iii) a British Overseas citizen, or

• (iv) a British subject.

Exclusions3Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the exclusions in Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule.

Definitions4In this paragraph—“child” means an individual—who is under the age of 18, orwhose age is uncertain, but who is treated by the Director as being under the age of 18;“entry clearance” has the same meaning as in the Immigration Act 1971;“immigration rules” has the same meaning as in the Immigration Act 1971;“leave to enter” and “leave to remain” are to be construed in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971;“separated”, in relation to a child, means—not being cared for by a parent,not being cared for by a person with parental responsibility for the child (within the meaning of section 3 of the Children Act 1989), orlooked after by a local authority (within the meaning of section 107(6)).

Duration of community order

Referral orders for young offenders

Youth rehabilitation order: curfew requirement

Requirements for electronic monitoring: extradition cases

Arrangements for remands

Prisoners serving less than 12 months

Further release after recall

Supervision of young offenders after release

Repeal of uncommenced provisions

Sections 123 to 125: consequential and transitory provision

Conditional cautions: removal etc of certain foreign offenders

Establishment or alteration of rehabilitation periods

Offence of squatting in a residential building

Special Guardianship

1A

(1) Civil legal services provided in relation to special guardianship orders as defined in section 14A of the Children Act 1989.

Foreign power threat activity prevention and investigation measures

45B

• (1) Civil legal services provided to an individual in relation to a notice under section 39(1) of the National Security Act 2023 relating to the individual.

• (2) Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to—

• (a) the exclusions in Part 2 of this Schedule, with the exception of paragraph 18 of that Part, and

• (b) the exclusion in Part 3 of this Schedule.