Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

18: After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause— ““Legal Aid appeals (1) Decisions of the Director under this Part shall be reviewable by a first-tier tribunal established under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. (2) The primary functions of the tribunal in respect of subsection (1) are to— (a) consider applications for review; and (b) conduct and determine reviews, following a decision being made by the Director in respect of eligibility for legal aid under Part 1 of this Act. (3) A decision of the tribunal may be reviewed or appealed in accordance with the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.””