Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

43: Schedule 1, page 131, line 31, at end insert— ““( ) 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), including a non-molestation undertaking or order, occupation order, forced marriage protection order or other protective injunction; (c) evidence of relevant criminal proceedings for an offence concerning domestic violence or a police report confirming attendance 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 from 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 medical report from a doctor at a UK hospital confirming that the applicant has injuries or a condition consistent with being a victim of domestic violence; (g) a letter from a General Medical Council registered general practitioner 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; (h) an undertaking given to a court by the alleged perpetrator of the abuse that he or she will not approach the applicant who is the victim of the abuse; (i) a letter from a social services department confirming its involvement in providing services to the applicant in respect of allegations of domestic violence; (j) a letter of support or a report from a domestic violence support organisation; or (k) other well-founded documentary evidence of abuse, such as from a counsellor, midwife, school or witness.”” 44: Schedule 1, page 132, line 10, at end insert— ““( ) For the avoidance of doubt, no time limit shall operate in relation to any evidence supporting an application for civil legal services under paragraphs 10 and 11.”” Amendments 43 and 44 agreed. Amendment 45 Tabled by