Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

My Lords, of course I associate myself with the expressions of sympathy on the untimely death of Lord Newton. On the matter raised by the noble and learned Baroness, we are committed to undertaking a post-implementation review of the specific policies set out in the Bill. As she acknowledged, we have just replaced a ratchet by a regulator, which should also help in seeing whether some of her predictions come true, and how we react to that. Amendment 1 agreed. Amendment 2 not moved. Schedule 1 : Civil legal services Amendment 3 Schedule 1 : Civil legal services Amendment 3 Moved by