Policy background Pro bono costs orders
A pro bono costs order is an order to make a payment to a prescribed charity (currently the Access to Justice Foundation) in respect of the representation of a party to proceedings, where that party’s representation was provided free of charge. The Bill was amended by the Government in the House of Lords to allow pro bono costs orders to be made in certain tribunals, in much the same way as they are already available in the civil and family courts. The Act will also allow the Lord Chancellor to add further tribunals through secondary legislation.