ANNEX C: Detailed explanatory note for Part 1 of Schedule 1 Paragraph 11: Family homes and domestic violence
850.Paragraph 11 refers to civil legal services for cases where a person is seeking protection from domestic violence.
851.Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) list the types of cases that are to be within scope. They cover cases where a person is seeking a civil remedy specifically to provide protection from domestic violence, in the form of an order under Part 4 of the Family Law Act 1996 (sub-paragraph (1)) or an injunction following assault, battery or false imprisonment or an injunction or other order under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court (sub-paragraph (2)).
852.Sub-paragraph (3) applies the exclusions in Parts 2 and 3 of the Schedule to the services in scope under this paragraph, except for the exclusions for services provided in relation to assault, battery or false imprisonment and in relation to trust law.
853.Sub-paragraph (4) defines “family relationship” for the purpose of this paragraph: the definition is a broad one, based on the definition of “associated persons” in the Family Law Act 1996. Sub-paragraph (5) gives the Lord Chancellor a power to set out in regulations when circumstances arise out of a family relationship.