Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Contribution Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are laid before Parliament. Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013 2 1 The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) insert at the appropriate places— “the Windrush Compensation Scheme” means the scheme of that name launched on 3rd April 2019 and administered by the Home Office ; ; “Windrush connected payment” means a payment where— an individual has made a claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; a request included in that claim has been referred by the Home Office to another person; and the payment is made to the individual by that other person as a result of that referral; . 3 In regulation 24(1) (payments to be disregarded from calculation of disposable income or gross income), after sub-paragraph (q) insert— r any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and s any Windrush connected payment. . 4 In regulation 40(1) (certain payments to be disregarded), after sub-paragraph (c) insert— d any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and e any Windrush connected payment. . Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013 3 1 The Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation) insert at the appropriate places— “the Windrush Compensation Scheme” means the scheme of that name launched on 3rd April 2019 and administered by the Home Office; ; “Windrush connected payment” means a payment where— an individual has made a claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; a request included in that claim has been referred by the Home Office to another person; and the payment is made to the individual by that other person as a result of that referral; . 3 In regulation 11(3) (disposable income: deductions) after sub-paragraph (k) insert— l any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and m any Windrush connected payment. . 4 In regulation 13(1) (disposable capital: deductions) after sub-paragraph (b) insert— c any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and d any Windrush connected payment. . 5 In regulation 20(2) (assessment of resources: gross annual income) after sub-paragraph (i) insert— j any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and k any Windrush connected payment. . 6 In regulation 33(2) (assessment of resources: gross annual income) after sub-paragraph (i) insert— j any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and k any Windrush connected payment. . Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2013 4 1 The Criminal Legal Aid (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation) insert at the appropriate places— “the Windrush Compensation Scheme” means the scheme of that name launched on 3rd April 2019 and administered by the Home Office; ; “Windrush connected payment” means a payment where— an individual has made a claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; a request included in that claim has been referred by the Home Office to another person; and the payment is made to the individual by that other person as a result of that referral; . 3 In regulation 10(2) (calculation of gross annual income) after sub-paragraph (i) insert— j any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and k any Windrush connected payment. . 4 In regulation 28 (calculation of disposable specified capital)— a in paragraph (3), insert at the beginning “Subject to paragraph (3B),”; b after paragraph (3A), insert— 3B In calculating the amount of an individual’s disposable specified capital, the Director must disregard— a any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and b any Windrush connected payment. . Lucy Frazer Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 25th April 2019