Legal advice service
Section 26(3A)
Legal advice is available to a complainant in a prosecution for the offence of:-
- Rape under the common law;
- Rape under section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981;
- Aggravated sexual assault under section 3 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990;
- Rape under section 4 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990;
- An offence under section 6 (inserted by section 2 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993;
- An offence under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006; or
- An offence of incest under section 1 or 2 of the Punishment of Incest Act 1908.
A person seeking this service is not required to undergo a means test or to pay a financial contribution.