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<p>We have made sure that legal aid continues to be available in the most serious
cases, for example where people’s life, liberty, or housing is at stake or where their
children may be taken into care.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid is available for the making,
varying, discharging and appealing of certain Protection Orders where there is a real
risk to an individual’s life or liberty.</p><p> </p><p>Challenges to Public Space
Protection Orders do not currently fall within the scope of the legal aid scheme.
However, individuals may apply for Exceptional Case Funding where failure to provide
legal aid would breach, or risk breaching, the European Convention on Human Rights
or enforceable EU law, subject to statutory tests of means and merits.</p>
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