HC Deb 28 November 1973 vol 865 c415

Sir Elwyn Jones, supported by Mr. S. C Silkin, Mr. W. T. Williams, Mr. Arthur Davidson, Mr. John Fraser, Mr. Peter Archer, Mr. R. C. Mitchell, Mr. Brynmor John, Mr. Michael Cocks, Mr. Roland Moyle, Mr. Eric Deakins, and Mrs. Joyce Butler, presented a Bill to enable local authorities, local Law Societies and other institutions and bodies to provide on a non-profit making basis legal aid, advice, assistance, representation and other legal services through centres serving local communities; to enable local authorities to establish, manage and provide finance to such centres ; to enable charitable funds to be used for purposes connected with such centres ; to provide powers for the regulation of such centres ; to enable solicitors, barristers and others to be employed by or to provide services for such centres ; to provide limited exemption for such persons and centres from the obligation to comply with professional rules and practices ; and for purposes connected therewith : And the same was read the First time ; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 3rd May and to be printed. [Bill 37.]