§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Attorney-General what plans he has to implement the provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 with regard to the creation of a Londonwide duty solicitor scheme.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralWe intend that a duty solicitor scheme covering the whole of England and Wales should come into force on 1 January 1986, at the same time as the relevant provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. The Lord Chancellor has invited the Law Society to proceed with the arrangements to make the scheme uniformly effective as soon as possible.