criminal proceedingshas the meaning given by article 1(2) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2000;
general criminal contractmeans a contract with the Legal Services Commission in the form of the Commission’s General Criminal Contract for the time being, and any reference to a party to a general criminal contract includes every person authorised to do work under the contract;
London Regionmeans the London Region of the Legal Services Commission.”