{"longTitle":"Make provision for the establishment of the Legal Services Board and in respect of its functions; to make provision for, and in connection with, the regulation of persons who carry on certain legal activities; to make provision for the establishment of the Office for Legal Complaints and for a scheme to consider and determine legal complaints; to make provision about claims management services and about immigration advice and immigration services; to make provision in respect of legal representation provided free of charge; to make provision about the application of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2006; to make provision about the Scottish legal services ombudsman; and for connected purposes.","summary":null,"sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":2758,"name":"Lord Falconer of Thoroton","party":"Labour","partyColour":"d50000","house":"Lords","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/2758/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/2758/contact","memberFrom":"Life peer"},"organisation":{"name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"},"sortOrder":1},{"member":{"memberId":191,"name":"Bridget Prentice","party":"Labour","partyColour":"d50000","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/191/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/191/contact","memberFrom":"Lewisham East"},"organisation":{"name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"},"sortOrder":2}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":47,"shortTitle":"Legal Services Act","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Unassigned","originatingHouse":"Lords","lastUpdate":"2007-11-02T00:00:00","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":1,"introducedSessionId":20,"includedSessionIds":[20],"isAct":true,"currentStage":{"id":982,"stageId":11,"sessionId":20,"description":"Royal Assent","abbreviation":"RA","house":"Unassigned","stageSittings":[{"id":806,"stageId":11,"billStageId":982,"billId":47,"date":"2007-10-30T00:00:00"}],"sortOrder":16}}