Regulation 3 amends regulation 9 of the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/9) to specify proceedings in the High Court concerning a release decision of the Parole Board referred under section 32ZAA of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 or section 256AZBA of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 as criminal proceedings for the purposes of section 14(h) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) (“the Act”). Regulation 3 comes into force on 31st December 2025.