MOSCOW, October 25 (RAPSI) – Senator from the Novosibirsk region Vladimir Laptev has submitted a bill on provision of free legal aid to persons with no fixed abode to the State Duma, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday.

Under the bill, free legal aid would be granted to homeless citizens if they register in a special social care facility.

Such legal developments would extend effect of the federal law “On Free Legal Aid in Russia” to “the most vulnerable category of Russian citizens” and “boost protective effectiveness of their rights and freedoms,” an explanatory note to the bill reads.

According to Laptev, this provision would comply with the Russian standard on social service.

The draft law also envisages that free legal aid would be provided for people standing in need of recognizing the right to non-contributory pension and allows where legally permitted inclusion of employment terms in labor experience for award of the pension.