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Thursday, 10 March 2022
We are updating Crown Court fee claims guidance, unused material claim forms and local bar travel allowances....
Tuesday, 08 March 2022
New digital CA1 form should now be used for court appointed advocacy claims after review of hourly rates....
Thursday, 03 March 2022
Changes have been made to our electronic handbooks to reflect the latest guidance....
Tuesday, 01 March 2022
Specific requirements that must be met before the Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC) can backdate a determination are set out in new guidance on GO...
Thursday, 24 February 2022
We have updated CCMS to accept means free submissions so you will no longer need to email your applications using form CIV ECF2 (INQ)....
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Expressions of interest are invited from 2018 Standard Civil Contract holders to deliver Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) and housing and ...
Monday, 21 February 2022
Notification letters go out about the outcome of tenders for work under the 2022 Standard Crime Contract....
Tuesday, 08 February 2022
We are extending support for providers in balancing off outstanding cases claimed under the now closed 100% payment on account (POA) contingency proce...
Thursday, 27 January 2022
Bids welcome for new contract to administer auditing services for the Specialist Quality Mark (SQM). ...
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Bereaved families at inquests can apply for legal representation through exceptional case funding without means testing following changes on 12 Januar...
Tuesday, 14 December 2021
We are making it mandatory for all special preparation and unused material claims to be submitted on the correct form from 1 January 2022....
Friday, 10 December 2021
We have recently updated our legal aid application forms after revisions to the privacy notices....
Thursday, 02 December 2021
Tenders welcome to deliver housing and debt contract work and Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme services. ...
Thursday, 25 November 2021
Change in evidential requirements when applicants held in custody submit a change in financial circumstances....
Thursday, 18 November 2021
We have amended the Criminal Legal Aid Manual guidance to help providers instructed on or immediately before the day of a sending hearing....
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Reminder prompts now being sent to request supporting evidence for application appeals is submitted within 7 days....
Friday, 12 November 2021
Frequently Asked Questions document relating to the 2022 crime contract tender published....
Friday, 05 November 2021
New email service to help providers who have issues working with us on high cost family contracts....
Monday, 01 November 2021
Changes to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme contract came into force on 1 November 2021....
Monday, 01 November 2021
Amendments have been made to the immigration and asylum category specification to allow 30 minutes of advice to be given to immigration detainees....
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
We are making a caseworker spreadsheet tool available to providers on a trial basis as support guidance when calculating client eligibility for legal ...
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Procurement process opens for delivery of criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022....
Thursday, 07 October 2021
We are withdrawing the calculator tool used by civil providers to check client financial eligibility for legal aid....
Thursday, 30 September 2021
We are changing the office supervisor standards relating to remote working under the 2017 crime contract and the 2018 civil contract....
Thursday, 23 September 2021
You can start using year 4 civil contract schedules to report work completed in September 2021 from 1 October....
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
Annual report and accounts highlighting the performance of the Legal Aid Agency in 2020-21....
Thursday, 09 September 2021
Cost limit increases for emergency civil legal aid certificates take effect 13 September 2021 but certificates for investigative representations are e...
Wednesday, 25 August 2021
Clients who call the Civil Legal Advice (CLA) helpline with a family issue will now be signposted to their nearest face-to-face providers from 1 Septe...
Monday, 09 August 2021
Amendment to Lord Chancellor’s guidance takes away ‘conditional fee arrangement’ evidence requirement in some cases....
Friday, 23 July 2021
We will be evaluating a live web chat service on our training website from Monday 26 July to Friday 22 October....
Department for Education New powers to protect vital free speech at universities
UK Health Security Agency Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset
Attorney General's Office Sentence increase for predatory paedophile
Rail Accident Investigation Branch Tram derailment at Piccadilly tram stop