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How to report a person you suspect is receiving civil legal aid for which they are not eligible.
Legal aid providers: find out how the LAA sets quality assurance standards and make sure you qualify.
Purpose of the URN and how to obtain it.
Contract documents for providers of criminal legal aid services, 2025
Follow this guidance when claiming for work undertaken under the Prohibition of Cross-Examination In Person Qualified Legal Representative (QLR) Scheme.
Check this list to see which offences count as evidence if you're applying for legal aid to separate from an abusive ex-partner.
A platform for the online transfer of information and documentation.
Guidance including contingency arrangements for our online system for civil and family certificated legal aid work.
Apply for a Very High Cost Case (VHCC) contract.
Information about allowable travel expenses and rules when submitting a claim under a graduated fee scheme.
Brief guides to help you with specific contracted work and administration (CWA) functions when submitting controlled work legal aid claims.
Civil applications: checklist for new applications, proceedings codes including wordings, limitation codes, borderline cases.
Information packs for solicitors and barristers to get legal aid in high cost cases (HCC) where the matter is outside of family law.
Updates on tender launches, retenders and contract extensions
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
When a civil case becomes more complex and expensive, you need to apply to the LAA for high cost case status.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of the Legal Aid Fund.
Information for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for the assessing all special preparation claims under the litigator graduated fee scheme and advocates graduated fee scheme.
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
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