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We are making it mandatory for all special preparation and unused material claims to be submitted on the correct form from 1 January 2022.
We have recently updated our legal aid application forms after revisions to the privacy notices.
Tenders welcome to deliver housing and debt contract work and Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme services.
Change in evidential requirements when applicants held in custody submit a change in financial circumstances.
We have amended the Criminal Legal Aid Manual guidance to help providers instructed on or immediately before the day of a sending hearing.
Reminder prompts now being sent to request supporting evidence for application appeals is submitted within 7 days.
Frequently Asked Questions document relating to the 2022 crime contract tender published.
New email service to help providers who have issues working with us on high cost family contracts.
Changes to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme contract came into force on 1 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.
We are making a caseworker spreadsheet tool available to providers on a trial basis as support guidance when calculating client eligibility for legal aid.
Procurement process opens for delivery of criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022.
We are withdrawing the calculator tool used by civil providers to check client financial eligibility for legal aid.
We are changing the office supervisor standards relating to remote working under the 2017 crime contract and the 2018 civil contract.
You can start using year 4 civil contract schedules to report work completed in September 2021 from 1 October.
Annual report and accounts highlighting the performance of the Legal Aid Agency in 2020-21.
Cost limit increases for emergency civil legal aid certificates take effect 13 September 2021 but certificates for investigative representations are excluded.
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 September 2021.
Amendment to Lord Chancellor’s guidance takes away ‘conditional fee arrangement’ evidence requirement in some cases.
We will be evaluating a live web chat service on our training website from Monday 26 July to Friday 22 October.
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