The Magistrates Billing team will now consider prior authority requests in contempt and breach of anti-social behaviour injunction cases.
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Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Guidance on the funding of breaches of civil anti-social behaviour injunctions, how to apply and how to get paid.
Guidance on the funding of civil contempt, how to apply and how to get paid.
Legal aid providers: what to expect from the LAA audit process, including peer review and contract compliance audit details.
Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face Criminal Legal Aid Services from October 2025.
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
List of services that the LAA online portal provides, terms and conditions, and help.
Information for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Our legal aid application forms are being updated after revisions to the privacy notices.
Applicants that did not submit compliant verification information before 31 January 2025 may still join the October 2025 Duty Rotas if they act promptly.
Advantis take over responsibility for Crown Court means testing (CCMT) debt collection and enforcement services (DCES).
Guidance on the funding of civil contempt, how to apply and how to get paid.
Use the Apply for criminal legal aid service to apply for criminal legal aid online.
Application for legal advice and assistance for clients awaiting police interview; concerned in Prison Law matters and/or the Appeals and Reviews Class of Work
Application for legal advice and assistance for clients awaiting police interview; concerned in Prison Law matters and/or the Appeals and Reviews Class of Work
For newly qualified duty solicitors or for duty solicitors that will have joined your firm by the date the rota starts.
Collect client details, and details of capital and income, for submission to the Legal Aid Agency in criminal legal aid applications.
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
Tender opportunity for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) specialist telephone advice services from 1 September 2025.
Civil Legal Advice (CLA) contract documents for providers of specialist remote legal advice through the CLA helpline from 1 September 2025.
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
From Monday 3 February 2025 the Magistrates Billing team will consider cost increases and there will be a designated email address for requests.
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
The deadline for submission of verification information is 31 January 2025.
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Duty solicitors rotas, lists, standard crime contract 2022 and contact details.
Information about legal aid providers by category of law.
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
We will be sending out prompts about unbilled cases where providers have told us their work has concluded and they intend to make a claim against the case.
Opportunity to deliver Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) Barnsley and Lancaster.
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
How CWA works online: how to claim, bulkloading, outcomes, new matter starts and guidance.
Check dates for processing (crime and civil) and planned BACS payments, get financial statements, switch to variable monthly payments.
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
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