A report on the Legal Aid Agency's performance, governance arrangements and use of resources for the year ended 31 March 2024.
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Thursday, 25 July 2024
Thursday, 25 July 2024
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Providers will not be able to access their eForm portal account from Sunday 20 October 2024. Providers should download any needed eForms before this date.
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Providers will not be able to access their eForm portal account from Friday 25 October 2024. Providers should download any needed eForms before this date.
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
The new service to receive legal aid applications, Apply for Criminal Legal Aid, will replace eForms CRM14 and CRM15 from Tuesday 6 August 2024.
Monday, 22 July 2024
The LAA are extending our Peer Reviewer Contracts by the maximum term of two years and notices are now being sent to all of our contracted Reviewers.
Monday, 22 July 2024
List of consultations regarding impacts of court and police station closures on duty scheme boundaries.
Monday, 22 July 2024
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Monday, 22 July 2024
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Duty solicitors rotas, lists, standard crime contract 2022 and contact details.
Monday, 15 July 2024
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Thursday, 11 July 2024
A further opportunity to tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract opened on 11 July 2024, for Housing, Debt and Welfare Benefits and limited HLPAS areas.
Thursday, 11 July 2024
Information for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Monday, 08 July 2024
98 per cent of applications can now be made through the Apply for Criminal Legal Aid service.
Monday, 08 July 2024
General information including on costs assessment and remuneration for civil and crime matters.
Thursday, 27 June 2024
As part of the withdrawal of eForms functionality, from Friday 2 August 2024, you will no longer be able to submit your claims for Payments on Account (POA).
Thursday, 27 June 2024
These documents supplement the quarterly legal aid statistics bulletin by providing a comprehensive guide to the statistics, data and how to use them.
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Monday, 24 June 2024
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Monday, 24 June 2024
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Friday, 21 June 2024
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Thursday, 20 June 2024
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Monday, 17 June 2024
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Thursday, 13 June 2024
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Monday, 10 June 2024
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Monday, 10 June 2024
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Wednesday, 05 June 2024
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the south west of England.
Wednesday, 05 June 2024
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the south west of England.
Wednesday, 05 June 2024
Follow this guidance when claiming for work undertaken under the Prohibition of Cross-Examination In Person Qualified Legal Representative (QLR) Scheme.
Monday, 03 June 2024
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Monday, 03 June 2024
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Monday, 03 June 2024
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Friday, 31 May 2024
Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).
Thursday, 30 May 2024
The LAA’s current service contract that supports processing of applications and claims on criminal legal aid (eForms) ends in September 2024.
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the south west of England.
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
Information about legal aid providers by category of law.
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