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Prior authority for contempt and breaches of part 1 injunctions

The Magistrates Billing team will now consider prior authority requests in contempt and breach of anti-social behaviour injunction cases.

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Guidance: Crime processing dates

Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).

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Guidance: Apply for legal aid for anti social behaviour injunction breaches

Guidance on the funding of breaches of civil anti-social behaviour injunctions, how to apply and how to get paid.

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Guidance: Apply for legal aid for civil contempt cases

Guidance on the funding of civil contempt, how to apply and how to get paid.

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Guidance: Legal Aid Agency audits

Legal aid providers: what to expect from the LAA audit process, including peer review and contract compliance audit details.

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Guidance: Crime Contract 2025 Tender

Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face Criminal Legal Aid Services from October 2025.

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Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory

List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.

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Guidance: LAA online portal help and information

List of services that the LAA online portal provides, terms and conditions, and help.

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Guidance: Re opening: 2024 Standard Civil Contract Procurement Process

Information for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.

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Guidance: Civil processing dates

Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).

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Guidance: Crime processing dates

Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).

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Civil/crime news: privacy notices on legal aid application forms

Our legal aid application forms are being updated after revisions to the privacy notices.

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Submitting Crime Contract verification information

Applicants that did not submit compliant verification information before 31 January 2025 may still join the October 2025 Duty Rotas if they act promptly.

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Debt collection and enforcement services

Advantis take over responsibility for Crown Court means testing (CCMT) debt collection and enforcement services (DCES).

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Guidance: Apply for legal aid for civil contempt cases

Guidance on the funding of civil contempt, how to apply and how to get paid.

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Guidance: Legal aid: crime applications

Use the Apply for criminal legal aid service to apply for criminal legal aid online.

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Form: CRM2: apply for advice and assistance

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

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Form: CRM2: apply for advice and assistance

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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

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Form: CRM12: duty solicitor application when moving firm

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For newly qualified duty solicitors or for duty solicitors that will have joined your firm by the date the rota starts.

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Form: CRM1: collect client details in legal aid cases

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Collect client details, and details of capital and income, for submission to the Legal Aid Agency in criminal legal aid applications.

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Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory

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List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.

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Opportunity to tender for CLA telephone advice service contracts

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Tender opportunity for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) specialist telephone advice services from 1 September 2025.

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Guidance: Civil Legal Advice Contracts 2025

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Civil Legal Advice (CLA) contract documents for providers of specialist remote legal advice through the CLA helpline from 1 September 2025.

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Guidance: Civil processing dates

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Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).

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Guidance: Crime processing dates

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Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).

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New email for requests for cost limit increases in contempt cases

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From Monday 3 February 2025 the Magistrates Billing team will consider cost increases and there will be a designated email address for requests.

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Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory

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List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.

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Guidance: Civil processing dates

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Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).

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Guidance: Civil processing dates

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Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).

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Guidance: Crime processing dates

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Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).

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Crime Contract verification deadline approaches

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The deadline for submission of verification information is 31 January 2025.

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Guidance: Civil processing dates

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Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).

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Guidance: Duty solicitors: rotas, information and guidance

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Duty solicitors rotas, lists, standard crime contract 2022 and contact details.

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Guidance: Directory of providers

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Information about legal aid providers by category of law.

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Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory

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List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.

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Guidance: Civil processing dates

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Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).

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Guidance: Crime processing dates

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Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).

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Civil News: Unbilled Inactive Cases Exercise

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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.

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Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Barnsley and Lancaster

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Opportunity to deliver Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) Barnsley and Lancaster.

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Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory

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List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.

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Guidance: Submit a contracted work and administration (CWA) claim online

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How CWA works online: how to claim, bulkloading, outcomes, new matter starts and guidance.

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Guidance: Legal Aid Agency payments to providers

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Check dates for processing (crime and civil) and planned BACS payments, get financial statements, switch to variable monthly payments.

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Guidance: Civil processing dates

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Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).

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Guidance: Crime processing dates

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Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).

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Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory

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List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.

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