Archived government news
February 2025
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Prior authority for contempt and breaches of part 1 injunctions Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 10 February 2025
Guidance: Apply for legal aid for anti-social behaviour injunction breaches Monday, 10 February 2025
Guidance: Apply for legal aid for civil contempt cases Monday, 10 February 2025
Guidance: Legal Aid Agency audits Friday, 07 February 2025
Guidance: Crime Contract 2025 Tender Thursday, 06 February 2025
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 05 February 2025
Guidance: LAA online portal help and information Wednesday, 05 February 2025
Guidance: Re-opening: 2024 Standard Civil Contract Procurement Process Monday, 03 February 2025
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 03 February 2025
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 03 February 2025
Civil/crime news: privacy notices on legal aid application forms Monday, 03 February 2025
Submitting Crime Contract verification information Monday, 03 February 2025
Debt collection and enforcement services Monday, 03 February 2025
Guidance: Apply for legal aid for civil contempt cases Monday, 03 February 2025
Guidance: Legal aid: crime applications Monday, 03 February 2025
Form: CRM1: collect client details in legal aid cases Monday, 03 February 2025
Form: CRM12: duty solicitor application when moving firm Monday, 03 February 2025
Form: CRM2: apply for advice and assistance Monday, 03 February 2025
January 2025
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Opportunity to tender for CLA telephone advice service contracts Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Guidance: Civil Legal Advice Contracts 2025 Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 27 January 2025
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 27 January 2025
New email for requests for cost limit increases in contempt cases Thursday, 23 January 2025
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Thursday, 23 January 2025
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Guidance: Civil processing dates Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Guidance: Crime processing dates Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Crime Contract verification deadline approaches Monday, 20 January 2025
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 17 January 2025
Guidance: Duty solicitors: rotas, information and guidance Thursday, 16 January 2025
Guidance: Directory of providers Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 13 January 2025
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 13 January 2025
Civil News: Unbilled Inactive Cases Exercise Thursday, 09 January 2025
Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Barnsley and Lancaster Thursday, 09 January 2025
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Thursday, 09 January 2025
Guidance: Submit a contracted work and administration (CWA) claim online Monday, 06 January 2025
Guidance: Legal Aid Agency payments to providers Monday, 06 January 2025
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 06 January 2025
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 06 January 2025
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Friday, 03 January 2025
December 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 30 December 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 30 December 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Friday, 27 December 2024
Guidance: Standard civil contract 2024 Friday, 27 December 2024
Guidance: Legal aid guidance Friday, 20 December 2024
Guidance: Escape cases electronic handbook Friday, 20 December 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 20 December 2024
Guidance: Directory of providers Friday, 20 December 2024
Accredited official statistics: Legal aid statistics Help guides and Data v… Thursday, 19 December 2024
Form: Apply for criminal court costs from central funds (form PP1) Thursday, 19 December 2024
Guidance: Directory of providers Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Corporate report: Director of Legal Aid Casework annual report 2023 to 2024 Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Guidance: Submit a contracted work and administration (CWA) claim online Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Guidance: Legal Aid Agency payments to providers Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Guidance: Update your details with LAA Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 16 December 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 16 December 2024
Outcome for stage 1 of the Crime Procurement Process Friday, 13 December 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 13 December 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 09 December 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 09 December 2024
Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Guildford Monday, 09 December 2024
Guidance: Specialist Telephone Advice from September 2025 Friday, 06 December 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 06 December 2024
Guidance: Submit a contracted work and administration (CWA) claim online Friday, 06 December 2024
Form: CRM7: non-standard fee magistrates' court claim and appeal form Friday, 06 December 2024
Overnight accommodation and subsistence rates set to rise Thursday, 05 December 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 04 December 2024
2024 Standard Civil Contract procurement process now open Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Changes to Fees for Police Station and Youth Court Work Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Lancaster Monday, 02 December 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 02 December 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 02 December 2024
November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 29 November 2024
Research: Review of Civil Legal Aid: Advocacy Research Report Friday, 29 November 2024
Research: Review of Civil Legal Aid: Data Publications Overview Report Friday, 29 November 2024
Research: Review of Civil Legal Aid: Advocacy Research Report Friday, 29 November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Guidance: Criminal Legal Aid Manual Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Guidance: Appeals: civil high cost cases Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Guidance: Legal aid: crime applications Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Guidance: Common platform unique reference number (URN) Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Civil News: Re-opening the Civil Contract procurement process Monday, 25 November 2024
Guidance: Re-opening: 2024 Standard Civil Contract Procurement Process Monday, 25 November 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 25 November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 25 November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 22 November 2024
Guidance: Directory of providers Friday, 22 November 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Changes to Civil and Criminal Financial Eligibility Tests Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Guidance: Criminal Legal Aid Manual Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 18 November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 18 November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 15 November 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 11 November 2024
Legal aid payments available for pre-charge engagement Monday, 11 November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 11 November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 04 November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 04 November 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 01 November 2024
October 2024
Re-opening the 2024 Standard Civil Contract procurement process Thursday, 31 October 2024
Transparency data: Contracts consultative groups Thursday, 31 October 2024
Guidance: Apply to be a Peer Reviewer Thursday, 31 October 2024
Guidance: Duty solicitors: rotas, information and guidance Thursday, 31 October 2024
Re-opening the 2024 Standard Civil Contract procurement process Thursday, 31 October 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 28 October 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 28 October 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 25 October 2024
Access to historic eForms data Thursday, 24 October 2024
Reminder to sign in at every hearing Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Crime news: procurement process for 2025 Standard Crime Contract Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Guidance: Crime Contract 2025 Tender Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 21 October 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 21 October 2024
Guidance: Directory of providers Friday, 18 October 2024
Updated Police Station Representative Register Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Guidance: Crime Contract 2025 Tender Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 16 October 2024
DAPN and DAPO Contract Changes Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Transparency data: Contract Exclusions Tuesday, 15 October 2024
First deadline approaches for crime procurement process Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Guidance: Apply to be a Peer Reviewer Monday, 14 October 2024
Guidance: Crime Contract 2025 Tender Friday, 11 October 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Thursday, 10 October 2024
First deadline approaches for crime procurement process Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Guidance: Directory of providers Monday, 07 October 2024
Guidance: Directory of providers Friday, 04 October 2024
Guidance: Directory of providers Thursday, 03 October 2024
Updated Legal Aid Learning Website Thursday, 03 October 2024
Guidance: Directory of providers Wednesday, 02 October 2024
Guidance: Additional Procurement: Civil 2024 Contract Procurement Process Wednesday, 02 October 2024
Guidance: Civil 2024 Contract Procurement Process Wednesday, 02 October 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 02 October 2024
September 2024
Reminder: Criminal legal aid eForms replacement Monday, 30 September 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 30 September 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 30 September 2024
Accredited official statistics: Legal aid statistics Help guides and Data v… Thursday, 26 September 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 20 September 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Thursday, 19 September 2024
Digital developments for criminal legal aid: civil providers Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Crime news: procurement process opens for 2025 crime contract Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Guidance: Crime Contract 2025 Tender Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Guidance: Standard crime contract 2025 Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Crime news: procurement process opens for 2025 crime contract Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: Apply for legal aid for civil contempt cases Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: Apply for legal aid for anti-social behaviour injunction breaches Monday, 16 September 2024
Criminal legal aid: replacing eforms Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 09 September 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 09 September 2024
Guidance: Duty solicitors: rotas, information and guidance Friday, 06 September 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 04 September 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Wednesday, 04 September 2024
Guidance: Standard Crime Contract 2022 Tuesday, 03 September 2024
The 2024 Standard Civil Contract now live Monday, 02 September 2024
Form: CIV CLAIM1A: fixed fee public and private law schemes Sunday, 01 September 2024
Form: CIV CLAIM2: other party costs claim (in full or part) Sunday, 01 September 2024
Form: Mental health: CLR, enhanced rates and review of refusal Sunday, 01 September 2024
Form: CW2 (IMM) for representation, disbursement limit extension (CW3C), re… Sunday, 01 September 2024
Form: CW5a: controlled work application for prior authority Sunday, 01 September 2024
August 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Guidance: Duty solicitor scheme boundary consultations Wednesday, 28 August 2024
CRM7 replacement service launch Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Guidance: Directory of providers Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Guidance: Submit a contracted work and administration (CWA) claim online Thursday, 22 August 2024
CMR4 and CRM5 replacement service launch Monday, 19 August 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 19 August 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 19 August 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 19 August 2024
Use Digital Apply service for all criminal legal aid applications Friday, 16 August 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 16 August 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Advantis awarded means testing debt collection contract Monday, 12 August 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 12 August 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 12 August 2024
Applications for criminal legal aid Thursday, 08 August 2024
Applications for criminal legal aid Wednesday, 07 August 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 07 August 2024
Guidance: Criminal Legal Aid Manual Tuesday, 06 August 2024
Guidance: Apply for legal aid for civil contempt cases Tuesday, 06 August 2024
Guidance: Apply for legal aid for anti-social behaviour injunction breaches Tuesday, 06 August 2024
Use Digital Apply service for all criminal legal aid applications Monday, 05 August 2024
July 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Guidance: Additional Procurement: Civil 2024 Contract Procurement Process Monday, 29 July 2024
Guidance: Civil 2024 Contract Procurement Process Monday, 29 July 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 29 July 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 29 July 2024
Corporate report: Legal Aid Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024 Thursday, 25 July 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Thursday, 25 July 2024
Access to historic data Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Access to historic data Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Digital developments for criminal legal aid: replacing eForms Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Peer Reviewer contracts extended Monday, 22 July 2024
Guidance: Duty solicitor scheme boundary consultations Monday, 22 July 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 22 July 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 22 July 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Guidance: Duty solicitors: rotas, information and guidance Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 15 July 2024
Civil News: Further tender for Housing and HLPAS 2024 Contract Thursday, 11 July 2024
Guidance: Civil 2024 Contract Procurement Process Thursday, 11 July 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Apply for Criminal Legal Aid updates Monday, 08 July 2024
Guidance: Legal aid guidance Monday, 08 July 2024
June 2024
LAA will no longer accept POA submitted via e-Forms Thursday, 27 June 2024
Accredited official statistics: Legal aid statistics Help guides and Data v… Thursday, 27 June 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 24 June 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 24 June 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Friday, 21 June 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Thursday, 20 June 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 17 June 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Thursday, 13 June 2024
Guidance: Civil processing dates Monday, 10 June 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 10 June 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 05 June 2024
Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory Wednesday, 05 June 2024
Guidance: Qualified Legal Representative: claiming guidance Wednesday, 05 June 2024
Guidance: Crime processing dates Monday, 03 June 2024