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Legal aid payments available for pre charge engagement

Legal aid payments available for pre charge engagement

Monday, 11 November 2024

Fees to cover completed pre-charge engagement work can be claimed via CWA. ...

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Re opening the 2024 Standard Civil Contract procurement process

Re opening the 2024 Standard Civil Contract procurement process

Thursday, 31 October 2024

The LAA will be re-opening the procurement for the Standard Civil 2024 Contract in December 2024....

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Access to historic eForms data

Access to historic eForms data

Thursday, 24 October 2024

The eForms service is no longer available. ...

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Reminder to sign in at every hearing

Reminder to sign in at every hearing

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

Recent joint working between LAA and HMCTS has identified the need for greater consistency across all courts in the way advocates sign in on all heari...

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Crime news: procurement process for 2025 Standard Crime Contract

Crime news: procurement process for 2025 Standard Crime Contract

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

The second stage of the procurement process opens for delivery of criminal legal aid services from Wednesday 1 October 2025....

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Updated Police Station Representative Register

Updated Police Station Representative Register

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

The Police Station Representative Register (PSRR) is a listing of probationary and accredited representatives maintained by the Legal Aid Agency....

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DAPN and DAPO Contract Changes

DAPN and DAPO Contract Changes

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Updated draft contract documentation published to support Domestic Abuse Protection Notice (DAPN) and Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO) pilots. ...

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First deadline approaches for crime procurement process

First deadline approaches for crime procurement process

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

There is one week until the deadline for the first stage of the procurement process for the 2025 crime contract....

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Updated Legal Aid Learning Website

Updated Legal Aid Learning Website

Thursday, 03 October 2024

The Legal Aid Learning website has been updated with an improved design and functionality. ...

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Reminder: Criminal legal aid eForms replacement

Reminder: Criminal legal aid eForms replacement

Monday, 30 September 2024

An overview of the replacement services....

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Digital developments for criminal legal aid: civil providers

Digital developments for criminal legal aid: civil providers

Tuesday, 17 September 2024

eForms will no longer be available for new applications from Wednesday 18 September 2024. ...

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Crime news: procurement process opens for 2025 crime contract

Crime news: procurement process opens for 2025 crime contract

Monday, 16 September 2024

Procurement process opens for delivery of criminal legal aid services from Wednesday 1 October 2025....

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Criminal legal aid: replacing eforms

Criminal legal aid: replacing eforms

Monday, 09 September 2024

The new service to receive legal aid applications, Apply for Criminal Legal Aid, has now replaced eForms CRM14 and CRM15....

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The 2024 Standard Civil Contract now live

The 2024 Standard Civil Contract now live

Monday, 02 September 2024

Guidance and forms have been updated to support the new 2024 Standard Civil Contract....

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CRM7 replacement service launch

CRM7 replacement service launch

Tuesday, 27 August 2024

The new ’Claim a non-standard magistrates’ court payment’ service has been launched ...

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CMR4 and CRM5 replacement service launch

CMR4 and CRM5 replacement service launch

Monday, 19 August 2024

Apply for prior authority to incur disbursements and Apply for Extension of Upper Limit are the replacement services for CRM4 and CRM5 eForms....

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Use Digital Apply service for all criminal legal aid applications

Use Digital Apply service for all criminal legal aid applications

Friday, 16 August 2024

Applications for criminal legal aid must now be submitted via Apply for criminal legal aid. ...

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Advantis awarded means testing debt collection contract

Advantis awarded means testing debt collection contract

Monday, 12 August 2024

Advantis Credit Limited will deliver Crown Court means testing (CCMT) debt collection and enforcement services (DCES) on behalf of the Legal Aid Agenc...

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Applications for criminal legal aid

Applications for criminal legal aid

Wednesday, 07 August 2024

With effect from Tuesday 6 August, all new applications for criminal legal aid should be submitted using the new Crime Apply service....

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Access to historic data

Access to historic data

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 ...

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Digital developments for criminal legal aid: replacing eForms

Digital developments for criminal legal aid: replacing eForms

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. ...

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Peer Reviewer contracts extended

Peer Reviewer contracts extended

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. ...

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Civil News: Further tender for Housing and HLPAS 2024 Contract

Civil News: Further tender for Housing and HLPAS 2024 Contract

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 ...

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Apply for Criminal Legal Aid  updates

Apply for Criminal Legal Aid updates

Monday, 08 July 2024

98 per cent of applications can now be made through the Apply for Criminal Legal Aid service. ...

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LAA will no longer accept POA submitted via e Forms

LAA will no longer accept POA submitted via e Forms

Wednesday, 26 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...

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Digital developments in applying for criminal legal aid

Digital developments in applying for criminal legal aid

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. ...

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Headline Intentions for the 2025 Standard Crime Contract

Headline Intentions for the 2025 Standard Crime Contract

Tuesday, 07 May 2024

A new document focusing on the forthcoming tender and content of the 2025 contract....

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Crime news: Updated guidance for judicial apportionment of costs

Crime news: Updated guidance for judicial apportionment of costs

Wednesday, 01 May 2024

Criminal Legal Aid Manual updated to explain the process for applications for partially convicted defendants to pay a proportion of their costs....

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Civil News: Further tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract

Civil News: Further tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract

Monday, 18 March 2024

A further opportunity to tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract opened on Monday 18 March 2024....

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Crime News: Newly amended crime contract and guidance

Crime News: Newly amended crime contract and guidance

Tuesday, 05 March 2024

Working with the Law Society and Association of Prison Lawyers, the LAA have amended the crime contract and associated guidance....

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