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Friday, 16 July 2021
Register containing your data is available to view on our 2017 crime contract page and we need supervising solicitors to check for accuracy....
Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Providers can now watch 2 new training videos on how to claim correctly for pages of prosecution evidence (PPE)....
Thursday, 01 July 2021
New civil contract schedules beginning 1 September 2021 to be made available by the end of August....
Thursday, 01 July 2021
Changes include new guidance, provider checklist about refusals and online changes to improve how we explain rejects....
Thursday, 01 July 2021
We are extending temporary arrangements for housing claims under the 2018 standard civil contract....
Thursday, 01 July 2021
Attendance notes now accepted as advocate proof of attendance for magistrates’ court breach of bail hearings as part of Crown Court proceedings....
Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Headline intentions document available on GOV.UK with details of intention to procure new contracts in 2022. ...
Tuesday, 08 June 2021
The process for submitting Escape Case claims is changing after COVID-19 outbreak restrictions are lifted. ...
Monday, 07 June 2021
New payment fees to cover work completed for pre-charge engagement are being introduced today (7 June 2021)....
Thursday, 03 June 2021
New guidance on the duty solicitor contingency arrangement for the current April 2021 duty rotas and on CRM12 applications for the October 2021 duty r...
Thursday, 20 May 2021
Changes to the requirements for submitting your high cost claims will help to make sure claims are paid at the first time of submission....
Friday, 14 May 2021
The latest material to go live on the Legal Aid Agency’s new training and support website will help criminal defence lawyers. ...
Thursday, 13 May 2021
A tender has opened to deliver housing and debt services in Staffordshire and will close in June 2021. ...
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Crime contracts are being amended to include new payment fees for pre-charge engagement. ...
Thursday, 06 May 2021
A tender has opened on 6 May 2021 for the delivery of the Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes in Slough. ...
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
A tender opportunity is open for face-to-face education advice services....
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Improving processes at the Legal Aid Agency can be something that providers of legal aid can all have a hand in developing through our consultative gr...
Monday, 19 April 2021
Letters have been sent to face-to-face 2018 Standard Civil Contract holders advising of the new extension date. ...
Friday, 19 March 2021
A change to the layout and style aims to improve the user experience for means and merits work in the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS)....
Friday, 05 March 2021
Jane Harbottle has been appointed as the permanent Chief Executive of the Legal Aid Agency and Director of Legal Aid Casework....
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
The existing 2017 Standard Crime Contract will be extended for a further 12 months with an option for existing contracted providers to further extend ...
Friday, 05 February 2021
A revised tender opportunity for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) specialist telephone advice services in the education category is now inviting bids....
Thursday, 04 February 2021
A new service for law firms and other providers of civil legal aid is now available and will help to save time during the initial decision-making stag...
Thursday, 28 January 2021
The mortgage cap has now been removed as part of wider changes to assessing civil legal aid eligibility....
Thursday, 21 January 2021
The existing face-to-face 2018 Standard Civil Contracts will be extended until 31 August 2022....
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
We have opened a tender process for the delivery of housing and debt work in 14 procurement areas across England....
Friday, 15 January 2021
Law firms and other providers of legal aid will now have a choice of whether eligible claims are handled by the Legal Aid Agency’s civil finance team ...
Thursday, 14 January 2021
Change of look aims to improve the user experience for means, merits and billing work in the Client and Cost Management System....
Monday, 11 January 2021
We have recently updated our legal aid application forms. This includes revised privacy notices to reflect recent updates to systems and processes....
Thursday, 07 January 2021
Compensation provided to claimants of specific compensation schemes will now be disregarded when assessing civil legal aid eligibility....
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