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Civil news: third party financial support for CW1 and CW2 work

Civil news: third party financial support for CW1 and CW2 work

Thursday, 19 April 2018

New form aims to simplify means assessment evidence requirements for third party support...

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Crime news: improvements to Defence Solicitor Call Centre website

Crime news: improvements to Defence Solicitor Call Centre website

Monday, 16 April 2018

Changes mean providers have more options to make online updates to records held by Defence Solicitor Call Centre (DSCC)....

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Civil news: Keycard 54 available with eligibility guidance

Civil news: Keycard 54 available with eligibility guidance

Monday, 16 April 2018

Keycard 54 for April 2018 is now available for providers to use....

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Civil news: relaunch of electronic escape case claim1 forms

Civil news: relaunch of electronic escape case claim1 forms

Thursday, 12 April 2018

Electronic versions of the EC Claim1 forms are once again available online for use by providers....

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Civil news: CLA market engagement

Civil news: CLA market engagement

Thursday, 05 April 2018

Register now for pre-tender market engagement to be held on 16 April 2018 for CLA discrimination services....

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Civil news: tender opportunities for 2018 contract work

Civil news: tender opportunities for 2018 contract work

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

We wish to secure greater coverage for 2018 face to face, Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme and Civil Legal Advice contract work....

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Civil news: rule change for clients threatened with homelessness

Civil news: rule change for clients threatened with homelessness

Monday, 26 March 2018

Change from April 2018 means legal advice will now be available in England for anyone threatened with homelessness within 56 days....

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Civil news: improvements to reject process to speed up payments

Civil news: improvements to reject process to speed up payments

Thursday, 22 March 2018

Our processes for civil billing rejects and secondary requests are changing to improve accuracy and speed up payments....

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Crime news: CRM14 eForms and CRM4 grant letters

Crime news: CRM14 eForms and CRM4 grant letters

Thursday, 22 March 2018

Update on improvement work to our application and billing processes....

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Civil news: next steps for 2018 civil contracts tender process

Civil news: next steps for 2018 civil contracts tender process

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Organisations will be advised of the outcome of their face to face civil legal aid tenders from week beginning 19 March 2018...

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Crime news: simplifying CRM14 eForms and CRM4 grant letters

Crime news: simplifying CRM14 eForms and CRM4 grant letters

Thursday, 15 March 2018

Improvements to application and billing processes are set to be made on 20 March 2018....

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Civil news: upgraded ‘civil claim fix service’ launched

Civil news: upgraded ‘civil claim fix service’ launched

Wednesday, 07 March 2018

Our ‘civil claim fix service’ has recently been expanded to cover secondary requests made for online claims....

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Crime news: revised Crown Court fee guidance

Crime news: revised Crown Court fee guidance

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Changes to guidance to reflect new Pages of Prosecution Evidence (PPE) threshold under Litigators’ Graduated Fee Scheme (LGFS)....

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Civil news: replacement contract schedules begin 1 April 2018

Civil news: replacement contract schedules begin 1 April 2018

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

New contract schedules to be issued shortly for civil legal aid work....

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Crime news: matching rep order offence dates against HMCTS data

Crime news: matching rep order offence dates against HMCTS data

Thursday, 22 February 2018

Offence dates on representation orders issued by the LAA to mirror data held by HMCTS....

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Crime news: use 0300 200 2020 for criminal application enquiries

Crime news: use 0300 200 2020 for criminal application enquiries

Thursday, 22 February 2018

0300 200 20020 is the only number available for criminal application enquiries....

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Crime/civil news: CWA bulkload spreadsheet updated

Crime/civil news: CWA bulkload spreadsheet updated

Wednesday, 21 February 2018

Use version 1.22 of the bulkload spreadsheet when submitting claims via Contract Work and Administration (CWA). ...

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Crime news: updated prison law guidance following scope changes

Crime news: updated prison law guidance following scope changes

Wednesday, 21 February 2018

You can download updated guidance and forms following prison law scope changes which take effect on 21 February 2018....

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Civil/crime news: unused LAA Portal accounts to close

Civil/crime news: unused LAA Portal accounts to close

Wednesday, 14 February 2018

Portal account closure information and guidance....

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Civil news: cancellation of Civil Legal Advice procurement

Civil news: cancellation of Civil Legal Advice procurement

Monday, 05 February 2018

We are contacting affected organisations about our procurement process for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) education and discrimination services....

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Civil news: reminder list to encourage prompt billing of claims

Civil news: reminder list to encourage prompt billing of claims

Friday, 02 February 2018

New process means list of outstanding certificates will be sent to providers every two months as aid to financial controls....

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Civil news: next steps in 2018 HPCDS contracts tender process

Civil news: next steps in 2018 HPCDS contracts tender process

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Organisations will be advised of the status of their HPCDS tenders in January....

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Crime news: amended 2017 standard crime contract for prison law

Crime news: amended 2017 standard crime contract for prison law

Thursday, 25 January 2018

Updated documents are available for download following changes to the scope of prison law which take effect from 21 February 2018....

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Crime news: update on calls to criminal applications team

Crime news: update on calls to criminal applications team

Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Use 0300 200 2020 for criminal application enquiries instead of the 0121 232 5500 number....

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Crime news: digital claims only for Proceeds of Crime Act work

Crime news: digital claims only for Proceeds of Crime Act work

Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Proceeds of Crime Act claims can only be submitted on electronic forms from 26 March 2018....

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Civil news: improving quality of family advocacy online claims

Civil news: improving quality of family advocacy online claims

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Making online claims under the Family Advocacy Scheme should be helped by changes to the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS)....

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Civil/crime news: rollout of contract performance reports

Civil/crime news: rollout of contract performance reports

Thursday, 11 January 2018

Reports highlighting performance against contractual requirements will be emailed to all providers quarterly from January 2018....

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Civil/crime news: more dates for HMCTS roadshows

Civil/crime news: more dates for HMCTS roadshows

Wednesday, 10 January 2018

New dates announced in HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Reform Roadshow series. ...

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Civil/crime news: CWA bulkload spreadsheet updated

Civil/crime news: CWA bulkload spreadsheet updated

Monday, 08 January 2018

Use version 1.21 of the bulkload spreasheet when submitting claims via Contract Work and Administration (CWA)....

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Civil news: next steps in 2018 civil contracts tender process

Civil news: next steps in 2018 civil contracts tender process

Thursday, 04 January 2018

Organisations will be advised of the status of their tenders in early January....

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