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Import a Non Standard Magistrate Claim Service

Import a Non Standard Magistrate Claim Service

Thursday, 10 April 2025

Import claims from your case management system using new functionality in the Non-Standard Magistrate claims service ...

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Civil Legal Aid Eligibility Keycard

Civil Legal Aid Eligibility Keycard

Monday, 07 April 2025

A new keycard is available from Monday 7 April 2025....

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Revised guidance when applying for prior authority

Revised guidance when applying for prior authority

Wednesday, 02 April 2025

The guidance on remuneration for expert witnesses which sets out when to apply for prior authority has been updated...

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Introduction of escape fee threshold for welfare benefits work

Introduction of escape fee threshold for welfare benefits work

Monday, 31 March 2025

Changes are being made to the remuneration of welfare benefits controlled work to introduce an escape fee threshold...

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Crime Contract verification: Admission to the October 2025 Rota

Crime Contract verification: Admission to the October 2025 Rota

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Stage 1 applicants have a final chance to join the October 2025 Duty Rotas. Compliant verification information must be submitted by 31 March 2025 ...

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Changes to cost limits for Child Abduction and Wardship

Changes to cost limits for Child Abduction and Wardship

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

We are making changes to the default cost limit for Child Abduction and Wardship for new applications submitted to the LAA from Monday 17th March 2025...

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Development of Apply for criminal legal aid service

Development of Apply for criminal legal aid service

Wednesday, 05 March 2025

View the funding decision of a criminal legal aid application in your LAA online portal with the new functionality rolled out for Apply for criminal l...

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Civil news: opportunity to tender for HLPAS contract work

Civil news: opportunity to tender for HLPAS contract work

Friday, 21 February 2025

Tender opportunity for Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services (HLPAS)....

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Special Children Act (SCA) case outcomes reporting changes

Special Children Act (SCA) case outcomes reporting changes

Thursday, 20 February 2025

We are making changes to the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS) to automatically lodge Case Outcomes on Associated Cases in SCA matters....

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Prior authority for contempt and breaches of part 1 injunctions

Prior authority for contempt and breaches of part 1 injunctions

Tuesday, 11 February 2025

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

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

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

Monday, 03 February 2025

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

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Submitting Crime Contract verification information

Submitting Crime Contract verification information

Monday, 03 February 2025

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

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Debt collection and enforcement services

Debt collection and enforcement services

Monday, 03 February 2025

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

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Opportunity to tender for CLA telephone advice service contracts

Opportunity to tender for CLA telephone advice service contracts

Wednesday, 29 January 2025

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

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New email for requests for cost limit increases in contempt cases

New email for requests for cost limit increases in contempt cases

Thursday, 23 January 2025

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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Crime Contract verification deadline approaches

Crime Contract verification deadline approaches

Monday, 20 January 2025

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

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Civil News: Unbilled Inactive Cases Exercise

Civil News: Unbilled Inactive Cases Exercise

Thursday, 09 January 2025

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 ...

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Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Barnsley and Lancaster

Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Barnsley and Lancaster

Thursday, 09 January 2025

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

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Outcome for stage 1 of the Crime Procurement Process

Outcome for stage 1 of the Crime Procurement Process

Friday, 13 December 2024

Organisations who tendered in stage 1 of the process will receive the outcome of their tenders for work under the 2025 Standard Crime Contract from 13...

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Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Guildford

Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Guildford

Monday, 09 December 2024

Opportunity to deliver Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) Guildford ...

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Overnight accommodation and subsistence rates set to rise

Overnight accommodation and subsistence rates set to rise

Thursday, 05 December 2024

Providers and experts requesting approval for overnight accommodation and subsistence costs should know guideline rates are increasing with immediate ...

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2024 Standard Civil Contract procurement process now open

2024 Standard Civil Contract procurement process now open

Wednesday, 04 December 2024

A further opportunity to tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract is now open....

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Changes to Fees for Police Station and Youth Court Work

Changes to Fees for Police Station and Youth Court Work

Tuesday, 03 December 2024

Legislation comes into force on Friday 6 December which introduces some increases to fees for work done in the youth court and police station....

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Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Lancaster

Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Lancaster

Monday, 02 December 2024

Opportunity to deliver Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) in Lancaster from the end of November 2024. ...

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Civil News: Re opening the Civil Contract procurement process

Civil News: Re opening the Civil Contract procurement process

Monday, 25 November 2024

A further opportunity to tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract will open on 4 December 2024. ...

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Changes to Civil and Criminal Financial Eligibility Tests

Changes to Civil and Criminal Financial Eligibility Tests

Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Introducing new Mandatory and Discretionary disregards to the financial eligibility tests for civil and criminal legal aid. ...

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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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