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Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Market engagement event taking place for civil legal aid providers in the north west of England....
Friday, 22 September 2023
We are making changes to the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS) to make it easier for providers to submit large hourly rates bills. ...
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Procurement process opens for delivery of civil legal aid services from 1 September 2024....
Friday, 08 September 2023
Update on the standard monthly payment (SMP) engagement exercise. ...
Monday, 04 September 2023
Bereaved families at inquests can apply to be excepted from the legal help means test using form CW1 INQ after a rule change on 4 September 2023....
Friday, 01 September 2023
Providers and experts requesting approval for overnight accommodation costs should know that guideline rates are increasing from 1 September 2023....
Friday, 01 September 2023
Providers need to use amended CW2(IMM) and CW1&2 MH forms which have corrected instructions for under 18 applicants....
Wednesday, 23 August 2023
New criminal contract schedules beginning 1 October 2023 to be made available by the end of August....
Tuesday, 22 August 2023
New tool now available for providers to check a client’s financial eligibility for civil legal aid....
Thursday, 03 August 2023
Removal of the means test for certain civil cases under the first phase of legislative changes, and other financial eligibility updates....
Thursday, 03 August 2023
Removal of financial eligibility tests for under 18s....
Wednesday, 02 August 2023
Tenders invited to deliver housing and debt contract work in the Walsall procurement area....
Tuesday, 01 August 2023
Contracts start for the new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service....
Thursday, 20 July 2023
New civil contract schedules beginning 1 September 2023 to be made available by the end of July....
Thursday, 20 July 2023
The changes are designed to increase flexibility for providers and reduce administrative burdens....
Friday, 07 July 2023
The amended housing and debt specification is available on the legal aid pages on GOV.UK....
Thursday, 06 July 2023
We are updating the controlled work and certificated work forms for clients to reflect legislative changes....
Monday, 26 June 2023
We are making changes from 1 July 2023 to the 2022 Standard Crime Contract which will allow providers to bill for pre-charge bail matters before the c...
Thursday, 15 June 2023
Our guidance now has information on claiming the new additional preparation fee for Crown Court cases with representation orders dated on or after 17 ...
Monday, 22 May 2023
We are extending the 2022 standard crime contract by 24 months to 30 September 2025....
Wednesday, 03 May 2023
Engagement on proposals to remove standard monthly payments in future contracts, and to repay related balances including held liabilities....
Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Family legal aid is being extended to include Special Guardianship Orders for both those with parental responsibilities and prospective guardians....
Thursday, 20 April 2023
Revisions include interim payment of cost claims known as ‘disbursements’ and the new section 28 fixed fee....
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
We’re opening another opportunity to bid for the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service which replaces the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme later ...
Wednesday, 05 April 2023
We are developing a new digital service to replace CRM14 and CRM15 eForms and testing with providers and caseworkers starts in summer 2023....
Thursday, 30 March 2023
We are inviting providers to help with development work on a new tool for checking client financial eligibility for legal aid. ...
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Changes are being made to mental health contracts to cover more cases when a tribunal appoints providers to represent clients....
Tuesday, 07 March 2023
We are opening a tender on 7 March 2023 for additional work under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract ending on 31 August 2024....
Thursday, 02 March 2023
Emails going to providers asking them to confirm if they wish to accept further civil contract extension offers by deadline of 9am on 28 April 2023....
Wednesday, 01 March 2023
We have added the revised immigration specification which is part of the 2018 Standard Civil Contract to the legal aid pages on GOV.UK. ...
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