Legal aid reform

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Services

• CRM14: criminal legal aid application form

  Applying for criminal legal aid in the limited circumstances where the Apply for criminal legal aid service cannot be used: main application (CRM14), financial statement (CRM15), and guidance.

• Apply for court costs from central funds: no legal aid (forms 5911a and 5912a)

  Form for defendants and solicitors to claim back the costs of a case in a criminal court if you were refused legal aid for representation.

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Guidance and regulation

• Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS)
  • Guidance
  • 17 July 2023
  • Legal Aid Agency
• Claim for criminal legal aid work under graduated fee schemes
  • Detailed guide
  • 5 January 2021
  • Legal Aid Agency
• Standard civil contract 2018
  • Guidance
  • 1 January 2024
  • Legal Aid Agency
• Review of Civil Legal Aid
  • Detailed guide
  • 24 January 2024
  • Ministry of Justice
• Legal aid for unaccompanied and separated children
  • Guidance
  • 1 August 2018
  • Ministry of Justice

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News and communications

• £24 million boost for criminal legal aid to support most vulnerable
  • 14 November 2024
  • Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency
  • Press release
• Reminder: Criminal legal aid eForms replacement
  • 30 September 2024
  • Legal Aid Agency
  • News story
• Digital developments for criminal legal aid: civil providers
  • 17 September 2024
  • Legal Aid Agency
  • News story
• Crime news: procurement process opens for 2025 crime contract
  • 17 September 2024
  • Legal Aid Agency
  • News story
• Criminal legal aid: replacing eforms
  • 10 September 2024
  • Legal Aid Agency
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• Review of civil legal aid: Comparative analysis of legal aid systems report
  • 26 March 2024
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Research
• Review of Civil Legal Aid: Provider Survey Report
  • 19 January 2024
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Independent report
• Legal aid statistics: April to June 2017
  • 28 September 2017
  • Ministry of Justice
  • National statistics
• Composition and remuneration of junior barristers under the Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme in criminal legal aid
  • 17 December 2015
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Research
• Civil Legal Advice mandatory gateway: research findings
  • 9 December 2014
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Crime Lower Consultation
  • 15 November 2024
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 29 March 2024
• Housing Legal Aid: the way forward
  • 31 May 2022
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 21 January 2022
• Civil legal aid bills consultation
  • 9 November 2021
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 11 May 2021
• Criminal Legal Aid Review: Remuneration for pre-charge engagement
  • 7 April 2021
  • Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 26 January 2021
• Criminal Legal Aid Review: An accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes
  • 21 August 2020
  • Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 18 June 2020

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board (CLAAB) annual report 2024
  • 14 November 2024
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Corporate report
• Input indicators - legal aid, 2010-11
  • 5 September 2012
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Legal Aid Agency
• Ministry of Justice
• Prime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street
• Government Legal Department
• Official Solicitor and Public Trustee