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.
Applies to England and Wales
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Included in this publication are:
- CRM14 - application for legal aid in criminal proceedings (includes the Interests of Justice Test and financial statement)
- CRM15 - financial statement for legal aid in criminal proceedings
- CRM15c - continuation of questions
- Guidance for CRM14 and CRM15
These should only used in limited circumstances where you do not have access to the LAA Online Portal, such as where you only hold a civil contract and are applying in relation to civil contempt or breach of a civil injunction under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
In the event that systems are unavailable for an extended period, the LAA will advise accordingly. This could potentially include using paper forms for any lengthy system outage.
Depending on the applicant’s answers the CRM14 will tell you whether to complete a CRM15.
Updates to this page
Last updated 29 September 2022 + show all updates
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Published updated version of the CRM14 and CRM15 form completion guidance to now reference His Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
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Published new versions of the CRM14 and CRM15 with updated privacy notices.
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Published new versions of the CRM14 and CRM15 with updated privacy notices.
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Published new versions of the CRM14 and CRM15 with updated privacy notices. These changes are part of our preparations for exiting the European Union once the transition period ends on 31 December 2020.
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Published new version with updated privacy notice. These changes are part of our preparations for new data protection legislation (GDPR) which comes into force on 25 May 2018
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CRM14 updated.
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First published.