Guidance

Standard civil contract (welfare benefits) 2014

Contract documents for providers of welfare benefits advice in the north, south-west and Wales.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Published: 1 June 2014
• Last updated: 29 November 2017 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

2014 Standard Civil Contract (welfare benefits) extension letter

PDF, 206 KB, 1 page

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Welfare benefits contract 2014 standard terms

PDF, 543 KB, 86 pages

Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) 2014: General Rules (section 1 to 6)

PDF, 582 KB, 61 pages

Welfare benefits contract 2014 specification: category specific (section 7)

PDF, 136 KB, 6 pages

Welfare benefits contract 2014 sample contract for signature

PDF, 144 KB, 5 pages

Welfare benefits contract 2014 sample schedule

PDF, 53.2 KB, 2 pages

Welfare benefits supervisor standard and declaration form

MS Word Document, 44 KB

Guidance on completing supervisor forms

PDF, 310 KB, 6 pages

Welfare benefits 2013 standard civil contract postcode tool

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 6.84 MB

Details

This page contains information on the terms of the 2014 standard civil contract (welfare benefits).

The 2014 standard civil contract (welfare benefits) consists of the:

• standard terms
• specification
• schedule

Standard terms

The standard terms govern the commercial relationship between the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) and the provider. The 2014 standard terms (welfare benefits) apply to face-to-face civil legal aid services with some amendments.

Specification

This sets out the rules on the provision of welfare benefits contract work in relation to welfare benefits work in the north, south-west and Wales procurement areas only.

The standard civil contract (welfare benefits) 2014 specification is divided into provisions of general application (sections 1 to 6) and category specific rules relating to welfare benefits (section 7).

Schedule

The schedule is an important contract document which sets out provisions specific to an individual provider. It includes matter start allocation for controlled work and the fixed fee for each controlled work matter. Use the sample schedule for illustration as the contents of schedules vary between legal aid providers.

Contract for signature

The contract for signature is the document which gives effect to the 2014 standard civil contract (welfare benefits) as a whole.

Further guidance

You can also use the following form, guidance and tools:

• 2013 category definitions
• equality and diversity guidance
• LAA data security requirements
• supervisor declaration form
• guidance on completing supervisor forms
• 2014 welfare benefits postcode tool

Service providers

The north and the south-west and Wales

Contracts for provision in the north and the south-west and Wales started from February 2014.

Published 1 June 2014
Last updated 29 November 2017 + show all updates

1. 29 November 2017

   2014 Standard Civil Contract (welfare benefits) extension letter added.

2. 1 June 2014

   First published.