Guidance

Civil legal aid: civil regulations, civil contracts, and guidance

This page contains civil legal aid statutory materials, contracts, contractual arrangements, and guidance.

Applies to England and Wales

Statutory materials

The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2015

The Civil Legal Aid (Connected Matters) Regulations 2013

The Civil Legal Aid (Costs) Regulations 2013

The Civil Legal Aid (Family Relationship) Regulations 2012

The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013

The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews) (Exceptions) Regulations 2012

The Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013

The Civil Legal Aid (Preliminary Proceedings) Regulations 2013

The Civil Legal Aid (Prescribed Types of Pollution of the Environment) Regulations 2012

The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2012

The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

The Civil Legal Aid (Statutory Charge) Regulations 2013

The Legal Aid (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2013

The Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) (Legal Persons) Regulations 2013

Access to Justice Act 1999

Contracts

2018 Standard Civil Contract

2015 Standard Civil Contract

2014 Standard Civil Contract

2013 Standard Civil Contract

2010 Standard Civil Contract

Civil High Cost Case Contracts

Civil legal advice contract 2013

Civil table of delegated authorities

Standard civil contract (welfare benefits) 2013

Standard civil contract (welfare benefits) 2014

Guidance

2018 Civil cost assessment guidance

2013/2014/2015 Civil cost assessment guidance

2010 Civil cost assessment guidance

Civil finance electronic handbook (PDF, 2 MB, 207 pages)

Civil Legal Advice: guidance for civil contracted providers

Evidence Requirements for Private Family Law Matters

Guidance on applications for legal aid and means testing

Lord Chancellor’s guidance

Narrative and guidance (Guidance on authorities and legal aid for cases in courts outside England and Wales)

The statutory charge manual

Funding Code

Applications and forms

Civil application forms

Civil claim forms

Updates to this page

Published 27 August 2015
Last updated 24 January 2019 + show all updates
  1. A link to the Standard Civil Contract 2018 has been added.

  2. First published.

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