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Submit civil eForm POA1 and crime eForms CRM4, CRM4a, CRM5, and CRM7.
Information about allowable travel expenses and rules when submitting a claim under a graduated fee scheme.
Guidance for legal aid providers on secure handling of personal documents and data.
Updates on tender launches, retenders and contract extensions
Use claim forms or claim online, eg using CCMS, to get paid for all aspects of legal aid work; find guidance and help with submissions.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for the assessing all special preparation claims under the litigator graduated fee scheme and advocates graduated fee scheme.
How to submit escape fee case claims.
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Solicitors and barristers: how to submit any changes in your details to the Legal Aid Agency.
Apply for a Very High Cost Case (VHCC) contract.
Legal aid providers: what to expect from the LAA audit process, including peer review and contract compliance audit details.
Information for organisations interested in delivering Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services and Housing and Debt services.
When a civil case becomes more complex and expensive, you need to apply to the LAA for high cost case status.
Guidance including contingency arrangements for our online system for civil and family certificated legal aid work.
This page contains criminal legal aid statutory materials, the 2010 Standard Crime Contract, contractual arrangements, criminal legal aid guidance, claim codes.
Brief guides to help you with specific contracted work and administration (CWA) functions when submitting controlled work legal aid claims.
Guides and videos for prosecutors and defence lawyers on using court technology to present evidence on screens in courtrooms.
High cost contract, schedules and specifications when applying for legal aid in civil high cost cases.
Purpose of the URN and how to obtain it.
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
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