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Payments on account in civil cases, inquests, police station remote attendance, mental health tribunals, family hearings, and travel and mileage.
Guidance on submitting your claim in Civil and Family Legal Aid Cases. This covers certificated and controlled work (including legal help escape cases and controlled legal representation)
Civil Legal Advice (CLA) contract documents for providers of specialist remote legal advice through the CLA helpline from 1 September 2025.
List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England.
Contract documents for providers of criminal legal aid services, 2017.
Using MI online, you can access, download and print financial statements either for your own office or for the whole firm.
How to tender for contracts to deliver legal services, including crime, civil and telephone advice contracts using the eTendering portal.
How to appeal against a civil merits decision that you or your client disagree with.
Guides and videos for prosecutors and defence lawyers on using court technology to present evidence on screens in courtrooms.
Find VHCC arrangements, guidance and VHCC contract documents for organisations and self-employed advocates.
Information for organisations interested in delivering Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services and Housing and Debt services.
Guidance on the funding of breaches of civil anti-social behaviour injunctions, how to apply and how to get paid.
Information for organisations interested in delivering Criminal Defence Direct (CDD) services from 4 May 2026.
Summary of the Gateway requirements: when and how to direct people to CLA for help.
We are inviting applications from individuals interested in becoming Peer Reviewers.
Contract documents for the 2019 Immigration Telephone Advice Services Contract.
Contract documents for providers of legal aid services in criminal investigation, proceedings, appeal/reviews, associated work, prison law.
How to appeal against our assessment findings on individual claims, or a sample of claims, billed to the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).
Our approach to working with clients and making applications.
Information for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.
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