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The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of the Legal Aid Fund.
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)
Information for organisations interested in delivering Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services and Housing and Debt services.
Civil certificated billing codes and the certificate outcomes checklist: submit a legal aid claim in civil matters.
This page contains guidance for firms to submit court assessed claims to the Legal Aid Agency's civil finance team.
Guidance on the funding of breaches of civil anti-social behaviour injunctions, how to apply and how to get paid.
Guidance on the funding of civil contempt, how to apply and how to get paid.
Guides and videos for prosecutors and defence lawyers on using court technology to present evidence on screens in courtrooms.
Our approach to working with clients and making applications.
Draft CLA contract documents for providers of remote legal advice in discrimination and education from 1 April 2021.
Contracted work and administration (CWA) system changes and guidance in reporting civil legal help and crime lower work.
Information about completing means assessment forms and checking that your client has correctly completed the forms.
Find VHCC arrangements, guidance and VHCC contract documents for organisations and self-employed advocates.
How to appeal against a civil merits decision that you or your client disagree with.
You should follow the standard file process outlined below when submitting work for online and paper billing.
Contract documents for providers of criminal legal aid services, 2017.
Summary of the Gateway requirements: when and how to direct people to CLA for help.
How to appeal against our assessment findings on individual claims, or a sample of claims, billed to the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).
A quick way to locate the main cost judge decisions we refer to when making assessment decisions on LGFS and AGFS claims
How to tender for contracts to deliver legal services, including crime, civil and telephone advice contracts using the eTendering portal.
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