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Guidance on how to claim a new fee payment for work on sending a case to the Crown Court for trial is now available online.
Solicitors, barristers, Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and costs lawyers needed to consider appeals against certain LAA decisions.
Tender opportunity for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) specialist telephone advice services in education and discrimination.
Changes to fee arrangements for immigration and asylum work are being rolled out on 7 October 2020.
Revised Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme guidance now available to support changes to housing possession work as courts restart possession listings.
We are opening a tender for 2018 standard civil contract holders on 22 September 2020 for the delivery of housing and debt work in 15 procurement areas.
We have made changes to the guidance on applying for prior authority for an expert in family cases.
Draft crime contract changes are now online to prepare for new fee payments for work on sending a case to the Crown Court for trial.
Crown Court fee claims guidance updated with new and revised forms for submissions with representation orders on or after 17 September 2020.
We’re launching online ‘webinar’ training events in October 2020 to ‘help us say yes’ when we receive your applications and claims.
Advance notice of opportunities to deliver telephone-based civil and criminal legal advice.
Headline intentions document available on GOV.UK with details of extension and intention to procure new contracts in 2022.
An expression of interest process opens 18 August 2020 to deliver services in 3 Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme areas and closes 9am on 25 August 2020.
Changes have been made to the civil finance electronic handbook to reflect current guidance.
Update to the immigration and mental health specifications of the 2018 Civil Legal Aid Contract.
Further changes are being made to increase the limit for payments on account claims.
New civil contract schedules beginning 1 September 2020 are now available to view in the Contracted Work and Administration (CWA) system.
Tender opens 23 July 2020 to deliver services in 7 Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) and closes 9am 10 August 2020.
We have updated our Controlled Work and Administration (CWA) codes guidance following removal of the mandatory telephone gateway.
Legal Aid Agency (LAA) annual report and accounts published alongside Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC) report.
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