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Legal Aid Agency (LAA) annual report published alongside Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC) report.
We are making amendments to the 2017 Standard Crime Contract because of new rules introducing a right to review Parole Board decisions.
Notifications for high cost single counsel family case work will be processed much faster if you supply all the information first time.
New civil contract schedules beginning 1 September 2019 to be made available by the end of July.
All variable monthly contract payments will be ‘paid to the penny’ instead of rounded to the nearest pound from 1 July 2019.
Opportunities to deliver a range of face-to-face and Civil Legal Advice (CLA) specialist telephone advice services.
Changes have been made to the civil finance and escape cases handbooks to reflect current guidance.
Digital claim form DCO2 must now be used for all magistrates' claims over £2,000 and all Crown Court claims.
New guidance published on submitting civil claims information to reduce returns and improve timescales of organisations being paid.
We are streamlining how we manage Care Case Fee Scheme (CCFS) events cases.
Headline intentions document published for future tender of specialist telephone and face-to-face civil legal advice (CLA) services.
Changes are being made to the way the exceptional and complex cases team respond to e-mail enquiries.
Additional Pages of Prosecution Evidence and Special Preparation workshops have been added.
Our online support team now offers webchats to help with technical issues when using CCMS, CWA or E Forms.
Compensation provided to claimants of the Windrush compensation scheme will now be disregarded when assessing civil and criminal legal aid eligibility.
Applications from separated migrant children no longer need to be supported by detailed evidence.
We are simplifying certificated work processes in certain family cases following a pilot with providers and representative bodies.
Clarification on when new matter start increases require additional quality requirements to be met under the 2018 standard civil contract.
We are extending our deadline to 23 April 2019 for qualified legal professionals to submit applications for the Legal Aid Review Panel.
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