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Mental health and community care work are covered by contract extension which takes effect on 31 July 2017.
Outcome of procurement process for award of 2017 Standard Crime Contract.
Contact details for technical support enquiries.
Timing of the upgrade and guidance on accessing the Portal.
Reminder letters are going out about the need to bill for Crown Court work for cases that finished more than 3 months ago.
All criminal legal aid correspondence to be sent by email starting on 23 June 2017.
You can only contact Provider Records by email after 16 June 2017.
Register sits with Standard Crime Contract 2017 documents and you can review your details using the Defence Solicitor Call Centre Online.
Court-assessed claims submitted in the Client and Cost Management System must include a breakdown of advocacy fees from 14 August 2017.
Online travel claims in CCMS are more likely to be processed first time when you attach justification for your journey.
New duty solicitor rotas are available covering the period from 1 July to 31 December 2017.
Prompt payments for AGFS claims more likely if you include the return address on paper AF1 forms.
Use version 1.20 of the bulkload spreadsheet when submitting claims via Contract Work and Administration (CWA).
Online claims in the Client and Cost Management System are more likely to be processed first time if the correct documents are attached.
Change to contact details for technical support enquiries.
Access to our Portal and guidance on logging-in after upgrade work during May 2017.
Revised mental health guidance for use with the 2014 Standard Civil Contract.
New versions of legal aid paper forms and guidance documents published.
Crown Court fee guidance is being updated in a number of areas.
New contract schedules to be issued shortly for civil legal aid work.
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