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High Cost Crime Team and National Taxing Team to merge.
Representation orders and refusal notices to be emailed from 30 August 2016 so you get copies sooner.
Legal Aid Agency finds Public interest Lawyers in breach of contract.
Procurement process opens for delivery of criminal legal aid services from 1 April 2017.
Merits criteria amended for applications with borderline or less than 50% prospects of success.
Contract extension letters for providers working under the Family Mediation Contract and 2013 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits).
Keep up to date with digital transformation of the justice system by registering for online alerts from HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS).
Crown Court Digital Case System allows defence practitioners to securely send uploaded documents to Crown Prosecution Service.
Annual report published in tandem with DLAC report.
Checklist of errors to help you avoid the pitfalls of inaccurate claims.
CRM14 eForm mandatory for criminal legal applications from 4 July 2016.
New approach to making decisions on prospects of success for ‘poor’ and ‘borderline’ cases.
Reminder that branding used by the Legal Services Commission was phased out in 2013 and old logos should not be used.
Remember to notify your contract manager of any changes to nominated category supervisors.
Guide to common audit and assessment errors now available to help providers comply with contractual requirements.
Providers can stop storing copies of representation orders for billing or audit purposes for the majority of criminal proceedings.
Details of who to contact and email addresses.
Remember to attach vouchers for any expense claim of more than £20.
CRM12 applications to join next duty solicitor rota must be submitted by the deadline.
We are updating the CRM14 eForm before it becomes mandatory and the system will be unavailable overnight from 7pm on 13 June 2016.
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