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Headline intentions document available on GOV.UK with details of intention to procure new contracts in 2022.
Crime contracts are being amended to include new payment fees for pre-charge engagement.
Letters have been sent to face-to-face 2018 Standard Civil Contract holders advising of the new extension date.
The mortgage cap has now been removed as part of wider changes to assessing civil legal aid eligibility.
The existing face-to-face 2018 Standard Civil Contracts will be extended until 31 August 2022.
Law firms and other providers of legal aid will now have a choice of whether eligible claims are handled by the Legal Aid Agency’s civil finance team or the courts.
We have recently updated our legal aid application forms. This includes revised privacy notices to reflect recent updates to systems and processes.
Compensation provided to claimants of specific compensation schemes will now be disregarded when assessing civil legal aid eligibility.
All providers of legal aid services are being asked to complete a survey looking at how supervision and office requirements contingency arrangements have operated.
Tender opportunity for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) specialist telephone advice services in education and discrimination.
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.
New immigration and asylum ‘stage 2c’ civil contract work fees can now be claimed through Contracted Work and Administration (CWA).
We are increasing the number of applications for payments on account that can be submitted within any 12-month period.
New civil contract schedules beginning 1 September 2020 to be made available by the end of August.
Changes to standard crime contract and CWA reporting guidance to support law firms working under new Parole Board processes.
New fees were introduced for immigration and asylum work on 8 June 2020 which will apply for the next 12 months.
Greater choice for clients to directly contact a wider range of providers of legal aid services for education, discrimination and debt cases from 15 May 2020.
Individual law firms and other legal aid providers will be able to access new schedules online from March 2020.
Quarterly reports highlighting performance against contractual requirements are emailed to all providers and contain important information.
Housing and debt and Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme tenders open 9 September 2019 and close at 9am 7 October 2019.
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