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Applications for criminal legal aid must now be submitted via Apply for criminal legal aid.
Advantis Credit Limited will deliver Crown Court means testing (CCMT) debt collection and enforcement services (DCES) on behalf of the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).
With effect from Tuesday 6 August, all new applications for criminal legal aid should be submitted using the new Crime Apply service.
The new service to receive legal aid applications, Apply for Criminal Legal Aid, will replace eForms CRM14 and CRM15 from Tuesday 6 August 2024.
98 per cent of applications can now be made through the Apply for Criminal Legal Aid service.
As part of the withdrawal of eForms functionality, from Friday 2 August 2024, you will no longer be able to submit your claims for Payments on Account (POA).
The LAA’s current service contract that supports processing of applications and claims on criminal legal aid (eForms) ends in September 2024.
A new document focusing on the forthcoming tender and content of the 2025 contract.
Criminal Legal Aid Manual updated to explain the process for applications for partially convicted defendants to pay a proportion of their costs.
Working with the Law Society and Association of Prison Lawyers, the LAA have amended the crime contract and associated guidance.
eForms submitted more than 7 years ago will be archived to restore stability to eForms database.
Our guidance has been updated to include information on claiming for offences not listed in the AGFS banding document or LGFS table of offences.
We have updated our guidance to provide more detail on how to make accommodation and mileage claims for Crown Court work.
New criminal contract schedules beginning 1 October 2023 to be made available by the end of August.
Removal of financial eligibility tests for under 18s.
The changes are designed to increase flexibility for providers and reduce administrative burdens.
We are making changes from 1 July 2023 to the 2022 Standard Crime Contract which will allow providers to bill for pre-charge bail matters before the case ends.
Revisions include interim payment of cost claims known as ‘disbursements’ and the new section 28 fixed fee.
We are developing a new digital service to replace CRM14 and CRM15 eForms and testing with providers and caseworkers starts in summer 2023.
You can now download new versions of digital Proceeds of Crime Act claim forms PA1, PL1 and PL2.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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