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Legal aid application forms and guidance for civil and crime work: apply online or through CCMS, deal with high cost or exceptional cases.
Overview, how to apply, where to send paperwork and how long the exceptional case funding (ECF) process takes.
The new service to receive legal aid applications, Apply for Criminal Legal Aid, will replace eForms CRM14 and CRM15 from Tuesday 6 August 2024.
Determine financial eligibility for legal aid: check household income, calculate living costs, enforcement action, apply for hardship or eligibility review.
Find out if you can get legal aid, which can help pay for legal advice, family mediation or representation in court or at a tribunal if you can’t afford it
Use claim forms or claim online, eg using CCMS, to get paid for all aspects of legal aid work; find guidance and help with submissions.
Legal aid providers: test scope, merits and means; access legislation and regulations; use the civil legal aid calculator and manual.
Collecting client details, advice and assistance, advocacy, duty solicitor application, criminal legal aid application, hardship review.
Forms and guidance to apply for legal aid in civil and family cases, as well as certificates, notices, proceeding codes, and judicial review.
How to work out financial eligibility for legal aid: income and capital means testing, passporting and the civil legal aid calculator.
Guidance on the funding of civil contempt, how to apply and how to get paid.
Application forms and guidance, eligibility, scope and means testing.
We are looking for exceptional solicitors, barristers and FCILEx with legal aid experience to join the Legal Aid Review Panel.
Family help (higher) and legal representation in family proceedings.
Our approach to working with clients and making applications.
Use the CRM14 eForm to apply for criminal legal aid online.
Applying for criminal legal aid in the limited circumstances where the eForm cannot be used: main application form (CRM14), financial statement (CRM15) and completion guidance
For legal representation: non-family proceedings.
98 per cent of applications can now be made through the Apply for Criminal Legal Aid service.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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