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This guidance is for lawyers advising on lawfulness and legal risk in Government. It explains the common framework to assess risk across the Government Legal Profession.
The Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales is appointed by the Office for Legal Complaints to run an independent scheme that resolves complaints about lawyers in a fair and effective way, helping to drive improvements to legal services. The Legal...
Dates and processing timescales for making payments to organisations delivering legal aid work.
How the British embassy or consulate can help, including contacting family, UK prison transfers, money transfers and complaining about mistreatment.
A competition to award funding aimed at accelerating innovation within the legal services sector and the growth of lawtech in the UK.
Non-EU document templates to assist with drafting mutual legal assistance requests.
Apply for a grant of advocacy assistance to a legal aid client.
The Office of the Advocate General (OAG) is the UK government’s Scottish legal team. We provide legal advice, drafting and litigation services to the UK government in relation to Scotland. We also support the Advocate General in his role as...
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
These data files are the source for the key statistics on activity in the legal aid system for England and Wales in .csv (Comma delimited) format.
Appeal to the Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunals (RFAT) if you're a reservist, or you employ a reservist, and your claim for financial assistance has been turned down.
Instructional guidance to assist with drafting mutual legal assistance (MLA) requests from EU member states in French, German, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish.
Means assessment form for people on Income Support or employment benefits who want to apply for legal aid.
Current and closed procurement activity for organisations interested in delivering legal aid.
Contract documentation for providers delivering legal aid services.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of the Legal Aid Fund.
Draft CLA contract documents for providers of remote legal advice in discrimination and education from 1 April 2021.
Application forms and guidance, eligibility, scope and means testing.
Family help (higher) and legal representation in family proceedings.
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