tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/legal-aid-agencyLegal Aid Agency - Activity on GOV.UKHM Government2024-03-18T12:53:57Zhttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/civil-news-further-tender-for-the-2024-standard-civil-contract#2024-03-18T12:53:57Z2024-03-18T12:53:57ZNews story: Civil News: Further tender for the 2024 Standard Civil ContractA further opportunity to tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract opened on Monday 18 March 2024.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/additional-procurement-civil-2024-contract-procurement-process#2024-03-18T11:33:59Z2024-03-18T11:33:59ZGuidance: Additional Procurement: Civil 2024 Contract Procurement ProcessInformation for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/victims-given-greater-access-to-justice-through-legal-aid-reform#2024-03-14T16:52:19Z2024-03-14T16:52:19ZPress release: Victims given greater access to justice through legal aid reformInnocent people who have suffered miscarriages of justice, personal harm or injury are among those who will benefit from upcoming changes to legal aid means testing coming into effect this year.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-providers-south-west-support-directory#2024-03-13T14:26:15Z2024-03-13T14:26:15ZGuidance: Immigration providers south west support directoryList of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the south west of England.https://www.gov.uk/guidance/crime-processing-dates#2024-03-12T13:54:10Z2024-03-12T13:54:10ZGuidance: Crime processing datesCheck timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).https://www.gov.uk/guidance/civil-processing-dates#2024-03-12T13:52:30Z2024-03-12T13:52:30ZGuidance: Civil processing datesCheck timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/duty-solicitor-scheme-boundary-consultations#2024-03-08T14:27:31Z2024-03-08T14:27:31ZGuidance: Duty solicitor scheme boundary consultationsList of consultations regarding impacts of court and police station closures on duty scheme boundaries.https://www.gov.uk/guidance/civil-high-cost-cases-family#2024-03-08T14:24:13Z2024-03-08T14:24:13ZGuidance: High cost case familyCare Case Fee Scheme (CCFS), KC/2 Counsel Events, and detailed case plans to use when a legal-aid-funded family case becomes high cost.https://www.gov.uk/guidance/submit-a-contracted-work-and-administration-cwa-claim-online#2024-03-06T09:52:10Z2024-03-06T09:52:10ZGuidance: Submit a contracted work and administration (CWA) claim onlineHow CWA works online: how to claim, bulkloading, outcomes, new matter starts and guidance.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crime-news-newly-amended-crime-contract-and-guidance#2024-03-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-05T00:00:00ZNews story: Crime News: Newly amended crime contract and guidanceWorking with the Law Society and Association of Prison Lawyers, the LAA have amended the crime contract and associated guidance.https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#2024-03-01T11:55:21Z2024-03-01T11:55:21ZGuidance: Duty solicitors: rotas, information and guidanceDuty solicitors rotas, lists, standard crime contract 2022 and contact details.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lf1-claim-litigator-fees#2024-02-19T10:19:33Z2024-02-19T10:19:33ZForm: LF1: claim litigator feesUse form LF1 to make a claim under the litigator graduated fee scheme (LGFS).https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/af1-claim-for-advocate-graduated-fees#2024-02-19T10:16:25Z2024-02-19T10:16:25ZForm: Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme claimsAdvocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme: paper claim forms for the AGFS, and Special Preparation claimshttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/directory-of-legal-aid-providers#2024-02-16T12:54:57Z2024-02-16T12:54:57ZGuidance: Directory of providersInformation about legal aid providers by category of law.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2024-contract-procurement-process#2024-02-09T12:22:27Z2024-02-09T12:22:27ZGuidance: Civil 2024 Contract Procurement ProcessInformation for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-civil-contract-2024#2024-02-09T12:11:36Z2024-02-09T12:11:36ZGuidance: Standard civil contract 2024The 2024 standard civil contract governs the provision of face-to-face legal aid services in all civil categories.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hlpas-market-engagement#2024-02-09T10:24:58Z2024-02-09T10:24:58ZNews story: HLPAS Market EngagementEvents on delivery of the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) in St Helens County Court and Family Court and Lancaster Magistrates’ Court. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/criminal-legal-aid-lawyers-to-receive-pay-boost#2024-01-29T09:22:24Z2024-01-29T09:22:24ZPress release: Criminal legal aid lawyers to receive pay boostCriminal legal aid solicitors working in police stations and youth courts will receive a pay increase to reflect the importance and complexity of their work, the Lord Chancellor has announced today (29 January 2024).https://www.gov.uk/government/news/client-and-case-management-system-ccms-inactive-case-review#2024-01-25T13:56:20Z2024-01-25T13:56:20ZNews story: Client and Case Management System (CCMS) – Inactive Case ReviewProviders with identified cases will be contacted at the end of January and asked to give an update on the status of each case.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crime-news-eforms-storage-changes-from-1-february-2024#2024-01-25T11:14:10Z2024-01-25T11:14:10ZNews story: Crime news: eForms storage changes from 1 February 2024eForms submitted more than 7 years ago will be archived to restore stability to eForms database.