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Legal aid: exceptional case funding form and guidance

Exceptional case funding (ECF) form, provider information pack (inquests and non-inquests) and funding guidance.

From:
Legal Aid Agency
Published
1 June 2014
Last updated
10 February 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

ECF form - CIV ECF 1

PDF, 346 KB, 14 pages

Provider information pack

PDF, 258 KB, 11 pages

Provider information pack (inquests) Oct 2022

PDF, 243 KB, 15 pages

Legal Help Waiver Request Form

MS Word Document, 30.2 KB

Lord Chancellor funding guidance (non-inquests)

PDF, 428 KB, 21 pages

Lord Chancellor funding guidance (inquests)

PDF, 201 KB, 6 pages

Notice to the Director of Legal Aid Casework: Lord Chancellor’s guidance on exceptional funding (non inquests)

PDF, 10.3 KB, 1 page

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Post-judgment notice to Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC): IS v DLAC and The Lord Chancellor: ECF Guidance (non-inquests)

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Application for Inquest Exceptional Case Funding CIV ECF2 (INQ)

PDF, 391 KB, 15 pages

APP9E - Application for the review of a decision of the director of legal aid casework

PDF, 46.6 KB, 3 pages

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Details

Included in this publication are:

  • CIV ECF 1
  • CIV ECF 2 (INQ)
  • provider information pack (inquest and non)
  • Lord Chancellor’s funding guidance (inquest and non)
  • APP9E - for the review of a funding decision

Submit all ECF forms with a relevant merits form:

Also with a relevant means form:

Published 1 June 2014
Last updated 10 February 2023 + show all updates

  1. Uploaded a new form, the APP9E - Application for the review of a decision of the director of legal aid casework.

  2. Updated guidance after change in monarch.

  3. Update timescale for review, contact emails, links and page references. Removing reference to applying for Legal Help to investigate applying for further ECF funding (process not used)

  4. New version of CIV ECF2 (INQ) has been uploaded.

  5. Published new versions of the CIV ECF 1 and CIV ECF 2(INQ) forms with updated privacy notice. The CIV ECF 1 also has changes to make it easier for direct applicants to complete.

  6. Updated Legal Help Waiver Request Form

  7. Uploaded New versions of Lord Chancellor’s Funding Guidance (Inquests) and Provider Information Pack (Inquests). Also attached CIVECF2 (INQ) form

  8. Published new version of the CIV ECF 1 form with updated privacy notice.

  9. Updated Guidence

  10. Updated Lord Chancellor funding guidance (non-inquests)

  11. Amended non-inquests to take account of EU Exit in relation to the position on EU rights in ECF applications

  12. Published new version of the CIV ECF 1 form with updated privacy notice. These changes are part of our preparations for exiting the European Union once the transition period ends on 31 December 2020.

  13. CIVECF1 form updated

  14. Provider Information Pack (Inquests) updated.

  15. Updated provider information pack and ECF form.

  16. Updates to provider information pack (inquests) and upload of legal help waiver request form

  17. ECF form updated

  18. ecf form updated

  19. Form needed updating to version 5

  20. Updated 'Lord Chancellor funding guidance (inquests)'

  21. An update to our privacy notices. These changes are part of our preparations for new data protection legislation (GDPR) which comes into force on 25 May 2018.

  22. ECF form - CIV ECF 1 form updated.

  23. CIV ECF1 form updated.

  24. 'Exceptional cases funding – provider pack' replaced.

  25. ECF form and provider information pack updated.

  26. Post-judgment notice to Director of Legal Aid Casework (LAC): IS v Director of LAC and Lord Chancellor: ECF Guidance (non-inquests)

  27. Updated Lord Chancellor funding guidance (non-inquests) published 9 June 2015

  28. Added notice to Director of Legal Aid Casework

  29. First published.

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