Standard civil contract 2018
The 2018 Standard Civil Contract governs the provision of face-to-face legal aid services in all civil categories.
Applies to England and Wales
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Transitional arrangements for Forms - 2018 Standard Civil Contracts
New versions of paper forms relevant to the 2018 Civil Contract were published on GOV.UK on 31 August 2018. Providers are advised that the LAA will continue to accept previous versions of forms until 19 October 2018, at which point the transitional period will end and only the latest version of each forms will be accepted. The forms affected are listed below:
- CWC (MH) - Mental Health Application for Prior Authority to incur enhanced rates for Counsel
- CW1&2 - Legal Help and Controlled Legal Representation - Mental Health
- CW3A (IMM) - Application for extension of Upper Costs Limit (v9)
- CW3B (IMM) - Application for extension of Upper Costs Limit
- Civ App 1 - Application for Civil Legal Aid Legal Representation Non-Family Proceedings (V18)
- Civ App 6 - Legal Aid emergency application
- Civ App 8A - Application for prior authority/change to cost limitation (where applicable) (v4)
- Civ Claim 5 - Claim for Family Graduated Fee (Counsel)
- CW3C immigration.
The 2018 Civil Contract
The 2018 Civil Contract consists of the:
- Standard terms
- Specification (General Provisions & Category Specific Rules)
- Schedule
- Contract for Signature
- Category Definitions 2018
Standard terms
The standard terms govern the commercial relationship between the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) and providers.
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Standard Terms
Specification
The specification sets out the rules governing the provision of civil contract work.
The specification is divided into provisions of General Provisions (sections 1 to 6) and Category Specific Rules relating to the different categories of civil law.
The procedures for controlled and licensed work and rates for licensed work can be found in legal aid legislation and are referred to in this Specification (General Provisions sections 1-6).
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Specification (General Provisions 1-6)
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Family (Section 7)
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Immigration and Asylum & IRCs (Section 8)
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Mental Health (Section 9)
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Housing and Debt (Section 10)
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Community Care (Section 11)
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Welfare Benefits (Section 12)
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Claims Against Public Authorities (Section 13)
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Public Law (Section 14)
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Clinical Negligence (Section 15)
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Specific Rules Family Mediation
Draft sample schedule
This sets out provisions specific to individual providers. Use the sample schedule for illustration as schedules vary between providers.
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Schedule
Draft sample contract for signature
The contract for signature gives effect to the 2018 contract as a whole. This is sample contract for signature for illustration .
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Contract for Signature
Category definitions 2018
This sets out the legal definitions of each category of law covered by the draft 2018 Standard Civil Contract.
- 2018 Standard Civil Contract Category Definitions 2018
Supervisor-self declaration forms and guidance
These documents set out the requirements that supervisors must satisfy
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Education
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Education (transitional)
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Discrimination
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Discrimination (transitional)
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Family
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Immigration and Asylum Supervisor Self-Declaration
- Supervisor Self- Declaration Form- Mental Health (Route 1)
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Mental Health (Route 2)
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Housing and Debt
- Supervisor Self-Declaration From- Housing and Debt (Exceptional Circumstances)
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Community Care
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Welfare Benefits
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Claims Against Public Authorities
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Claims Against Public Authorities- Abuse in Care only
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Public Law
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Clinical Negligence
- Supervisor Self-Declaration Form- Family Mediation
- Guidance on completing supervisor declaration forms
LAA data security requirements and guidance
These documents comprise the basic requirements that providers must meet to maintain the security of data processed on behalf of or with LAA.
Further documents
You can also use the following guidance and documents: