Guidance

Standard Civil Contract (Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme) 2013

Contract documents for providers delivering Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Published: 1 October 2018
• Last updated: 29 October 2021
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  1. 29 October 2021

     Changes to HPCDS spec due to reporting changes

  2. 14 April 2021

     Table of amendedments update and previous version removed

  3. 19 January 2021

     2018 Contract Specification (General Provisions) and table of amendments updated.

  4. 4 January 2021

     HPCDS contract standard terms and specification updated for the EU Exit.

  5. 7 December 2020

     Table of Amendments updated.

  6. 1 October 2020

     Revised Table of Amendments (dated 29 September 2020) published.

  7. 22 September 2020

     Publication of revised HPCDS Contract- 2013 SCC Annex A and B, and table of amendments.

  8. 13 August 2020

     HPCDS Contract- 2013 SCC Annex A and B- Category Specific Rules (12 August 2020) published.

  9. 15 May 2020

     Amendments to the 2013 Standard Civil Contract (Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme) published.

  10. 1 October 2018

      First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Table of Amendments to the 2018 Standard Civil Contract, 2018 Standard Civil Contract (Education and Discrimination) and the 2013 Standard Civil Contract (Housing Possession Court Duty) (October 2021)

PDF, 575 KB, 63 pages

HPCDS Contract- Contract For Signature 2013 (the ‘Offer’ letter) (May 2020)

PDF, 866 KB, 13 pages

HPCDS Contract-2018 Standard Civil Contract standard terms (1 January 2021)

PDF, 620 KB, 94 pages

2018 standard Civil Contract Specification (General Provisions 1-6) (19 January 2021)

PDF, 453 KB, 67 pages

2018 Standard Civil Contract Category specific rules - Housing and Debt - 30 September 2021

PDF, 115 KB, 7 pages

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HPCDS contract - 2013 SCC annex A and B - category specific rules (1 May 2023)

PDF, 251 KB, 9 pages

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Details

The 2013 Standard Civil Contract (as amended) governs the provision of Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes.

The 2013 Standard Civil Contract (as amended) consists of the:

• HPCDS Contract for Signature (the ‘Offer’ letter)
• HPCDS Category Specific Rules (at Annex A of the HPCDS Contract for Signature (the ‘Offer’ letter))
• HPCDS Schedule (at Annex B of the HPCDS Contract for Signature (the ‘Offer’ letter))
• HPCDS Contract - 2018 Standard Civil Contract Standard Terms
• HPCDS Contract - 2018 Standard Civil Contract Specification (General Provisions).

Further Documents

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