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  • Duty solicitors: rotas, information and guidance

    Duty solicitors rotas, lists, standard crime contract 2022 and contact details.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Legal aid guidance

    General information including on costs assessment and remuneration for civil and crime matters.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Crown Court fee guidance

    Crown Court legal aid graduated fee guidance for barristers and solicitors.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Criminal legal aid: means testing

    Determine financial eligibility for legal aid: check household income, calculate living costs, enforcement action, apply for hardship or eligibility review.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Claims paid out of central funds

    The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of Central Funds.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Claim for criminal legal aid work under graduated fee schemes

    Claim for payment for criminal legal aid work in crown courts under the Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme or the Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Arrested or in prison abroad

    How the British embassy or consulate can help, including contacting family, UK prison transfers, money transfers and complaining about mistreatment.

    • From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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  • Criminal Legal Aid Manual

    If your client is charged, legal aid may pay for some or all of the costs of legal representation in court. Find the specific guidance here.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Work out who qualifies for criminal legal aid

    The rules for legal aid providers, including the interests of justice and means tests, relevant legislation, and making an application.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Legal aid: crime eForm

    Use the CRM14 eForm to apply for criminal legal aid online.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Duty solicitor scheme boundary consultations

    List of consultations regarding impacts of court and police station closures on duty scheme boundaries.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Standard Crime Contract 2017

    Contract documents for providers of criminal legal aid services, 2017.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Legal aid: eForms

    Submit civil eForm POA1 and crime eForms CRM4, CRM4a, CRM5, CRM7 and CRM14.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Secure File Exchange

    A platform for the online transfer of information and documentation.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Special and wasted preparation

    The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for the assessing all special preparation claims under the litigator graduated fee scheme and advocates graduated fee scheme.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Claims paid out of the legal aid fund

    The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of the Legal Aid Fund.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Criminal legal aid: crime regulations, crime contracts, and guidance

    This page contains criminal legal aid statutory materials, the 2010 Standard Crime Contract, contractual arrangements, criminal legal aid guidance, claim codes.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Apply for legal aid for anti-social behaviour injunction breaches

    Guidance on the funding of breaches of civil anti-social behaviour injunctions, how to apply and how to get paid.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Criminal legal aid review

    Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018.

    • From: Ministry of Justice
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  • Legal aid crime tender 2017

    Information for organisations interested in applying to deliver Criminal Legal Aid Services from 1 April 2017.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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