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Information for organisations interested in applying to deliver Criminal Defence Direct Services from June 2021
Draft contract documents for the Criminal Defence Direct Contract from 1 June 2021.
Information for organisations interested in applying to deliver Criminal Defence Direct Services from June 2020
Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018.
Use this form to prepare a defence statement in line with the Criminal Procedure Rules, Part 15.
Determine financial eligibility for legal aid: check household income, calculate living costs, enforcement action, apply for hardship or eligibility review.
The rules for legal aid providers, including the interests of justice and means tests, relevant legislation, and making an application.
Defence Serious Crime Command (DSCC) is the strategic command headquarters for the Defence Serious Crime Unit (DSCU).
How to prepare for a video hearing in the Crown or magistrates’ court and what to expect on the day if you are a professional participant.
The DSCU is an independent, professional and global Service Police force that has jurisdiction to investigate serious crime alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law, both in the UK and overseas.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for the assessing all special preparation claims under the litigator graduated fee scheme and advocates graduated fee scheme.
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
How AFCLAA manages civilian criminal legal representation for all eligible service personnel and civilians; and how to apply for assistance.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
Forms to use with the Criminal Procedure Rules.
Claim for payment for criminal legal aid work in crown courts under the Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme or the Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme.
Criminal 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).
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of Central Funds.
This page contains criminal legal aid statutory materials, the 2010 Standard Crime Contract, contractual arrangements, criminal legal aid guidance, claim codes.
Apply for a Very High Cost Case (VHCC) contract.
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