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The rules for legal aid providers, including the interests of justice and means tests, relevant legislation, and making an application.
Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018.
Updates relating to the Early Legal Advice Pilot
Innocent people who have suffered miscarriages of justice, personal harm or injury are among those who will benefit from upcoming changes to legal aid means testing coming into effect this year.
Collecting client details, advice and assistance, advocacy, duty solicitor application, criminal legal aid application, hardship review.
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.
The Ministry of Justice has published a Legal Support Action Plan to deliver quicker and easier access to legal support services.
How AFCLAA manages civilian criminal legal representation for all eligible service personnel and civilians; and how to apply for assistance.
Use the CRM14 eForm to apply for criminal legal aid online.
Legal aid forms including listing costs.
We are looking for exceptional solicitors, barristers and FCILEx with legal aid experience to join the Legal Aid Review Panel.
The Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland (LSA NI) was established under the Legal Aid and Coroners’ Courts Act (NI) 2014 to administer the provision of publicly-funded legal aid. Legal Services Agency (Northern Ireland) is an executive agency, sponsored by the...
Guidance about expert witnesses in cases funded by legal aid, including fees, prior authority and provisions for specific types of expert.
Application forms and guidance, eligibility, scope and means testing.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of the Legal Aid Fund.
The Legal Services Board (LSB) ensures that regulation in the legal services sector is carried out in the public interest and that the interests of consumers are placed at the heart of the system. LSB is an executive non-departmental public...
Use these letters to ask for documents from the police, courts and other agencies to help you get legal aid.
The Legal Services Commission (LSC) was established in 2000 and ran the legal aid scheme in England and Wales. The LSC was replaced by the Legal Aid Agency, an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice, on 1 April 2013.
Exceptional case funding (ECF) form, provider information pack (inquests and non-inquests) and funding guidance.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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