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How to tender for contracts to deliver legal services, including crime, civil and telephone advice contracts using the eTendering portal.
List of consultations regarding impacts of court and police station closures on duty scheme boundaries.
Guidance on submitting your claim in Civil and Family Legal Aid Cases. This covers certificated and controlled work (including legal help escape cases and controlled legal representation)
Information packs for solicitors and barristers to get legal aid in high cost cases (HCC) where the matter is outside of family law.
Information for organisations interested in delivering Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services and Housing and Debt services.
High cost contract, schedules and specifications when applying for legal aid in civil high cost cases.
Guidance on the funding of breaches of civil anti-social behaviour injunctions, how to apply and how to get paid.
Information about completing means assessment forms and checking that your client has correctly completed the forms.
Our approach to working with clients and making applications.
Guides and videos for prosecutors and defence lawyers on using court technology to present evidence on screens in courtrooms.
Guidance for legal aid providers on secure handling of personal documents and data.
Information for organisations interested in delivering Criminal Defence Direct (CDD) services from 4 May 2026.
Information for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.
Using MI online, you can access, download and print financial statements either for your own office or for the whole firm.
How to appeal against a civil merits decision that you or your client disagree with.
We are inviting applications from individuals interested in becoming Peer Reviewers.
Contract documents for providers of criminal legal aid services, 2017.
Your responsibilities if you instruct third parties - as set out in legal aid contract standard terms documents.
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