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Draft contract documents for the Criminal Defence Direct Contract from 4 May 2026.
High cost criminal case appeals guidance and past decisions.
Contract documents for providers of legal aid services in criminal investigation, proceedings, appeal/reviews, associated work, prison law.
Contract documents for the 2016 Standard Civil Contract.
List of consultations regarding impacts of court and police station closures on duty scheme boundaries.
Contract documents for the 2020 Police Station Telephone Advice Contract.
This further contract waiver confirms that CCMS must be used from 1 February 2016 for Special Children Act Cases and from 1 April 2016 for all other new Licensed Work cases.
Under the terms of LAA standard contracts for the provision of legal aid services you must implement this equality and diversity guidance.
Documents to administer the auditing services for the Specialist Quality Mark (SQM)
Payments on account in civil cases, inquests, police station remote attendance, mental health tribunals, family hearings, and travel and mileage.
Information for legal aid providers interested in applying to deliver services under civil categories.
Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face civil advice
Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face civil, and/or specialist legal advice by telephone.
Contract documents for the draft CLA 2018 Discrimination contract.
Information for organisations interested in delivering specialist legal advice by telephone.
Information for organisations interested in administering LAA's Specialist Quality Mark from October 2022.
Information for organisations interested in applying to deliver Criminal Defence Direct Services from June 2020
Information on individual scheme areas for organisations interested in tendering to deliver HPCDS from 1 October 2018.
Guidance on requests for supplementary matter starts.
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