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Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
How to report a person you suspect is receiving civil legal aid for which they are not eligible.
Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face Criminal Legal Aid Services from October 2025.
Information for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.
The 2018 Standard Civil Contract governs the provision of face-to-face legal aid services in all civil categories.
Information about allowable travel expenses and rules when submitting a claim under a graduated fee scheme.
Legal aid providers: what to expect from the LAA audit process, including peer review and contract compliance audit details.
Purpose of the URN and how to obtain it.
Civil certificated billing codes and the certificate outcomes checklist: submit a legal aid claim in civil matters.
The Review of Civil Legal Aid explored options for improving the long-term sustainability of the civil legal aid system.
When a civil case becomes more complex and expensive, you need to apply to the LAA for high cost case status.
Civil applications: checklist for new applications, proceedings codes including wordings, limitation codes, borderline cases.
This document explains how we handle the information we hold about you.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for the assessing all special preparation claims under the litigator graduated fee scheme and advocates graduated fee scheme.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of the Legal Aid Fund.
Civil Legal Advice (CLA) contract documents for providers of specialist remote legal advice through the CLA helpline from 1 September 2025.
Guidance on the funding of civil contempt, how to apply and how to get paid.
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.
Payments on account in civil cases, inquests, police station remote attendance, mental health tribunals, family hearings, and travel and mileage.
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