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  • Crime processing dates

    Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).

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  • Legal aid: eForms

    Submit civil eForm POA1 and crime eForms CRM4, CRM4a, CRM5, CRM7 and CRM14.

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  • VHCCs - Very High Cost (Criminal) Cases

    Apply for a Very High Cost Case (VHCC) contract.

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  • Domestic violence and child abuse offences: legal aid evidence

    Check this list to see which offences count as evidence if you're applying for legal aid to separate from an abusive ex-partner.

    • From: Legal Aid Agency
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  • Standard Crime Contract 2017

    Contract documents for providers of criminal legal aid services, 2017.

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  • Civil high cost cases

    When a civil case becomes more complex and expensive, you need to apply to the LAA for high cost case status.

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  • Escape cases electronic handbook

    How to submit escape fee case claims.

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  • Secure File Exchange

    A platform for the online transfer of information and documentation.

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  • CCMS: online civil legal aid processing and contingency

    Guidance including contingency arrangements for our online system for civil and family certificated legal aid work.

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  • CWA detailed user guides

    Further guidance and information on how to submit a legal aid claim using contracted work and administration (CWA) on LAA online.

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  • Coronavirus (COVID-19): processing and payments

    Payments on account in civil cases, inquests, police station remote attendance, mental health tribunals, family hearings, and travel and mileage.

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  • Special and wasted preparation

    The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for the assessing all special preparation claims under the litigator graduated fee scheme and advocates graduated fee scheme.

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  • Crime high cost case arrangements and contract documents

    Find VHCC arrangements, guidance and VHCC contract documents for organisations and self-employed advocates.

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  • CWA quick guides

    Brief guides to help you with specific contracted work and administration (CWA) functions when submitting controlled work legal aid claims.

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  • Legal aid: submit a claim

    Use claim forms or claim online, eg using CCMS, to get paid for all aspects of legal aid work; find guidance and help with submissions.

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  • Review of Civil Legal Aid

    The Review of Civil Legal Aid will explore options for improving the long-term sustainability of the civil legal aid system.

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  • High cost cases: non-family (civil)

    Information packs for solicitors and barristers to get legal aid in high cost cases (HCC) where the matter is outside of family law.

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  • Crime Contract 2022 tender

    Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face Criminal Legal Aid Services from October 2022.

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  • Immigration providers south west support directory

    List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the south west of England.

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  • Civil legal aid application forms: supporting guidance

    Civil applications: checklist for new applications, proceedings codes including wordings, limitation codes, borderline cases.

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