Guidance and regulation

Information for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 9 April 2024

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

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 22 November 2022

How to submit escape fee case claims.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 1 September 2023

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

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 20 July 2022

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

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 7 December 2018

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

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 26 May 2016

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

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 2 January 2024

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
• Updated: 21 March 2016

Information for organisations interested in delivering Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services and Housing and Debt services.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 11 April 2023

A platform for the online transfer of information and documentation.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 3 November 2022

This page contains criminal legal aid statutory materials, the 2010 Standard Crime Contract, contractual arrangements, criminal legal aid guidance, claim codes.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 27 August 2015

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

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 10 September 2018

Solicitors and barristers: how to submit any changes in your details to the Legal Aid Agency.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 12 July 2023

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

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 5 April 2024

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

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 12 January 2023

Updates on tender launches, retenders and contract extensions

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 13 May 2021

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.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 15 September 2022

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

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 23 February 2022

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

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 16 May 2024

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

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 24 January 2024