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

Legal aid providers: find out how the LAA sets quality assurance standards and make sure you qualify.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 1 October 2022

How to tender for contracts to deliver legal services, including crime, civil and telephone advice contracts using the eTendering portal.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 13 September 2023

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

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

Updates on tender launches, retenders and contract extensions

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

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

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

We are inviting applications from individuals interested in becoming Peer Reviewers.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 4 July 2022

Information for organisations interested in applying to deliver Criminal Defence Direct Services from June 2021

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 30 November 2020

Information for legal aid providers interested in applying to deliver services under civil categories.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 16 November 2017

Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face civil, and/or specialist legal advice by telephone.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 8 January 2020

Information for organisations interested in applying to deliver Criminal Legal Aid Services from 1 April 2017.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 14 January 2020

Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face civil advice.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 14 December 2022

Information for organisations interested in administering LAA's Specialist Quality Mark from October 2022.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 1 July 2022

Information for organisations interested in delivering Specialist Telephone Advice services in Education and Discrimination.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 16 February 2021

Information for organisations interested in delivering specialist legal advice by telephone.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 28 February 2020

Information for organisations interested in applying to deliver Criminal Defence Direct Services from June 2020

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 7 May 2020

This information supports the Crime Defence Direct and Police Station Immigration Telephone Advice Service tender process.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 15 March 2016

Information for legal aid providers interested in applying to deliver family mediation from February 2015.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 25 June 2015

Information for legal aid providers interested in applying to deliver Welfare Benefits services from November 2016.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 18 November 2016

Information for organisations interested in applying to deliver Immigration Telephone Advice Services from June 2021

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Updated: 30 April 2021