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Updated documents are available for download following further changes to the scope of prison law which take effect from 12 June 2018.
Billing for mental health work carried out from June 2018 should include the number of independent medical reports claimed.
Use version 1.23 of the bulkload spreadsheet when submitting claims via Contract Work and Administration (CWA).
Privacy notices for application forms including crime eForms have been updated to bring us in line with new data protection legislation.
Updated privacy notices are part of our preparations for new data protection legislation which comes into force on 25 May 2018.
21 May 2018 deadline for face to face work in three categories of law and 1 June 2018 for CLA discrimination work.
Improvements to application and billing processes will be made on 1 June 2018.
Providing all the information we need first time will help your application to be processed faster.
Guidance available on documents needed to prove eligibility when making certificated applications.
Revised guidance available on ‘interests of justice’ test when you apply for funding.
Administrative Court endorses declaration clarifying when modern slavery and human trafficking victims are entitled to immigration funding.
New contract schedules are available to use when claiming for your work in Contracted Work and Administration (CWA).
Organisations to be contacted about their bids to deliver work under the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS).
Providers have a new opportunity to bid for 2018 Civil Legal Advice discrimination law contract work.
‘Excluded individuals’ list now available for viewing on GOV.UK.
New data protection legislation means legal aid contracts have to be amended.
A new tender opportunity is available to bid for 2018 face to face contract work.
New fee calculator and paper forms for Crown Court work under the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS).
Changes have been made to the civil finance and escape cases handbooks to reflect current guidance.
New form to allow electronic submission of appeals, simplify the process and streamline the evidence required.
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