News and communications

We have decided to include immigration in the planned extensions of all 2018 Standard Civil Contracts until 31 August 2023.

• Updated: 13 July 2022

Changes are being made to the 2018 Standard Civil Contract effective from 1 July 2022 to allow providers to work with immigration and asylum rule changes.

• Updated: 30 June 2022

Providers are being notified of our intention to extend HPCDS contracts until 29 April 2023.

• Updated: 26 May 2022

Requests are being sent through the tender message board asking for duty solicitor details to be returned by 31 May 2022 so we can prepare the October rotas.

• Updated: 17 May 2022

We will shortly be inviting organisations whose 2022 Standard Crime Contract bids have completed verification to provide details of their duty solicitors.

• Updated: 11 May 2022

We have extended the 2018 Standard Civil Contract until 31 August 2023 except for the immigration category which will be extended for a shorter period.

• Updated: 23 March 2022

Expressions of interest are invited from 2018 Standard Civil Contract holders to deliver Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) and housing and debt work.

• Updated: 24 February 2022

Notification letters go out about the outcome of tenders for work under the 2022 Standard Crime Contract.

• Updated: 21 February 2022

Tenders welcome to deliver housing and debt contract work and Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme services.

• Updated: 2 December 2021

Frequently Asked Questions document relating to the 2022 crime contract tender published.

• Updated: 12 November 2021

Changes to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme contract came into force on 1 November 2021.

• Updated: 1 November 2021

Procurement process opens for delivery of criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022.

• Updated: 19 October 2021

We are changing the office supervisor standards relating to remote working under the 2017 crime contract and the 2018 civil contract.

• Updated: 30 September 2021

You can start using year 4 civil contract schedules to report work completed in September 2021 from 1 October.

• Updated: 23 September 2021

Clients who call the Civil Legal Advice (CLA) helpline with a family issue will now be signposted to their nearest face-to-face providers from 1 September 2021.

• Updated: 25 August 2021

We are issuing contract extension notices for the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme.

• Updated: 22 July 2021

Register containing your data is available to view on our 2017 crime contract page and we need supervising solicitors to check for accuracy.

• Updated: 16 July 2021

New civil contract schedules beginning 1 September 2021 to be made available by the end of August.

• Updated: 1 July 2021

We are extending temporary arrangements for housing claims under the 2018 standard civil contract.

• Updated: 1 July 2021

Headline intentions document available on GOV.UK with details of intention to procure new contracts in 2022.

• Updated: 16 June 2021