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The Police Station Representative Register (PSRR) is a listing of probationary and accredited representatives maintained by the Legal Aid Agency.
There is one week until the deadline for the first stage of the procurement process for the 2025 crime contract.
The Legal Aid Learning website has been updated with an improved design and functionality.
An overview of the replacement services.
eForms will no longer be available for new applications from Wednesday 18 September 2024.
Procurement process opens for delivery of criminal legal aid services from Wednesday 1 October 2025.
The new service to receive legal aid applications, Apply for Criminal Legal Aid, has now replaced eForms CRM14 and CRM15.
Apply for prior authority to incur disbursements and Apply for Extension of Upper Limit are the replacement services for CRM4 and CRM5 eForms.
Applications for criminal legal aid must now be submitted via Apply for criminal legal aid.
Advantis Credit Limited will deliver Crown Court means testing (CCMT) debt collection and enforcement services (DCES) on behalf of the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).
With effect from Tuesday 6 August, all new applications for criminal legal aid should be submitted using the new Crime Apply service.
The new service to receive legal aid applications, Apply for Criminal Legal Aid, will replace eForms CRM14 and CRM15 from Tuesday 6 August 2024.
98 per cent of applications can now be made through the Apply for Criminal Legal Aid service.
As part of the withdrawal of eForms functionality, from Friday 2 August 2024, you will no longer be able to submit your claims for Payments on Account (POA).
The LAA’s current service contract that supports processing of applications and claims on criminal legal aid (eForms) ends in September 2024.
A new document focusing on the forthcoming tender and content of the 2025 contract.
Criminal Legal Aid Manual updated to explain the process for applications for partially convicted defendants to pay a proportion of their costs.
Working with the Law Society and Association of Prison Lawyers, the LAA have amended the crime contract and associated guidance.
eForms submitted more than 7 years ago will be archived to restore stability to eForms database.
Our guidance has been updated to include information on claiming for offences not listed in the AGFS banding document or LGFS table of offences.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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