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Guidance for Crown Court legal aid claims has been updated.
Chance to help shape the criminal justice system digital future for defence.
‘Fastrak’ scheme operated by National Taxing Team mandatory from 1 October 2015.
Stop payment delays and money being recovered by avoiding the most common errors when submitting civil taxed billing claims.
We have recently changed the way we process emails in civil certificated cases to improve customer service.
Digital manual closing on the 31 August 2015 and alternative resources are available for guidance on civil and criminal legal aid schemes.
82% of all applications are now made using the CRM14 eForm.
Assessment of ‘borderline’ and ‘poor’ prospects cases changes following judgment.
Adam Paine is a GLD legal trainee; he is coming to the end of his first year of his 2 year traineeship
Redesign aims to make it easier to find information about the Client and Cost Management System.
Larger group of providers to receive representation orders by email after submitting applications with a CRM14 eForm.
Electronic versions of CW3 forms for extension requests on hourly rates cases.
Outcomes from the recent mediation tender process published online.
Invitations to tender for prison law work.
The new 2010 crime contract schedules will be uploaded by 30 June 2015.
Change to legal aid application process in civil contempt committal proceedings.
Written ministerial statement sets out next steps for the criminal legal aid market.
Providers need to remember to use the classification system introduced a year ago.
Escape cases handbook updated to cover prior authorities (CW3) and disbursements in immigration and asylum cases.
New measures to make criminals, rather than hard working taxpayers, pay more towards their legal bills have come into force today (1 June 2015).
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
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