News and communications

Innocent people who have suffered miscarriages of justice, personal harm or injury are among those who will benefit from upcoming changes to legal aid means testing coming into effect this year.

• Updated: 14 March 2024

We are updating the controlled work and certificated work forms for clients to reflect legislative changes.

• Updated: 6 July 2023

Criminal legal aid lawyers will receive the biggest boost to their pay in decades thanks to wide-ranging reforms announced by the government today (30 November 2022).    

• Updated: 30 November 2022

More than £10 million a year of additional funding for housing legal aid.

• Updated: 31 May 2022

People at risk of losing their home are set to benefit from enhanced legal support following a consultation launched by the government today (25 November 2021).

• Updated: 25 November 2021

The British Embassy Chisinau is running a competitive bidding process to contract a partner that will deliver a project supporting the administration of the President of Moldova (PA).

• Updated: 12 May 2021

Views on changes to 4 key areas of the criminal legal aid fee schemes are being sought after the government launched a month-long consultation.

• Updated: 28 February 2020

Immigration matters for separated migrant children brought into scope of legal aid.

• Updated: 25 October 2019

Draft legislation will bring immigration and citizenship matters into the scope of legal aid for separated migrant children.

• Updated: 22 July 2019

New contract schedules to be issued shortly for civil legal aid work.

• Updated: 27 February 2018

Today (23 February 2018) the government has announced a new payment system for defence advocates in legal aid cases in the Crown Court.

• Updated: 23 February 2018

New process means list of outstanding certificates will be sent to providers every two months as aid to financial controls.

• Updated: 2 February 2018

Acting on provider feedback new videos have been created to help Client and Cost Management System (CCMS) administrators.

• Updated: 14 December 2017

New guidance to help speed up the payment of Client and Cost Management System (CCMS) bills and avoid further information requests.

• Updated: 12 December 2017

We've made it easier to submit merits amendments when working in the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS).

• Updated: 27 November 2017

Electronic versions of the EC Claim1 forms are available online for use by providers.

• Updated: 9 November 2017

Information updates and deadline reminders for submitting tenders for civil 2018 contract work.

• Updated: 2 November 2017

Upgraded schedule and guidance on accessing the Portal.

• Updated: 4 September 2017

Submit a Client and Cost Management System (CCMS) query to register a case as ‘high cost’ rather than sending an email.

• Updated: 20 July 2017

Contact details for technical support enquiries.

• Updated: 28 June 2017