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List of services that the LAA online portal provides, terms and conditions, and help.
Legal aid providers: test scope, merits and means; access legislation and regulations; use the civil legal aid calculator and manual.
Use the Apply for criminal legal aid service to apply for criminal legal aid online.
How CWA works online: how to claim, bulkloading, outcomes, new matter starts and guidance.
Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face Criminal Legal Aid Services from October 2025.
If your client is charged, legal aid may pay for some or all of the costs of legal representation in court. Find the specific guidance here.
Check dates for processing (crime and civil) and planned BACS payments, get financial statements, switch to variable monthly payments.
How to report suspected fraudulent activity to the LAA and find out what action we can take.
Follow this guidance when claiming for work undertaken under the Prohibition of Cross-Examination In Person Qualified Legal Representative (QLR) Scheme.
Find specific information and funding guidance so you can run your mediation service according to Legal Aid Agency (LAA) contracts.
A platform for the online transfer of information and documentation.
This page contains civil legal aid statutory materials, contracts, contractual arrangements, and guidance.
The 2018 Standard Civil Contract governs the provision of face-to-face legal aid services in all civil categories.
Contract documents for providers of criminal legal aid services, 2025
Check this list to see which offences count as evidence if you're applying for legal aid to separate from an abusive ex-partner.
Civil applications: checklist for new applications, proceedings codes including wordings, limitation codes, borderline cases.
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Further guidance and information on how to submit a legal aid claim using contracted work and administration (CWA) on LAA online.
Apply for a Very High Cost Case (VHCC) contract.
Updates on tender launches, retenders and contract extensions
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