tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Legal Aid Agency (LAA) 2025-04-11T00:00:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crime-news-annotating-bank-statements-to-support-applications 2025-04-11T00:00:00+01:00 Crime news: annotating bank statements to support applications Clients are encouraged to annotate their bank statements with the nature, source, and frequency of credits when applying for a representation order. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-opportunity-to-tender-for-hlpas-contract-work 2025-02-21T00:00:00+00:00 Civil news: opportunity to tender for HLPAS contract work Tender opportunity for Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services (HLPAS). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/prior-authority-for-contempt-and-breaches-of-part-1-injunctions 2025-02-11T14:16:32+00:00 Prior authority for contempt and breaches of part 1 injunctions The Magistrates Billing team will now consider prior authority requests in contempt and breach of anti-social behaviour injunction cases. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civilcrime-news-privacy-notices-on-legal-aid-application-forms 2025-02-03T15:32:25+00:00 Civil/crime news: privacy notices on legal aid application forms Our legal aid application forms are being updated after revisions to the privacy notices. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-unbilled-inactive-cases-exercise 2025-01-09T13:07:01+00:00 Civil News: Unbilled Inactive Cases Exercise We will be sending out prompts about unbilled cases where providers have told us their work has concluded and they intend to make a claim against the case. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-re-opening-the-civil-contract-procurement-process 2024-11-25T15:02:24+00:00 Civil News: Re-opening the Civil Contract procurement process A further opportunity to tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract will open on 4 December 2024. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/access-to-historic-eforms-data 2024-10-25T00:01:00+01:00 Access to historic eForms data The eForms service is no longer available. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crime-news-procurement-process-for-2025-standard-crime-contract 2024-10-23T12:20:07+01:00 Crime news: procurement process for 2025 Standard Crime Contract The second stage of the procurement process opens for delivery of criminal legal aid services from Wednesday 1 October 2025. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crime-news-procurement-process-opens-for-2025-crime-contract 2024-09-17T00:00:00+01:00 Crime news: procurement process opens for 2025 crime contract Procurement process opens for delivery of criminal legal aid services from Wednesday 1 October 2025. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-further-tender-for-housing-and-hlpas-2024-contract 2024-07-11T12:00:30+01:00 Civil News: Further tender for Housing and HLPAS 2024 Contract A further opportunity to tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract opened on 11 July 2024, for Housing, Debt and Welfare Benefits and limited HLPAS areas. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crime-news-updated-guidance-for-judicial-apportionment-of-costs 2024-05-02T00:00:00+01:00 Crime news: Updated guidance for judicial apportionment of costs Criminal Legal Aid Manual updated to explain the process for applications for partially convicted defendants to pay a proportion of their costs. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-further-tender-for-the-2024-standard-civil-contract 2024-03-18T12:53:57+00:00 Civil News: Further tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract A further opportunity to tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract opened on Monday 18 March 2024. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crime-news-newly-amended-crime-contract-and-guidance 2024-03-05T00:00:00+00:00 Crime News: Newly amended crime contract and guidance Working with the Law Society and Association of Prison Lawyers, the LAA have amended the crime contract and associated guidance. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crime-news-eforms-storage-changes-from-1-february-2024 2024-01-25T11:14:10+00:00 Crime news: eForms storage changes from 1 February 2024 eForms submitted more than 7 years ago will be archived to restore stability to eForms database. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crime-news-crown-court-claims-guidance-for-unlisted-offences 2023-12-07T14:56:56+00:00 Crime news: Crown Court claims guidance for unlisted offences Our guidance has been updated to include information on claiming for offences not listed in the AGFS banding document or LGFS table of offences. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crime-news-updated-crown-court-travel-and-mileage-claim-guidance 2023-12-07T00:00:00+00:00 Crime news: updated Crown Court travel and mileage claim guidance We have updated our guidance to provide more detail on how to make accommodation and mileage claims for Crown Court work. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-immigration-contract-changes-from-1-january 2023-11-30T11:59:36+00:00 Civil news: immigration contract changes from 1 January Providers need to be aware of changes relating to immigration and asylum work which are being introduced on 1 January 2024. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-find-out-about-legal-aid-opportunities-in-north-west 2023-09-26T15:18:00+01:00 Civil news: find out about legal aid opportunities in north west Market engagement event taking place for civil legal aid providers in the north west of England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-changes-to-hourly-rates-screens-in-ccms 2023-09-22T10:09:38+01:00 Civil news: changes to hourly rates screens in CCMS We are making changes to the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS) to make it easier for providers to submit large hourly rates bills. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-tender-opens-for-2024-standard-civil-contract 2023-09-13T12:51:51+01:00 Civil news: tender opens for 2024 standard civil contract Procurement process opens for delivery of civil legal aid services from 1 September 2024.