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How to tender for contracts to deliver legal services, including crime, civil and telephone advice contracts using the eTendering portal.
Civil Legal Advice (CLA) contract documents for providers of specialist remote legal advice through the CLA helpline from 1 September 2025.
Draft CLA contract documents for providers of remote legal advice in discrimination and education from 1 April 2021.
Draft contract documents for the Criminal Defence Direct Contract from 4 May 2026.
Purpose of the URN and how to obtain it.
Further guidance and information on how to submit a legal aid claim using contracted work and administration (CWA) on LAA online.
Payments on account in civil cases, inquests, police station remote attendance, mental health tribunals, family hearings, and travel and mileage.
Information for organisations interested in delivering Housing Loss Prevention Advice ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº and Housing and Debt services.
Contracted work and administration (CWA) system changes and guidance in reporting civil legal help and crime lower work.
Contract documents for providers of criminal legal aid services, 2017.
Summary of the Gateway requirements: when and how to direct people to CLA for help.
Information packs for solicitors and barristers to get legal aid in high cost cases (HCC) where the matter is outside of family law.
Civil certificated billing codes and the certificate outcomes checklist: submit a legal aid claim in civil matters.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of the Legal Aid Fund.
We are inviting applications from individuals interested in becoming Peer Reviewers.
Information for organisations interested in delivering specialist telephone advice services in Education, Discrimination, and Housing and Debt.
Guidance on submitting your claim in Civil and Family Legal Aid Cases. This covers certificated and controlled work (including legal help escape cases and controlled legal representation)
Find VHCC arrangements, guidance and VHCC contract documents for organisations and self-employed advocates.
Using MI online, you can access, download and print financial statements either for your own office or for the whole firm.
Information for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.
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