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How to appeal against our assessment findings on individual claims, or a sample of claims, billed to the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).
This document explains how we handle the information we hold about you.
Contract documents for providers: clinical negligence, mental health, community care, actions against police, public law, family mediation.
Information for legal aid providers interested in applying to deliver services under civil categories.
Internal LAA process for managing high profile cases.
Find out when and how litigators can claim the Evidence Provision Fee for Crown Court legal aid work.
How to appeal a decision made by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) for legal aid funding in high cost civil cases.
How to appeal against a civil merits decision that you or your client disagree with.
This page contains guidance for firms to submit court assessed claims to the Legal Aid Agency's civil finance team.
You should follow the standard file process outlined below when submitting work for online and paper billing.
Summary of the Gateway requirements: when and how to direct people to CLA for help.
Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face civil advice
Information for organisations interested in delivering legal aid under a 2024 Standard Civil Contract.
Information supporting the tender process for organisations wanting to administer LAA's Specialist Quality Mark from April 2017.
Solicitor rates for 2010 showing breakdown of Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) areas.
Guidance on requests for supplementary matter starts.
Contract documents for providers of welfare benefits advice in the north, south-west and Wales.
Contract documents for providers delivering Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes
Contract documents for the 2015 Standard Civil Contract.
Contract documents for providers of face-to-face legal aid services in family, immigration and asylum, housing and debt.
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