tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications 2025-06-04T16:57:12+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/legal-aid-agency-data-breach 2025-06-04T16:57:12+01:00

An update following a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s online digital services.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-explore-legal-aid-opportunities-in-the-west-midlands 2025-05-22T16:39:18+01:00

We would like to engage with providers and stakeholders to explore the delivery of HLPAS provision in Kidderminster, Redditch, Hereford, and Worcester.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-2024-standard-civil-contract-extended 2025-05-15T11:33:38+01:00

The 2024 Standard Civil Contract has been extended for a further 12 months to 30 June 2027.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crime-news-annotating-bank-statements-to-support-applications 2025-04-11T00:00:00+01:00

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A further opportunity to tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract opened on 11 July 2024, for Housing, Debt and Welfare 51²è¹Ý 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Providers need to be aware of changes relating to immigration and asylum work which are being introduced on 1 January 2024.