tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency Legal Aid Agency - Activity on 188ΜεΣύ HM Government 2025-04-02T10:38:38Z /government/news/revised-guidance-when-applying-for-prior-authority#2025-04-02T10:38:38Z 2025-04-02T10:38:38Z Revised guidance when applying for prior authority The guidance on remuneration for expert witnesses which sets out when to apply for prior authority has been updated /government/publications/immigration-providers-south-west-support-directory#2025-04-02T08:56:48Z 2025-04-02T08:56:48Z Guidance: Immigration providers south west support directory List of providers able to carry out legal aid immigration work in the South West of England. /government/publications/duty-solicitor-scheme-boundary-consultations#2025-04-02T08:52:40Z 2025-04-02T08:52:40Z Guidance: Duty solicitor scheme boundary consultations List of consultations regarding impacts of court and police station closures on duty scheme boundaries. /government/statistical-data-sets/legal-aid-management-information#2025-04-01T14:45:13Z 2025-04-01T14:45:13Z Legal aid management information The management information to understand latest workload volumes and expenditure on Criminal legal aid reform and Trafficking and modern slavery. /government/publications/dco-magistrates-court-fastrak-claims-form-dco1#2025-04-01T08:29:59Z 2025-04-01T08:29:59Z Form: DCO magistrates' court Fastrak claims (form DCO1) Form for claiming back dismissed defendant's magistrates' court costs of Β£2000 or less (including counsels fees but excluding disbursements and VAT). /government/news/escape-threshold-for-welfare-benefits-controlled-work#2025-03-31T23:00:00Z 2025-03-31T23:00:00Z Introduction of escape fee threshold for welfare benefits work Changes are being made to the remuneration of welfare benefits controlled work to introduce an escape fee threshold /government/statistics/a-guide-to-legal-aid-statistics-in-england-and-wales#2025-03-27T09:30:18Z 2025-03-27T09:30:18Z Accredited official statistics: Legal aid statistics Help guides and Data visualisation tools These documents supplement the quarterly legal aid statistics bulletin by providing a comprehensive guide to the statistics, data and how to use them. /government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2024#2025-03-27T09:30:17Z 2025-03-27T09:30:17Z Accredited official statistics: Legal aid statistics quarterly: October to December 2024 Activity in the legal aid system for England and Wales, including criminal and civil legal aid, family mediation, providers of legal aid and central funds payments. /guidance/crime-processing-dates#2025-03-27T08:49:17Z 2025-03-27T08:49:17Z Crime processing dates Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims). /guidance/civil-processing-dates#2025-03-27T08:44:27Z 2025-03-27T08:44:27Z Civil processing dates Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills). /government/news/crime-contract-verification-admission-to-the-october-2025-rota#2025-03-26T12:37:02Z 2025-03-26T12:37:02Z Crime Contract verification: Admission to the October 2025 Rota Stage 1 applicants have a final chance to join the October 2025 Duty Rotas. Compliant verification information must be submitted by 31 March 2025 /government/publications/legal-aid-agency-data-security-requirements#2025-03-25T14:48:25Z 2025-03-25T14:48:25Z Statutory guidance: Legal Aid Agency data security requirements Guidance for legal aid providers on secure handling of personal documents and data. /government/publications/directory-of-legal-aid-providers#2025-03-20T10:08:22Z 2025-03-20T10:08:22Z Guidance: Directory of providers Information about legal aid providers by category of law. /government/news/changes-to-cost-limits-for-child-abduction-and-wardship#2025-03-19T13:38:20Z 2025-03-19T13:38:20Z Changes to cost limits for Child Abduction and Wardship We are making changes to the default cost limit for Child Abduction and Wardship for new applications submitted to the LAA from Monday 17th March 2025. /government/publications/housing-loss-prevention-advice-services-2025#2025-03-11T11:42:51Z 2025-03-11T11:42:51Z Guidance: Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services 2025 Information for organisations interested in delivering Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services and Housing and Debt services. /government/news/development-of-apply-for-criminal-legal-aid-service#2025-03-05T11:10:12Z 2025-03-05T11:10:12Z Development of Apply for criminal legal aid service View the funding decision of a criminal legal aid application in your LAA online portal with the new functionality rolled out for Apply for criminal legal aid. /guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#2025-03-03T11:48:51Z 2025-03-03T11:48:51Z Duty solicitors: rotas, information and guidance Duty solicitors rotas, lists, standard crime contract 2022 and contact details. /guidance/legal-aid-apply-for-exceptional-case-funding#2025-02-28T11:05:36Z 2025-02-28T11:05:36Z Legal aid: apply for exceptional case funding Overview, how to apply, where to send paperwork and how long the exceptional case funding (ECF) process takes. /government/publications/civil-high-cost-case-contracts#2025-02-28T11:03:39Z 2025-02-28T11:03:39Z Guidance: Civil high cost case contract High cost contract, schedules and specifications when applying for legal aid in civil high cost cases. /guidance/legal-aid-high-cost-cases#2025-02-28T11:00:26Z 2025-02-28T11:00:26Z Civil high cost cases When a civil case becomes more complex and expensive, you need to apply to the LAA for high cost case status.