Legal aid: eForms
Submit civil eForm POA1 and crime eForms CRM4, CRM4a, CRM5, and CRM7.
Applies to England and Wales
Sign up for eForms
eForms is a secure online system through which you can make applications for legal aid and submit claims for payment.
If your firm does not use eForms, please email [email protected], including your firm name, LAA account number, and the names and email addresses of all users to be granted access. LAA will send you details of how to access eForms via .
If your firm has existing eForms users, your eForms administrator can register new users for your firm. Please see the 鈥楻egistering a new user鈥� quick guide below.
eForms available
Civil eForms
- POA1 鈥� payments on account
Barrister POA should still be submitted by paper.
Crime eForms
- CRM4 鈥� application for prior authority to incur disbursements
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CRM4a - support for you application for prior authority to incur disbursements
- CRM5 鈥� application for extension of upper limit
- CRM7 鈥� non-standard fee contract work assessment form
Quick guides
Contact
A single telephone number should be used for enquiries about criminal legal aid applications including eForm portal support:
Criminal applications helpline: 0300 200 2020 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays
Updates to this page
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CRM4a form and guidance added to page.
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Guidance on eforms system changes published.
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Telephone number change (Bristol)
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First published.