tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Legal Aid Agency (LAA) 2025-04-02T11:38:38+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/revised-guidance-when-applying-for-prior-authority 2025-04-02T11:38:38+01:00 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 tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/escape-threshold-for-welfare-benefits-controlled-work 2025-04-01T00:00:00+01:00 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 tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crime-contract-verification-admission-to-the-october-2025-rota 2025-03-26T12:37:02+00:00 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 tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/changes-to-cost-limits-for-child-abduction-and-wardship 2025-03-19T13:38:20+00:00 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/development-of-apply-for-criminal-legal-aid-service 2025-03-05T11:10:12+00:00 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-opportunity-to-tender-for-hlpas-contract-work 2025-02-21T00:00:00+00:00 Civil news: opportunity to tender for HLPAS contract work Tender opportunity for Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services (HLPAS). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/special-children-act-sca-case-outcomes-reporting-changes 2025-02-20T12:23:59+00:00 Special Children Act (SCA) case outcomes reporting changes We are making changes to the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS) to automatically lodge Case Outcomes on Associated Cases in SCA matters. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/prior-authority-for-contempt-and-breaches-of-part-1-injunctions 2025-02-11T14:16:32+00:00 Prior authority for contempt and breaches of part 1 injunctions 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 Civil/crime news: privacy notices on legal aid application forms Our legal aid application forms are being updated after revisions to the privacy notices. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/submitting-crime-contract-verification-information 2025-02-03T12:30:56+00:00 Submitting Crime Contract verification information Applicants that did not submit compliant verification information before 31 January 2025 may still join the October 2025 Duty Rotas if they act promptly. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/debt-collection-and-enforcement-services 2025-02-03T11:19:01+00:00 Debt collection and enforcement services Advantis take over responsibility for Crown Court means testing (CCMT) debt collection and enforcement services (DCES). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/opportunity-to-tender-for-cla-telephone-advice-service-contracts 2025-01-29T15:47:09+00:00 Opportunity to tender for CLA telephone advice service contracts Tender opportunity for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) specialist telephone advice services from 1 September 2025. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-email-for-requests-for-cost-limit-increases-in-contempt-cases 2025-01-23T00:00:00+00:00 New email for requests for cost limit increases in contempt cases From Monday 3 February 2025 the Magistrates Billing team will consider cost increases and there will be a designated email address for requests. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crime-contract-verification-deadline-approaches 2025-01-20T14:06:35+00:00 Crime Contract verification deadline approaches The deadline for submission of verification information is 31 January 2025. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/civil-news-unbilled-inactive-cases-exercise 2025-01-09T13:07:01+00:00 Civil News: Unbilled Inactive Cases Exercise 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/opportunity-to-deliver-hlpas-in-barnsley-and-lancaster 2025-01-09T13:06:57+00:00 Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Barnsley and Lancaster Opportunity to deliver Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) Barnsley and Lancaster. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/outcome-for-stage-1-of-the-crime-procurement-process 2024-12-13T13:44:52+00:00 Outcome for stage 1 of the Crime Procurement Process Organisations who tendered in stage 1 of the process will receive the outcome of their tenders for work under the 2025 Standard Crime Contract from 13 December. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/opportunity-to-deliver-hlpas-in-guildford 2024-12-09T00:00:00+00:00 Opportunity to deliver HLPAS in Guildford Opportunity to deliver Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) Guildford tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/overnight-accommodation-and-subsistence-rates-set-to-rise 2024-12-05T13:55:38+00:00 Overnight accommodation and subsistence rates set to rise Providers and experts requesting approval for overnight accommodation and subsistence costs should know guideline rates are increasing with immediate effect. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/2024-standard-civil-contract-procurement-process-now-open 2024-12-04T15:00:00+00:00 2024 Standard Civil Contract procurement process now open A further opportunity to tender for the 2024 Standard Civil Contract is now open.