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Carrying out criminal legal assistance

Availability of advice and assistance

Advice and assistance application procedures

Assistance by way of representation (ABWOR) in summary criminal proceedings

Assistance by way of representation in other criminal proceedings

Assistance by way of representation in parole board proceedings

General availability of criminal legal aid

Scope and nature of criminal legal aid
Who may provide criminal legal aid
Distinct proceedings, bail, preliminary pleas, reduction from solemn to summary, desertion of proceedings, remits to the High Court
Separate applications for legal aid under summary and solemn procedure
When to make an application for automatic criminal legal aid, solemn and summary criminal legal aid and an appeal case
Criminal legal aid for a referral to the European Court, compatibility issues and the UK Supreme Court

Automatic availability of criminal legal aid

Court duty solicitor arrangements

Criminal legal aid applications to the court

Applications for Exceptional Case Status in summary criminal proceedings

Applications in summary criminal proceedings

Financial eligibility for summary criminal legal aid

Applications in solemn proceedings

Financial eligibility for solemn criminal legal aid

Approval for an expert witness

Approval for counsel

Work that needs our prior approval after legal aid granted

Applying for prior approval

Approval for unusual work

Approval for unusually large expenditure

Criminal legal aid applications for appeals

High cost cases

Change of solicitor

Termination of criminal legal aid

Proceeds of crime