Avoiding delays in decisions being made on Civil Financial Form 2
30 October 2023
This update is to highlight the importance of sending us certain required financial information to avoid delays in decisions being made on Civil applications.
General
New legislation needed to ensure legal aid is a modern, responsive and targeted service
25 October 2023
Our Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, including performance & accountability reports, financial statements, key statistics & fees paid to legal profession.
All solicitor updates
Consultation launched about our policies on advice and assistance (A&A) and ABWOR
25 September 2023
We have launched a consultation today about our policies on the provision of advice and assistance (A&A) and assistance by way of representation (ABWOR)
Criminal
Consultation launched about our policy on ABWOR for the removal of disqualification from driving cases
25 September 2023
We have launched a consultation today about our policy on the ABWOR merits test which we apply in removal of disqualification from driving cases.
All solicitor updates
System changes and guidance in relation to the application of VAT on solicitor and counsel fees and outlays
20 September 2023
Guidance on how and when we apply Value Added Tax on accounts for work done for clients not granted a right or permission to remain in the UK
All solicitor updates
Webinars on regulations to amend civil solicitor and counsel fees, disregard certain payments when assessing eligibility and provide free A&A under the 2007 Hague Convention
20 September 2023
The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) (No.3) Regulations 2023 come into force on 21 September 2023
Civil
Civil firm activity filter added to our website solicitor finder
15 September 2023
An activity filter on our solicitor finder now allows searches by civil case type to show firms that have been active in that category in the last 12 months
Access to Legal Aid Online (LAOL) will be unavailable from 5.30pm on Friday 22 September until 7am on Saturday 23 September for deployment and upgrades.
All solicitor updates
Payment dates over August Bank Holiday
23 August 2023
Information on how the Bank Holiday on Monday 28 August 2023 will affect BACS payments to the profession.
Criminal
Report on findings from the Criminal Quality Assurance Scheme for Criminal Legal Assistance for 2019 to 2023
7 August 2023
Report setting out the statistics, issues, and findings from the Criminal Quality Assurance scheme for the four-year period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023
