TOOL: funding for child welfare report

This interactive tool will assist in helping you to identify what cover you need including:

  • Whether you need special urgency cover
  • When you need prior approval for the report
  • Whether an increase in the cost limit may be needed.


Please answer the questions below to find the answer to your query. If you make a mistake or would like to change any of your selections, please refresh the page and start again.

A report has been ordered by the court and the applicant has been ordered to meet all or part of the cost. Is a grant of civil legal aid in place?

You can view further information about child welfare report funding in our guidance about work of an unusual nature or that is likely to involve unusually large expenditure.

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