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Changes to allowances for the Civil financial eligibility test

21 March 2024

Information on changes when assessing eligibility for civil legal aid - effective for applications received or with a computation start date on or after 8 April

Civil

Peer reviewers wanted for Civil Legal Aid Quality Assurance Sub-Committee (QAC)

14 February 2024

Solicitors and non-solicitors with an interest in civil legal aid and regulation are invited to join the Civil Legal Aid Quality Assurance Sub-Committee (QAC)

Civil

Policies and decision-makers’ guidance (DMG) for clawback in Advice and Assistance published

8 February 2024

We’ve published the next release of policies and decision-makers’ guidance (DMG) for clawback in Advice and Assistance as part of our GALA project.

Civil

Policies and guidance published for assessing income in civil financial assessment

25 January 2024

We’ve published our policies and decision-makers’ guidance (DMG) for assessing income in Civil Legal Aid as part of our GALA project

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UPDATED: New simplified application process for certain unopposed Guardianship orders under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, and reminder on the process to ask us to dispense with or postpone intimation to an opponent

18 January 2024

Following solicitor feedback we have introduced a simplified application process for legal aid applications for a Guardianship order under one of five sections

Civil

Recent taxation confirms basis for charging for reports incurred by Safeguarders, Child Welfare Reporters and Curators in proceedings funded under civil legal aid

15 January 2024

Sets out background to charging and confirms the basis for charging to be used by Safeguarders, Child Welfare Reporters and Curators

Civil

Post-consultation policy change to prior approval for unusual work will bring benefits for solicitors and applicants

30 November 2023

Update on changes to our policy removing the need for prior approval to be sought in certain circumstances for unusual work in family and AWI

Civil

Civil firm activity filter added to our website solicitor finder

3 November 2023

Adding an activity filter should help potential clients and firms by targeting calls at only firms who have done selected civil case types in the last 12 months

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Civil guidance on special urgency cover for Case Management Hearings in family cases updated, and new guidance on Closed Material proceedings

30 October 2023

This update is about new rules for family court cases that came into effect on 25 September 2023 and new guidance on Closed Material Procedure

Civil

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.

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