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Avoiding payment delays when charging for reports incurred by Safeguarders, Child Welfare Reporters and curators

9 October 2024

A reminder of the basis for charging for reports incurred by Safeguarders, Child Welfare Reporters and Curators in proceedings funded under civil legal aid

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Guidance for immigration and asylum practitioners

30 September 2024

This update provides clarity on how the fees tables should be applied when charging for certain immigration and asylum work activities

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Changes to recording work where fees are time-based

25 September 2024

Upcoming changes to the Legal Aid Online accounts system will require start and stop times for only time-based work entries in civil and children's accounts

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Old versions of Civil Financial Eligibility Form 2 will be rejected if submitted after 18 August

1 August 2024

Please be aware that any new applications received after 18 August which use old versions of Form 2 will be rejected for the correct version to be completed.

Civil

New Civil policy and guidance published for assessing financial eligibility in Adults with Incapacity (AWI) applications

4 July 2024

We've published our policy and decision-makers’ guidance (DMG) for assessing financial eligibility in AWI applications as part of our GALA project

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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

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