UK Legal Aid Agency

11/24/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/24/2022 22:30

Criminal Legal Aid Manual

  • 24 November 2022

    Manual updated form to reflect the extension of the pilot being run in the Metropolitan Police District on Knife Crime Prevention Orders to 31 March 2023.

  • 30 September 2022

    Manual updated form to reflect the 2022 Standard Crime Contract.

  • 15 November 2021

    Manual updated.

  • 5 May 2021

    Manual updated to reflect the uprating of benefit rates, and to include information on the breathing space scheme.

  • 18 February 2021

    Manual updated to include electronic signatures, as well as clarification that legal aid terms do not permit third party funding of private legal services such as a QC, further information regarding applications following withdrawal, and a refresh of the prescribed proceedings annex.

  • 14 October 2020

    Manual updated to include how to get the appropriate representation order to claim the Sending Hearing Fixed Fee - See section 3.4 Dating the Representation Order.

  • 20 January 2020

    Manual updated to include Stalking Protection Orders as prescribed proceedings.

  • 10 July 2019

    Manual updated.

  • 2 April 2019

    Manual updated.

  • 31 January 2019

    Manual updated.

  • 3 December 2018

    criminal legal aid manual updated to 2018

  • 31 March 2017

    Manual updated.

  • 27 February 2017

    Manual updated.

  • 26 July 2016

    Manual updated.

  • 29 March 2016

    Updated 'Criminal Legal Aid manual' added to page.

  • 24 August 2015

    Updated 'Crime Legal Aid Manual' added to page.

  • 1 June 2014

    First published.