Publications

Circular 'LSA 11-23 - Universal Credit - determination of financial eligibility' advises practitioners of how the Legal Services Agency (LSA) will assess the financial eligibility of applicants for civil legal services when the applicant is in rec

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for July 2023.

LSANI circular LSA 10-23 - Legal aid contact methods provides details on how practitioners should contact the Agency.

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for June 2023

This Circular announces a range of new functionality to LAMS. This functionality will be available from 4 July 2023.

This guidance note sets out how practitioners should claim for any work which includes an hourly rate.

Circular 'LSA 08-23 - Account NI update - disruption to payments in September' will be of interest to all practitioners as it announces that for a three-week period in September 2023 the LSA will be unable to make payments as a result of an upgrade to the Account

This Circular provides an update to all practitioners on changes to the way the Legal Services Agency (LSA) will determine new requests for additional funding under an application for Exceptional Preparation in respect of Crown Court cases.

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for April 2023

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for April 2023

Minutes for the LSANI board during 2023.

This Circular announces that the annual reregistration process for users of LAMS will take place during the month of June. All suppliers must reregister during June if they wish to continue to submit applications on LAMS.

This circular is to advise practitioners that on 26 April 2023, like other public sector bodies, the LSA will be able to offer very limited services due to industrial action and as such will have to prioritise the services which it can offer.

This Guidance Note details the Legal Services Agency’s approach to identifying, measuring and reducing Applicant Fraud and Error using Future Overpayment Prevention (FOP) methodology, as part of its overall programme of work to address the fraud and error qualificat

This Circular provides an update to all practitioners on the Applicant Fraud and Error methodology which was piloted from April - December 2021 and the operational processes which have been developed under the Future Overpayment Prevention (FOP) methodology, which now replaces

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for March 2023

This guidance document sets out the process for the submission of a request for a Review of a non-taxed Civil Payment determination by the Legal Services Agency.

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for February 2023

Circular 'LSA 03-23 - High Cost Cases - Estimated Costs of any case in excess of £100,000' refers to LSA Circular 08-22 which invited practitioners to provide estimated costs for ongoing cases that are likely to be High Cost Cases and seeks reports on a

The 'LSANI guidance on practitioner file reviews' details the Legal Services Agency’s approach to measuring practitioner error and fraud as part of its strategy to estimate and address the level of loss that fraud and error costs the Agency each year.