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All our civil legal aid providers must sign a contract with us. Work is currently carried out under our 2010 Standard Civil Contract or our Family contract 2012.
Earlier contract documents are available on the National Archives website.
Financial stewardship visits – guidance published
Contract managers have been conducting financial stewardship visits as part of Phase 1 of our provider management strategy.
Following discussions with representative bodies, we've published the draft guidance document that supports this process. This will help to ensure that providers
- are aware of what is likely to be covered during their visits
- are clear about the steps that we are taking to manage the legal aid fund.
The draft guidance can be found in the Documents section on the right.
Section D of the Guidance reflects changes to the process for file sampling and review and financial recovery.
The guidance is subject to change if required.
Other guidance
Visit other pages on this website for guidance on working under the contract including:
- pay rates and schemes
- quality and performance
- The Funding Code
- points of principle
- public interest reports
In addition, we have published further guidance on administrative burdens which can be found in the documents section on the right hand side of this page, called "further contract guidance".
For more information
Visit the About us > Transforming legal aid pages for more information about legal aid reform.
Last updated: 23 March 2012