EFIS 71, November 2010 : Legal Aid

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The Legal Services Commission has amended CLSAPP1, CLSAPP6, CLSAPP7, CLSAPP8, CLSMEANS1, CLSMEANS1A, CLSMEANS1B, CLSMEANS1C, CLSMEANS2, CLSMEANS3, CLSMEANS4, CLSMEANS5, CLSMEANS1 GUIDE, CLSCK3, CLSPOA1, and the Controlled Work Forms to reflect new contract references, comply with the requirement of the Phase 2 Fee Scheme and to enhance the fraud deterrent element where this is relevant.

All these amended forms must be used from 15th November for applications which are signed and dated on or after this date.

CDS14, CDS15 and CDS16 have been revised to accommodate contract and operational changes and to enhance the fraud deterrent element. LF1 and LF2 have also been amended and PL1 is a new form.

The latest versions of CDS14, CDS15 and CDS16 must be used for any applications signed and dated on or after 15th November.

CDS18A is a new form which should be used in all Prison Law cases where the case details which have been submitted on CDS6 have been �flagged� as exceptional.

Finally, legal aid practitioners are also advised that we will be publishing the Legal Services Commission�s new form AF1 for use under Scheme 6 before it has to be used in January 2011.

Forms affected

CWORK2(IM)	Controlled Legal Representation (Immigration)	New/Amended
CDS14	Application for Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings	New/Amended
CDS15	Financial Statement for Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings	New/Amended
CWORK1	Legal Help, Help at Court and Family Help (Lower)	New/Amended
CDS16	Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings: Application for Review on the Grounds of Hardship	New/Amended
CWORK3A(IM)	Application for extension of Upper Costs Limit	New/Amended
CWORK3B(IM)	Application for extension of Upper Costs Limit	New/Amended
CWORK3C(IM)	Graduated Fee Scheme - Application for extension of Disbursement Limit	New/Amended
CLSAPP1	Application for civil legal Aid certificate	New/Amended
CWORK_MH	Mental Health Application for Prior Authority to incur enhanced rates for Counsel	New/Amended
CWORK1_2_MH	Legal Help and Controlled Legal Representation - Mental Health	New/Amended
LF1	Litigation Fee claim - this form should be completed for all litigator fee claims.	New/Amended
LF2	Litigation Fee Review Form	New/Amended
CLSAPP7	Family help (higher and legal representation in family proceedings	New/Amended
CLSPOA1	Claim for payment on account in civil cases (including civil applications arising from criminal proceedings)	New/Amended
CLSAPP8	Application for amendment for prior authority in civil cases	New/Amended
PL1	Application for Prior Approval to undertake a Prison Law Treatment Case	New/Amended
CLSAPP6	Fax emergency application	New/Amended
CDS18A	Exceptional Case Claim Form - Crime Prison Law	New/Amended
CLSMEANS1	Financial Assessment Form	New/Amended
CLSMEANS1C	Information about a shareholding in a private limited company and/or directorship	New/Amended
CLSCK3	Financial Assessment Forms Checklist	New/Amended
CLSMEANS1A	Information about your self employed work	New/Amended
CLSMEANS5	Change in capital	New/Amended
CLSMEANS2	Financial Assessment form	New/Amended
CLSMEANS1 GUIDE	Guide for completing form CLSMEANS1	New/Amended
CLSMEANS3	Financial Assessment form	New/Amended
CLSMEANS1B	Information about your partnership	New/Amended
CLSMEANS4	Financial assessment form for Child under 16	New/Amended

Crown copyright forms are reproduced with the permission of the Controller of the Stationery Office. Law Society forms are reproduced with the permission of the Law Society. Legal Aid Forms are produced with the permission of the LSC.