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==Information==
===Remote hearings===
The LAA have confirmed that level 3 payments will be paid for remote hearings: [[Legal Aid Agency, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): remote working' (14/4/20)]].
The adjourned hearing fee is also payable in the circumstances set out in new rules: [[Legal Aid Agency, 'Civil news: fee rules change for mental health remote hearings' (16/7/20)]].
===Evidence of means===
The guidance in [[Legal Aid Agency, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): working with clients' (14/4/20)]] states: "Where a client is staying at home, it may still be possible to collect evidence by email or post. Reasonable efforts to collect evidence should still be made and recorded, before assessing without evidence if that is not possible. … When the LAA assess Civil or Crime Applications under any scheme we will exercise the same discretion as above. Providers should submit what evidence they have available and highlight any issues they have had collecting other documentation."
The guidance refers to [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/738514/2018_Standard_Civil_Specification__General_Provisions___August_2018_.pdf#page=32 specification paragraph 3.24] which states: “You may assess the prospective Client’s means without the accompanying evidence where: (a) it is not practicable to obtain it before commencing the Controlled Work; (b) pre signature telephone advice is given; or (c) exceptionally, the personal circumstances of the Client (such as the Client’s age, mental disability or homelessness) make it impracticable for the evidence to be supplied at any point in the case.”
==Resources==
===Legal Aid Agency===
*{{rsum|Legal Aid Agency, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): Legal Aid Agency contingency response' (18/3/20)}}
*{{rsum|Legal Aid Agency, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): Legal Aid Agency contingency response' (18/3/20)}}
*[[LAA, 'Contingency Measure for Civil Escape Cases - Electronic Submission' (24/3/20)]]
**{{rsum|Legal Aid Agency, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): contract management and assurance' (14/4/20)}}
*[[LAPG, 'Guidance on what the Legal Aid Contract and LAA COVID-19 Guidance Allows' (25/3/20)]]
**{{rsum|Legal Aid Agency, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): working with clients' (14/4/20)}}
*[[Law Society, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice and updates' (19/3/20)]]
**{{rsum|Legal Aid Agency, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): contract management and assurance' (14/4/20)}}
*[[Bar Council, 'Coronavirus advice and updates' (March 2020, updated periodically)]]
*{{rsum|LAA, 'Contingency Measure for Civil Escape Cases - Electronic Submission' (24/3/20)}}
*[[Bar Council, 'Chair of the Bar sets out concerns to MoJ, HMCTS, the Legal Aid Agency, the senior judiciary, the Bar Standards Board and the Inns of Court' (18/3/20)]]
*{{rsum|Legal Aid Agency, 'Civil news: fee rules change for mental health remote hearings' (16/7/20)}}
 
===Other organisations===
*{{rsum|LAPG, 'Guidance on what the Legal Aid Contract and LAA COVID-19 Guidance Allows' (25/3/20)}}
*{{rsum|Law Society, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice and updates' (19/3/20)}}
*{{rsum|Bar Council, 'Coronavirus advice and updates' (March 2020, updated periodically)}}
*{{rsum|Bar Council, 'Chair of the Bar sets out concerns to MoJ, HMCTS, the Legal Aid Agency, the senior judiciary, the Bar Standards Board and the Inns of Court' (18/3/20)}}


==See also==
==See also==
*Main [[Category:Legal Aid]] page.
*[[:Category:Legal Aid]]
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 14 September 2020

See also: Coronavirus resources#Newer resources

Information

Remote hearings

The LAA have confirmed that level 3 payments will be paid for remote hearings: Legal Aid Agency, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): remote working' (14/4/20).

The adjourned hearing fee is also payable in the circumstances set out in new rules: Legal Aid Agency, 'Civil news: fee rules change for mental health remote hearings' (16/7/20).

Evidence of means

The guidance in Legal Aid Agency, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19): working with clients' (14/4/20) states: "Where a client is staying at home, it may still be possible to collect evidence by email or post. Reasonable efforts to collect evidence should still be made and recorded, before assessing without evidence if that is not possible. … When the LAA assess Civil or Crime Applications under any scheme we will exercise the same discretion as above. Providers should submit what evidence they have available and highlight any issues they have had collecting other documentation."

The guidance refers to specification paragraph 3.24 which states: “You may assess the prospective Client’s means without the accompanying evidence where: (a) it is not practicable to obtain it before commencing the Controlled Work; (b) pre signature telephone advice is given; or (c) exceptionally, the personal circumstances of the Client (such as the Client’s age, mental disability or homelessness) make it impracticable for the evidence to be supplied at any point in the case.”

Resources

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Other organisations

See also

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