Guidance

Legal Aid Agency payments to providers

Check dates for processing (crime and civil) and planned BACS payments, get financial statements, switch to variable monthly payments.

From:
Legal Aid Agency
Published
1 June 2014
Last updated
20 DecemberOctober 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Management information online service

Using the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) MI online service, you can access, download and print financial statements from your own office or from the whole firm.

This service is only available if you’re signed up to use to LAA online.

PSOA datesDates 20232021/2022

The PSOA gives you a summary document of all account transactions.

PSOA delivery date | Period covered -|-

602 JanuaryApril 20232021 December26 2022February - 25 March 2021
307 FebruaryMay 20232021 January26 2023March - 29 April 2021
304 MarchJune 20232021 February30 2023April - 27 May 2021
702 AprilJuly 20232021 March28 2023May - 24 June 2021
306 MayAugust 20232021 April25 2023June - 29 July 2021
203 JuneSeptember 20232021 May30 2023July - 26 August 2021
501 JulyOctober 20232021 June27 2023August - 30 September 2021
305 AugustNovember 20232021 July01 2023October - 28 October 2021
703 SeptemberDecember 20232021 August29 2023October - 25 November 2021
407 OctoberJanuary 20232022 September26 2023November - 30 December 2021
204 NovemberFebruary 20232022 October31 2023December - 27 January 2022
604 DecemberMarch 20232022 November28 2023January - 24 February 2022
501 JanuaryApril 20242022 December25 2023February - 31 March 2022

BACS payments

Once your bill is ready for payment, it might take up to 8 working days for the money to reach your account if you’re paid by BACS.

Help us process claims more quickly by waiting 8 days before contacting our customer services team about payments.

You’ll normally receive remittance advice on the payment date, unless there are problems with the postal system.

We make contract payments in the first week of the month (payment 1).

Note: the payment date stated on remittance advice slips will appear as 3 working days before you receive funds, due to additional processing time.

Monthly payment dates 20222021 - 20232022

Monthly payment 1 Monthly payment 2 Monthly payment 3 Monthly payment 4 Monthly payment 5
506 Dec 1213 Dec 1920 Dec 2829 Dec n/a
304 Jan 910 Jan 1617 Jan 2324 Jan 3031 Jan
607 Feb 1314 Feb 2021 Feb 2728 Feb n/a
607 Mar 1314 Mar 2021 Mar 2728 Mar n/a
304 Apr 11 Apr 1719 Apr 2425 Apr n/a
203 May 809 May 1516 May 2123 May 30 May
507 Jun 1213 Jun 1920 Jun 2627 Jun n/a
304 Jul 1011 Jul 1718 Jul 2425 Jul 31 Juln/a
701 Aug 1405 Aug 2115 Aug 2922 Aug n/a30 Aug
405 Sep 1112 Sep 1819 Sep 2526 Sep n/a
203 Oct 910 Oct 1617 Oct 2324 Oct 3031 Oct
607 Nov 1314 Nov 2021 Nov 2728 Nov n/a
405 Dec 1112 Dec 1819 Dec tbd tbd

Monthly LAA payment process

PDF, 144 KB, 4 pages

Variable monthly payments guidance

You can choose variable monthly payments if you provide civil (legal help) and crime (lower) work.

Guidance on LAA variable monthly payments scheme

PDF, 417 KB, 10 pages

Switch to the LAA variable monthly payments scheme (MS Word Document, 33 KB)

Civil processing

Check LAA timescales and targets for processing applications for civil legal aid funding.

Crime processing

Check LAA timescales and targets for processing applications for criminal legal aid funding.

Update your details

Note: we hold your details in a database.

Send any changes to your details in writing to:

Provider Records
Legal Aid Agency
102 Petty France
Area 13 Floor
Westminster
London
SW1H 9AJ

Email: ProviderRecords-London@justice.gov.uk

Published 1 June 2014
Last updated 20 DecemberOctober 2022 + show all updates

  1. Tables have been updated with information on dates for 2023

  2. Postal address and email address for Provider Records updated.

  3. Updated Monthly payment dates 2021 - 2022

  4. Updated the PSOA delivery date

  5. Updated the PSOA delivery date

  6. Monthly payment dates updated.

  7. Correction to the list of monthly payment dates for the weeks beginning 3 August and 1 September.

  8. PSOA dates updated.

  9. Monthly payment dates updated.

  10. Monthly payment dates updated.

  11. Provider Statement of Account delivery dates have been updated.

  12. Updated monthly payments

  13. Updated monthly payments

  14. Monthly payments dates updated.

  15. Dates updated.

  16. Monthly BACS payment dates updated.

  17. Provider payment dates updated.

  18. Monthly payment dates updated.

  19. New monthly payment dates added

  20. New provider statement of account dates added

  21. First published.

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