Apply for legal aid for anti-social behaviour injunction breaches
Guidance on the funding of breaches of civil anti-social behaviour injunctions, how to apply and how to get paid.
- From:
- Legal Aid Agency
- Published
- 6 February 2020
- Last updated
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Apply for a representation order
Breaches of civil injunctions made under part 1 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 are criminal for the purposes of legal aid. This is because there is a risk the client may go to prison.
Providers with a crime contract should apply using the Apply for criminal legal aid service.
Providers without a crime contract must email the CRM14 form.
Providers without a crime contract, or a 2024 Standard Civil Contract in the relevant area of law, need to meet the criteria for an Individual Case Contract (ICC).
Read
Apply for legal aid for breach of Part 1 injunctions under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 (PDF, 401440 KB, 1112 pages) for further guidance.
Claim for payment
Providers with a criminal contract must submit a CRMCLAIM11 form (PDF, 121 KB, 2 pages) form, and where necessary, a CRM8 form to claim assigned counsel fees.
Providers with an ICC must submit a CRMCLAIM11 form (PDF, 121 KB, 2 pages) to Magistrates Billing in Nottingham. You should include your full file of papers, and where applicable, a CRM8 form and note of taxation from Counsel.
Read
Apply for legal aid for breach of Part 1 injunctions under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 (PDF, 401440 KB, 1112 pages) for further guidance.
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Updated guidance to include the new email for requests for prior authority in breach of anti-social behaviour injunction cases.
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Updated to clarify how firms without a crime contract apply for a representation order.
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Updated to reflect the transition from the CRM14 eForm to the Apply for criminal legal aid service.
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Small amendment to the guidance document - about further breaches of the same injunction.
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Guidance document updated to reflect our changing approach to series of offences.
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2025-02-10 12:02
Updated guidance to include the new email for requests for prior authority in breach of anti-social behaviour injunction cases.
2024-09-16 08:30
Updated to clarify how firms without a crime contract apply for a representation order.
2024-08-06 09:00
Updated to reflect the transition from the CRM14 eForm to the Apply for criminal legal aid service.
2022-06-01 11:13
Small amendment to the guidance document – about further breaches of the same injunction.
2022-03-24 09:00
Guidance document updated to reflect our changing approach to series of offences.