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Guidance

Standard Crimecrime Contractcontract 2025

Contract documents for providers of criminal legal aid services, 2025

From:
Legal Aid Agency
Published
17 September 2024
Last updated
1 October 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Standard Termsterms - Standardcrime Crimecontract Contract 2025 - draft version 1.0

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Specification -– Standardcrime Crimecontract Contract 2025 – s1 introduction to contract work

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DutySpecification Solicitor– Guidancecrime -contract October 2025 – s2 service standards

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WelcomeSpecification Pack– forcrime Previouscontract Providers2025 -– Crimes3 Contractqualifying 2025criteria

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WelcomeSpecification Pack– forcrime Newcontract Providers2025 -– Crimes4 Contractcarrying 2025out contract work

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SampleSpecification – crime Contract Schedule2025 -– Crimes5 Contractremuneration 2025for contract work

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SampleSpecification Contract– forcrime Signaturecontract -2025 Crime– Contracts6 2025duty solicitor provisions

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CategorySpecification Definitions– -crime Crimecontract Contract 2025 – s7 very high cost cases (VHCCs)

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CrimeSpecification Supervisor– Requirementscrime &contract Guidance2025 -– Crimes8 Contractclaims, 2025costs, assessments and reviews

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CrimeSpecification Supervisor– Declarationcrime Formcontract 2025 – s9 criminal investigations

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AppealsSpecification &– Reviewscrime Supervisorcontract Declaration2025 Form– s10 criminal proceedings

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PrisonSpecification Law– Supervisorcrime Declarationcontract Form2025 – s11 appeals and reviews

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PoliceSpecification Station– Registercrime contract 2025 – s12 prison law

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PoliceSpecification Station– Registercrime Arrangementscontract 2025 – s13 associated civil work

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Updates to this page

Published 17 September 2024
Last updated 1 October 2025 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

  1. Updated to reflect the start of the 2025 Standard Crime Contract.

  2. First published.

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Update history

2026-07-31 09:05
An update made to the Crime Supervisor Requirements & Guidance – Crime Contract 2025.

2025-10-01 09:50
Updated to reflect the start of the 2025 Standard Crime Contract.

2024-09-17 11:00
First published.