Guidance

Civil processing dates

Check timescales for LAA to process your work (for example, civil applications and bills).

From:
Legal Aid Agency
Published
1 June 2014
Last updated
813 January 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Summary of processing timescales

Information will be updated on a weekly basis and the current position will be the oldest date as of Friday the previous week.

The exceptions are Civil Applications which will be updated on a Monday, Wednesday and a Friday to reflect their current processing timescales and ECCT which will display the latest monthly processing figures.

(Last updated 06th13th January 2025)

We are currently operating in accordance with the contingency measures as detailed at www.gov.uk/guidance/legal-aid-agency-cyber-security-incident

The following dates reflect our operational status under these contingency arrangements:

Current targets:

Civil applications Civil amendments Civil bills Very high cost case plans and correspondence (family cases exceeding £25,000 using single counsel*)
85% processed (end-to-end) in 20 working days (excluding the most complex cases) 75% processed (end to end) in 20 working days (excluding the most complex cases) 95% of complete and accurate bills within 20 working days 95% within 20 working days

We continually aim to turnaround applications and bills as soon as possible and strive to deliver performance under our current set targets.

(*) Please note case plans which fall into the following categories of law fall into the 2 Counsel workstream; Child Abduction, FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) and FMPO (Forced Marriage Protection Order)

Civil applications

We are currently receiving high levels of intake following restoration of our civil systems. Please only contact the Customer Service Team if your work is outside of the date below or you have a hearing in the next 48 hours.

Work type Currently processing from
Applications (inc means assessments) 45th December
Amendments/Authorities 45th December
Appeal 815th JanuaryDecember
Discharge 1313th December
Means re-assessments 229th DecemberJanuary

Civil bills

These timescales apply to paper and CCMS claims.

Please remember to submit your CCMS Outcome promptly to avoid payment delays as these timescales for CCMS claims reflect those claims that have already had their ‘outcomes’ reported and finalised. Civil news: submitting case ‘outcomes’ and prompt payments

Work type Current position (working days)
Court Assessed 1618 days
Fixed fee 1618 days
Hourly rate 1618 days
FAS 35 days
POA 52 days

Please allow a further 5 – 9 days for payment to be received.

For further performance information please see the Government Performance Platform.

High Cost Family

Work type Current position (working days)
Single Case plan 3537 days
Two Case plan 35 days
Correspondence 13 day

ECCT applications

Work type Average working days to consider
ECC emergency applications 6 working days
All other ECC contingency 40 working days
ECF urgent apps 12 working days
All other ECF contingency 40 working days

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