CLS news

LSC relationship managers have been conducting financial stewardship visits as part of Phase 1 of our provider management strategy.

Visits began in April focusing on key areas identified by the National Audit Office to improve our internal controls.

We're evaluating Phase 1 and will feed in the results to the next phase, due in autumn.

Following discussions with representative bodies, we've published the draft guidance document that supports this process. This will help to ensure that providers

• are aware of what is likely to be covered during their visits
• are clear about the steps that we are taking to manage the legal aid fund.

The guidance can be found on the Civil Contracts page. 

We're holding ongoing discussions with the representative bodies who are feeding in their comments to support the publication of the final version of the guidance document.