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VHCC Appeals Panel Arrangements 2010

This VHCC Appeals Panel Arrangements apply to VHCCs where the Representation Order is granted on or after 14 July 2010.

A copy of the VHCC Appeals Panel Arrangements can be found under Documents.

VHCC Panel Contract Appeals  

This VHCC Panel Contract Appeal apply to VHCCs where the Representation Order is granted on or before 14 July 2010 will operate under the previous VHCC panel contracting scheme.

The right to appeal

The LSC Contract Manager and the defence team negotiate hours for each stage of the case in advance. If they cannot reach agreement on hours for a specific task there is a right of appeal.

The process and timescales are set out in the VHCC Panel Members and Panel Advocates contracts (Annex 14 & 10) under Documents.

For more information

Recent decisions of the contract appeals committee are under Documents.

Please contact Elizabeth Archbold on 020 7718 8220 with other queries on the appeals process.

 

Last updated: 04 August 2010

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