Training and guidance materials

On this page:

Training and support materials
Ordering supplies
Criminal legal aid manual
Forms

Training and support materials

Training and support materials are available to download in the documents section on the right of this page.

The materials include:

Guide to legal aid in the criminal courts - for solicitors, advisers and court staff
English and Welsh pocket guides for clients
Questions and answers
Suggested wording for Client Care letter
Information on contribution notices and orders
The training presentation

Please note the 'guide to legal aid in the crimnal courts' summarises key information and is designed to complement rather than replace the Criminal legal aid manual.

Ordering supplies

To order printed versions of the items below free of charge use the order form in the documents section on the right.

Send completed forms to the CDS forms supplier, IOS:

Telephone: 0845 3000 343
Fax: 0845 5438 258
Email: cdsforms@legalservices.gov.uk

Please use these codes when ordering:

Solicitor guide: CDS/LACC
Pocket guide for defendant - English Version: CDS/YDC
Pocket guide for defendant - Welsh Version: CDS/YDC/BIL

Criminal legal aid manual

The Criminal legal aid manual provides information for solicitors on how to apply for legal aid in criminal cases in the magistrates’ and Crown Courts and advises courts on how to process these applications. Download copies from the criminal legal aid eligibility pages.

CDS application forms

The forms can be downloaded from our forms pages.

Draft client care letter

We have published optional wording for solicitors to consider using in letters to clients affected by Crown Court means testing. The document is in the section on the right.

For more information

For more information on the forms, marketing material or guidance, please contact the National Courts Team

The National Courts Team
Legal Services Commission
1st Floor, Fothergill House
16 King Street
Nottingham
NG1 2AS

DX 10035 Nottingham

Tel: 0115 908 4244

Email: nottingham@legalservices.gsi.gov.uk

or:

The National Courts Team
Legal Services Commission
Cavern Court
8 Mathew Street
Liverpool
L2 6RE

DX 14208 Liverpool 1

Tel: 0151 242 5203

Email: liverpool@legalservices.gsi.gov.uk

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Last updated: 25 March 2011