Sentences with phrase «mandatory by the legal aid»

CCMS: CCMS, or the «Client and Cost Management System» for civil legal aid applications, was made mandatory by the Legal Aid Agency from 1 April 2016 onwards, despite widespread opposition from the legal profession.

A less welcome developent in April was the «Client and Cost Management System» (CCMS) for civil legal aid applications being made mandatory by the Legal Aid Agency despite widespread opposition from the legal profession.

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As justice secretary, he saw unwelcome headlines over issues including legal aid cuts that sparked an unprecedented walkout by barristers and solicitors, mandatory court charges and an attempt to ban books being sent to prisoners, most of which were later reversed.

They include: considering where children and other vulnerable groups are disadvantaged by Laspo, and amending appropriately; reversing changes to judicial review; developing a new process for exceptional funding; and abolishing the mandatory telephone gateway as the only route to accessing certain civil legal aid services.

The costs of legal aid administration reduced by # 3.1 million, when calculated on a cash basis; although total administration costs rose by # 3.3 million, largely due to the development of the widely criticised CCMS system for civil applications and bill processing, which will now not become mandatory until February 2016.