2014 Standard Civil Contract

Commenced 1^st August 2014: face-to-face (i.e. not CLA) Community Care and Mental Health

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Contract notices, summaries and FAQs

• Notice of amendment 2010/13/14 Standard Civil Contracts: Specification and Category Definitions r.e. 2015 anti-social behaviour amendments from 23 March 2015 - dated 18 February 2015
• Notice Amendments to the 2013/2014 Standard Civil Contracts from 17 July and 31 July 2015 - dated 01 July 2015
• Table of Amendments to the 2013/2014 Standard Civil Contracts from 17 July and 31 July 2015 - released 01 July 2015
• Notice Amendments to the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Standard Civil Contracts and 2013 CLA specification from 26 May 2016
• Table of Amendments for Standard Civil Contracts and 2013 CLA specification from 26 May 2016
• Notice of Extension of the Contract to 31 August 2018

Standard Terms

The 2014 Standard Terms are substantively based on the 2013 Standard Terms that apply to face to face civil legal aid services, with some amendments to implement the requirements of the delivery of Mental Health and Community Care from August 2014. 

• 2014 Standard Terms

General Specification

• Sections 1-6: General provisions from 01 August 2014
• Sections 1-6: General provisions amended for anti-social behaviour act from 23 March 2015
• Sections 1-6: General provisions (Changes for Serious Crime Act, Modern Slavery Act, Care Act, Housing (Wales) Act) from 17 July and 31 July 2015 - released 01 July 2015
• Sections 1-6: General provisions - from 26 May 2016

Category Specific Specifications

• Section 7: Mental Health from 01 August 2014
• Section 8: Community Care from 01 August 2014

Mental Health Guidance

This outlines how the rules set out in Section 7 of the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (‘Mental Health Specification Category Specific Rules’) should be applied in practice. Providers who have issues that are not covered in the guidance should contact the LAA’s Mental Health Unit for further assistance.

• Mental Health Guidance (on applying rules in Section 7 of the Specification) April 2014 v2
• Mental Health Guidance (on applying rules in Section 7 of the Specification) 1 August 2014 v2.1
• Mental Health Guidance (on applying rules in Section 7 of the Specification) 3 April 2017 v2

Category Definitions and KPIs

The Category Definitions 2014 state which services fall into each category of law. They relate to the 2014 Standard Civil Contract for face-to-face providers. 

• Category Definitions 2014
• Category definitions 2014 amended for anti-social behaviour act from 23 March 2015

Payment Annexes

NONE

Family Mediation Specification

NONE