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9 March 2010
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 Ministry of Justice makes changes to CDS remuneration |
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The Ministry of Justice has just approved two CDS Funding Orders today (9 March 2010) which will come into force on 6 April 2010. These Funding Orders mean that changes to the current Unified Contract (Crime) are necessary. We have consulted on the contract changes and now have to issue a Contract Notice which will come into effect in 4 weeks time on 6 April 2010
This email alert is notification under Clause 24.1(c) of the Unified Contract (Crime) Standard Terms that the LSC intends to amend the terms of the Unified Contract (Crime) in accordance with the Contract Notice which you can find by following this website address
Lord Bach signed two CDS Funding Orders today, 9 March 2010, to implement changes to the way fees are paid in committal hearings and to reduce certain police station advice and assistance fixed fees.
These reflect the policy announcements of the Ministry of Justice in their response to their consultation paper, "Legal Aid: Funding Reforms". These Funding Orders come into force on 6 April 2010. They are legislation which the LSC has to take account of, and which have necessitated an amendment to the Unified Contract (Crime) under Clause 13.2 of the Standard Terms.
Accordingly, we are serving you with a Contract Notice in accordance with Clause 13.10 of the Standard Terms which puts you on notice of the changes that will come into effect on 6 April 2010.
The Contract Notice is on the LSC website and we will be sending out paper copies by post and DX.
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 Payments in March |
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Please click on the following link to read an important update about provider payments in March.
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| 2010 standard crime contract tender process closes Friday 12 March at 4pm |
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The final date for submitting questions on the content of the Information for Applicants, PQQ and ITT has now passed.
Applicants can however still send messages regarding any technical difficulties they may be experiencing in relation to opening and saving forms etc.
Many applicants have already submitted their application. If you still intend to submit, please review the Information for Applicants document available on the Crime Tender pages of our website, as well as the most current Questions and Answers documents, also available on the tender pages. |
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