The new service to receive legal aid applications, Apply for Criminal Legal Aid, has now replaced eForms CRM14 and CRM15. All new applications should be made using the new Apply for Criminal Legal Aid service.
In response to provider feedback, the deadline for submission has been extended to Friday 4h October for:
- CRM4 - Apply for prior authority to incur disbursements
- CRM5 - Apply for extension of upper limits
- CRM7- Claim a non-standard magistrates' court payment
- CRM14/15 - if applications started in eForms before Wednesday 18 September 2024
Apply for Criminal Legal Aid (CRM14 and CRM15)
The Apply for Criminal Legal Aid service was mandated on Tuesday 6 August 2024. Since then, we have monitored how Apply performs with increased volumes of applications through the service.
We are pleased to confirm the live service has performed well and, as a result, we are switching off the ability to submit new CRM14/15 eForm applications (The ability to submit new eForm applications will end on) from Tuesday 17 September 2024. This means that the Apply for Criminal Legal Aid service will be the singular way to submit applications for criminal legal aid from that date onwards.
We have listened to your feedback and, in recognition of the pressure we understand providers are under, we are extending the window for applications started in eForms but not yet submitted, to be completed within the eForm service to Friday 4 October.
It will not be possible to submit pending applications (including previously rejected applications) through eForms after Friday 4 October. In these circumstances, providers should take the following steps:
- Create a new application in Crime Apply
- Attach a screenshot of the date stamp held on the eForms application - this will be Page 1 which holds the date stamp information and page 5 which shows the offences being applied for. We recommend providers start to take the necessary screenshots well in advance of Friday 4 October.
- Put a note on the Apply application in the "further information" section that the application was originally created in eForms.
Post Submission Evidence
Should post submission evidence (PSE) be required for applications made via eForms this will need to be submitted through post or email once eForms is removed. When eForms is no longer available any PSE relating to an eForms application should be submitted via email to any one of the following:
