{"id":49792,"date":"2014-11-06T10:59:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T10:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=29f998d4c5d6d58fd711ef0335cac241"},"modified":"2014-11-06T10:59:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T10:59:22","slug":"news-story-crime-news-praise-for-crm14-eforms-in-crime-provider-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=49792","title":{"rendered":"News story: Crime news: praise for CRM14 eForms in crime provider survey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nearly 73% of crime providers surveyed about the CRM14 eForm say they are no longer using the old paper form.<\/p>\n

And more than 90% rated the eForm as either \u2018easy\u2019 or \u2018really easy\u2019 to use.<\/p>\n

Liverpool provider Cobleys LLP said: <\/p>\n

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The new process is slick and applications can be completed within minutes.<\/p>\n

The portal is user-friendly and human error is less likely. In addition, there is absolutely no scope for applications being lost in the post.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2018Positive change\u2019<\/h3>\n

The Nottingham office of provider Cartwright King Solicitors said:<\/p>\n

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This change is definitely a positive one. The eForm is faster, saving (us) money and simplifying systems.<\/p>\n

If you are still submitting paper applications in the old way, you should know that you have nothing to fear by using the eForm system.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Our survey highlighting the positive response to the eForm concentrated on Merseyside, Cheshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.<\/p>\n

Popularity of eForm set to grow<\/h3>\n

But it seems likely that the popularity of the new crime application CRM14 eForm will continue to grow as it is introduced into new areas.<\/p>\n

This is being done in tandem with the Legal Aid Agency assuming responsibility for the processing of criminal legal aid applications across the whole of England and Wales.<\/p>\n

The roll-out programme will be completed by June 2015 \u2013 by which time we will have assumed responsibility for processing criminal legal aid applications across the whole of England and Wales.<\/p>\n

Take-up of eForms<\/h3>\n

Our crime change programme manager Lisa Jeffery said: <\/p>\n

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Take-up is good. We\u2019d like to see similar patterns of voluntary use across the country before we mandate the CRM14 eForm next year as part of the next criminal legal aid contract.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Drop-in sessions are available at selected magistrates\u2019 courts to ensure that crime legal aid practitioners receive information and support about the eForm.<\/p>\n

We are also running eForm web seminars. More details will be emailed to practitioners just before the eForm is introduced in their area. <\/p>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n

Criminal legal aid processing<\/a> – the lead includes the eForms timetable<\/p>\n

Crime news:court drop-in sessions on changes to applications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CRM14 eForms are faster and simpler to use than paper forms say providers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49792"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}