{"id":70966,"date":"2016-05-26T10:55:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T10:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=9c0ad7194847ae4b61eac9f222fce8d8"},"modified":"2016-05-26T10:55:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T10:55:20","slug":"news-story-crime-news-use-new-form-for-faster-delivery-of-expert-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=70966","title":{"rendered":"News story: Crime news: use new form for faster delivery of expert reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>A new prior authority form is available to speed up the production of expert reports for court cases.<\/p>\n<p>The new CRM4a has been designed in consultation with HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) following recommendations made by Sir Brian Leveson early in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>It is hoped that the extra details in the form will make the process of delivering reports work more smoothly.<br \/>\nThe form is meant to be used as an annex when applying for prior authority. It is not mandatory and will not always be needed.<\/p>\n<p>The intention is to develop better communication between the court and the LAA.<\/p>\n<p>It should be especially helpful when there is a potential issue with the application or the request is unusual or novel.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-do-i-submit-crm4a\">How do I submit CRM4a?<\/h2>\n<p>The new form can be attached to the CRM4 online application once it has been completed at court and scanned in as an attachment.<\/p>\n<p>LAA caseworkers will consider this extra information with the CRM4 and will be in a better position to liaise with both the provider and court if funding has not been granted.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"further-information\">Further information<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/legal-aid-eforms\">Legal aid: eForms<\/a> \u2013 download guidance and the CRM4a form<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New prior authority form now available to help meet criminal justice system efficiency recommendations made by Sir Brian Leveson.<\/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\/70966"}],"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=70966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70966\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}