{"id":77327,"date":"2016-12-15T15:59:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=3fba08f0e00224b0c0d546b7f6b532bf"},"modified":"2016-12-15T15:59:53","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:59:53","slug":"news-story-civil-news-matter-starts-for-modern-slavery-compensation-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=77327","title":{"rendered":"News story: Civil news: matter starts for modern slavery compensation claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>We are inviting providers holding Standard Civil Contracts to register expressions of interest in \u2018matter starts\u2019 for miscellaneous work relating to trafficking and modern slavery.<\/p>\n<p>Contract holders can apply for 10 supplementary matter starts. These will only be used to deliver legally aided compensation claims on behalf of the victims of trafficking and modern slavery.<\/p>\n<p>This is set out under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 \u2013 see link below.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"who-can-apply\">Who can apply?<\/h3>\n<p>You can apply for this work if you are the holder of a 2013, 2014, 2015 or 2016 Standard Civil Contract.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-do-i-apply\">How do I apply?<\/h3>\n<p>If you are interested in delivering these services you should download and complete an \u2018expression of interest\u2019 document from our civil tenders\u2019 page on GOV.UK \u2013 see below.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-are-the-timescales\">What are the timescales?<\/h3>\n<p>Organisations interested in delivering these services must complete and return the relevant expression of interest document (s) by the deadline of 12 noon on Thursday 12 January<br \/>\n2017.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"further-information\">Further information<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/civil-tenders\">Civil tenders<\/a> \u2013 to find out more and download documents<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:civil.contracts@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk\">civil.contracts@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk<\/a> \u2013 to return the expression of interest document<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2012\/10\/schedule\/1\">LASPO, Schedule 1, Part 1<\/a> \u2013 see paragraphs 32 (2) and (3) and 32A (2) and (3)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/legal-aid-in-trafficking-and-modern-slavery-compensation-claim-cases-review\">MOJ policy review paper \u2013 trafficking and modern slavery<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expressions of interest invited from Standard Civil Contract holders to help victims of trafficking and modern slavery bring compensation claims.<\/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\/77327"}],"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=77327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77327\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}