{"id":91813,"date":"2018-05-11T09:30:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T09:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=2f35b2a226f48434feff557d6130917f"},"modified":"2018-05-11T09:30:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T09:30:10","slug":"news-story-civil-news-handy-checklist-for-speedier-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=91813","title":{"rendered":"News story: Civil news: handy checklist for speedier applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>A list of the documents needed for clients to demonstrate eligibility to receive legal aid has been put together in a handy table.<\/p>\n<p>The guide is available for download as a PDF and is for certificated applications.<\/p>\n<p>Called \u2018Legal aid evidential requirements\u2019, the guidance will help to ensure that any contribution clients are asked to pay has been assessed fairly.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"extensive-list-of-documents\">Extensive list of documents<\/h3>\n<p>A lot of documents such as bank statements, wage slips and proof of benefits are included in the list. So, it is important to check that you have not forgotten anything.<\/p>\n<p>If caseworkers need to chase missing information or documents then the application will inevitably be delayed.<br \/>\nVulnerable clients without documentation<\/p>\n<p>If your client is particularly vulnerable and struggling to provide documents then you should notify the Legal Aid Agency when you make an application.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"further-information\">Further information<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/civil-legal-aid-application-forms-supporting-guidance\">Civil legal aid application forms: supporting guidance<\/a> \u2013 to download \u2018Legal aid evidential requirements\u2019 under \u2018documents\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guidance available on documents needed to prove eligibility when making certificated applications.<\/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\/91813"}],"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=91813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91813\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}