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Criminal handbook - Table of contents
Part I - Registration, compliance and quality assurance
Part 2 - Outline of steps involved in criminal legal assistance
Part 3 - Carrying out criminal legal assistance
Part 4 - Contempt of court
Part 5 - Fixed payment accounts
Part 6 - Detailed accounts
Part 7 - Contact and complaints
Part 8 - Legislation
CHANGES TO THE CRIMINAL HANDBOOK SINCE APRIL 2010
We regularly update the legal assistance handbooks to reflect changes in legislation and policy.
Most of these changes are highlighted to the legal profession through mailshots. However, some minor changes to the commentary sections are not specifically highlighted. This page lists changes made to the commentary in the Criminal Legal Assistance Handbook since April 2010 and the date of the changes.
Part III, Chapter 2 - update 2.12
Part III, Chapter 4 - new paragraph 4.10
Part III, Chapter 5 - new paragraph 5.1
Part III, Chapter 14 - remove paragraph 14.20 and renumber
Part III, Chapter 4 - additional pragraph 4.15
Part III, Chapter 2 - Changed to paragraphs 2.8, 2.12 and 2.15
Part III, Chapter 4 - additional paragraph at 4.11
Part V - Fixed payment accounts all chapters updated
Part III, Chapter 16 - amend 16.48 and 16.49
Part III, Chapter 4.6 - additional bulltet point
Part III, chapter 15 - additional paragraph in section 15.1
Part III, chapter 16 - general update to include the Sheriff court reforms
Part III, chapter 4 - changes to 4.5, 4.6, 4.8, 4.9, 4.11, 4.14
Part II, chapter 1 - changes to 1.42
Part III, chapter 3 - changes to 3.18
Part III, chapter 15 - changes to 15.6, 15.7, 15.12, 15.13, 15.18
Part III, chapter 16 - removal of paragraph at 16.30
Part III, chapters 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 - updated information in sections 8.22, 11.2, 12.1, 12.2, 13.4, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.10, 14.12, 14.14, 14.17, 14.20, 15.5, 15.17
Part III, chapters 2, 12 & 14 - updated information in section 2.12, 2.15, 12.9, 12.11 (6), 14.23, 14.26
Part III, chapters 9 - updated information - duty solicitor arrangements
Part VI, chapter 1 - new chapter added – guidance on interpreting & translation fees
Part V, chapter 8 - new chapter added – guidance on interpreting & translation fees
Part III, chapter 2 - references to universal credit added
Part III, chapter 8 - updated information in sections 8.1, 8.21 & 8.22.
Part III, chapter 14 - updated information on Counsel in High Court cases.
Updated Criminal Quality Assurance guidelines.
Part III, chapter 6 - changes at paragraph 6.18
Part III, Chapters 2, 12 and 14 - updated information on financial verification.
Part III, Chapters 2, 12 and 14 - updated information
Extensive changes were made to the handbook in November 2010, mainly to reflect the transfer of responsibility for granting solemn criminal legal aid from the courts to the Board, and the introduction of an undue hardship test for solemn criminal legal aid.
•	In Part III, new chapters 13 and 14 cover applying to the Board for solemn criminal legal aid, and the financial eligibility tests we will apply. Subsequent chapters have been renumbered accordingly.
•	New appendices 6 and 7 give guidance on completing the new solemn and court forms.
•	Part II, chapter 1, and Part III, chapters 7,8 and 10, have also all had minor amendments to reflect the changes.
Part III, chapter 14 - paragraphs 14.3 to 14.33 replace the former paragraphs 14.3 to 14.16, on employment of counsel in criminal applications. The remainder of the chapter has been renumbered accordingly.
Part V, chapter 3 - paragraphs 3.8, 3.11 – 3.13 (relating to bail) amended .
Part V, chapter 7 - paragraphs 7.16, 7.22, 7.24, 7.27 and 7.32 (relating to bail) amended.
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