These are the areas affected:
- Pre-tariff review hearings and other advice cases
for life and other indeterminate sentence prisoners
before the Parole Board
- Category A prisoner reviews
- Directions as to a prisoner’s placement in a close
supervision centre of a prison
- Directions as to a prisoner’s placement in a
separation centre within a prison
Details of contract amendments and associated training
materials can be found on the Standard Crime Contract
2017 page on GOV.UK.
The updated forms include the CRM3 application for
advocacy assistance and the CRM18a escape case claim
form.
There is also an updated version of the Criminal Bills
Assessment Manual, as well as the Contracted Work and
Administration (CWA) Code Guidance.
Transitional arrangements
We would like the new forms and guidance to be used
immediately. But we will continue to accept the
previous versions of the CRM3 and CRM18a forms until 31
May 2018.
Criminal Legal
Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Standard Crime
Contract 2017 – to download ‘overview module
of prison law requirements’
Legal aid
guidance – to download ‘criminal bills
assessment manual’
CRM3 application
for advocacy assistance form
CRM18a escape
fee case claim form
CWA codes
guidance – to download ‘reporting crime lower
work guidance’
