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Partnership Initiative Scheme

Our Partnership Initiative scheme invested £18 million in over 140 projects. In May 2005 we published a report that reviewed 22 of these projects and considered what we learned from them.

  • Innovation in the CLS: Report - Jun 05 (2.9 MB)
  • Innovation in the CLS: Local Support Annexes - Jun 05 (78 kb)
  • Innovation in the CLS: Mental Health Annexes - Jun 05 (93 kb)
  • Innovation in the CLS: Primary Care Annexes - Jun 05 (139 kb)
  • Innovation in the CLS: Videolink Annexes - Jun 05 (62 kb)

    • Immigration and asylum documents

  • 5 April 06 letter: Eligibility and bid round for site - Apr 06 (43kb)
  • Information for Applicants: Police station bid - Apr 06 (96kb)
  • Application form: Police station bid - Apr 06 (73kb)
  • Proposed amendments to General Civil Contract: Consultation Paper - Jun 06 (34.6 kb)
  • November 2005 SPAN Guidance: Reporting Immigration Work - May 06 (126 kb)
  • Letter July 2005 The Asylum & Immigration Tribunal - Responses to the consultation on amendments to the General Civil Contract (13KB)
  • The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal: Amendments to the Legal Services Commission General Civil Contract: responses to Legal Services Commission consultation (32KB)
  • Notice of changes to the General Civil Contract (NfPs) 31st October 2004
  • Notice of changes to the General Civil Contract (Solicitors) 31st Oct 2004
  • Cover Letter 15092004
  • Covering Letter 6 Feb 2004 (Solicitors) (128kb)
  • Covering Letter dated 9 Feb 2004 (NfP)(120kb)
  • Notice of contract changes (NfP)(75kb)
  • Notice of contract changes (Solicitors)(80.5kb)

    • Civil contract documents

    Below are old civil contract documents.

  • Unified Contract: Draft General Specification - Jul 07 (272 kb)
  • Unified Contract: Draft Family Specification - Jul 07 (104 kb)
  • Unified Contract: Draft Immigration Specification - Jul 07 (146 kb)
  • Unified Contract Specification: Miscellaneous Categories - Jul 07 (46 kb)
  • Unified Contract Specification: Payment Annex - Jul 07 (114 kb)
  • Contracting Priorities and Strategies: An Overview (154kb) - (archived date 14/02/07)
  • Regional Prioritisation and Contract Awards 2003: An Introduction (130kb) - (archived date 14/02/07)
  • Civil Contracts from 1st April 2004 Briefing Paper - (archived date 14/02/07)
  • Letter to NfP suppliers explaining the changes (66kb) - (archived date 14/02/07)
  • General Civil Contract (Solicitors) - Contract Notice (October 2005)(39kb) - (archived date 14/02/07)
  • General Civil Contract (Solicitors) Amendments - Covering Letter (October 2005)(50kb) - (archived date 14/02/07)
  • General Civil Contract - Summary of changes 1 July 2004 (72kb) - (archived date 14/02/07)
  • General Civil Contract Changes - October 2004 - Covering letter to practitioners (archived date 14/02/07)
  • General Civil Contract (Solicitors) - Notice of Amendment to Specification from 31 October 2004 (archived date 14/02/07)

    • Funding Code

    Below are outdated sets of Funding Code documents. The current amendments can be found under the Related Documents section on the Community Legal Service> Guidance on our Decision Making > The Funding Code page.

  • The Funding Code Part 3: Decision Making Guidance - Dec 05 (2.11mb) - Archived date 08/02/07
  • Funding Code Procedures - Dec 05 (311 kb) - Archived date 27/10/06
  • The Funding Code Part 2: Procedures (PDF, 253kb) - Archived date 6/03/06
  • The Funding Code Part 1: Criteria April 2000 (PDF, 100kb) - Archived date 6/03/06

    • Guidance on funding decisions

    PDF Icon Ancillary Relief Guidance (32kb PDF) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon 2005 Funding Code Changes - Guidance: Treatment (PDF 103kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon 2005 Funding Code Changes - Family Guidance (PDF 606kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon 2005 Funding Code Changes - NonFamily Guidance (PDF 799kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon 2005 Funding Code Changes - Code Procedures (PDF 266 kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon 2005 Funding Code Amendments - Code Criteria (PDF 181kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon Introduction to 2005 Funding Code Amendments (PDF 132kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon Information Pack - Public Funding Issues (181kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon 'New Focus' Reforms - Frequently Asked Questions (PDF 298 kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon SMOD Guidance - April 2005 (16kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon Proceeds of Crime Act Guidance: Revisions - Jul 06 (60 kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon Guidance on applications for CLS funding for proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 involving the Assets Recovery Agency (102kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon 2007 Non-Family Guidance Amendments (47kb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)

    PDF Icon 2007 Family Guidance Amendments (1.37mb) (Archived date: 24/09/2007)


    Family Graduated Fee Scheme documents

    These documents contain archived materials relating to the Family Graduated Fee Scheme. Current FGFS resources can be found in the CLS section of this site (under the CLS funded work subsection of the Guidance on our decision making area).

    PDF Icon FGFS Cover Note To Council (43kb) (Archived date: 24/02/2005)

    PDF Icon FGFS: Guidance on Fees (104KB) (Archived date: 24/02/2005)

    PDF Icon FGFS: Marked up Funding Order (102kb) (Archived date: 24/02/2005)

    PDF Icon Section 10 to Part D of Volume 1 of the LSC Manual (134kb) (Archived date: 24/02/2005)


    Preferred Supplier Pilot Documents

    The documents in this section contain archived materials from the Expression of Interest process for firms wishing to participate in the Preferred Supplier Pilot. Click here to go to the current pages on the CLS section of the website.

    PDF Icon Expression of Interest Front Page (96kb) (Archived date: 28/02/2005)

    PDF Icon Rewards and Incentives (82kb) (Archived date: 28/02/2005)

    PDF Icon Rules for Selection Process (164kb) (Archived date: 02/03/2005)

    PDF Icon Information for Applicants (105kb) (Archived date: 02/03/2005)

    PDF Icon Expression of Interest (68kb) (Archived date: 16/02/2005)

    PDF Icon Expression of Interest Form (42kb) (Archived date: 16/02/2005)

    PDF Icon FAINS Pro Forma (50kb) (Archived date: 16/02/2005)

    PDF Icon Key Dates (6kb) (Archived date: 16/02/2005)


    Last updated: 24 February 2005

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