Legal Aid Agency, 'Escape Case Electronic Handbook' (v2.3, 1/8/23)
Escape case guidance Changes from previous version are listed in Appendix 12 as being: Added highlight boxes for regulations and guidance; 5.1 Simplified admin cost guidance; 5.5 Added reference to appointment as well as hearing; 5.15 Updated to reflect new CAFCASS rate for ISW; 5.16 Updated paragraph numbers on Guidance document, Added guidance on when the codified rate can be exceeded; 5.31 Removed reference to priority returns, Added new rates for accommodation; 7.8 Updated scenario 1 to reject to reflect current process; 8.1 Added table to confirm when we reject and assess; 8.2 Removed reference to attaching checklist to claim, Removed reference to FI and phone calls; 8.4 Update reference to claim fix rather than reject fix; 8.5 Removed section as now in s8.1
Date
Front page says 1/8/23, PDF date 1/9/23, published on Gov.uk 1/9/23.
Versions
Version 2.2 is not on MHLO. The updates in that version related to the change in Monarch.