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Our aim is to provide high quality, customer focused services that target those in greatest need and demonstrate value for money.


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Legal Needs of Children and Young People in Northern Ireland: Executive Summary 22/12/2011
Publication of a report on the Legal Needs of Children and Young People in Northern Ireland: Scoping Study 21/12/2011
Scoping study which was prepared by Professor Rosemary Kilpatrick and Fiona Cronin from the Institute of Child Care Research, Queen`s University Belfast
Legal Services Commission publishes response to the Consultation on the Access to Justice Review 19/12/2011
Payments made to Solicitor and Counsel for Publicly Funded Legal Services (see `Press Release` tab for more) 31/05/2011
Solicitor Payments 2010 - 2011 31/05/2011
Counsel Payments 2010 - 2011 31/05/2011
Job Vacancy - See Recruitment 19/05/2011
Director of Criminal Defence Services -Full Time, Temporary.
Substantive Changes to the Operation of the Statutory Charge in Civil Legal Aid and other matters as defined in Regulation 17(9) of the Legal Aid (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1965. 16/03/2010
Miscellaneous Amendments to the Legal Aid (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1965. 16/03/2010
The NILSC has today published 2 consultation documents. Closing date for responses extended to 30/06/10. For an overview of the proposed changes to the application of the Statutory Charge click here 14/03/2010
Job Vacancies - See Recruitment 19/02/2010
Head of Human Resources - Temporary (Grade7)
Provision of Asylum and Immigration Legal Services- Tendering Exercise 01/02/2010
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED
VAT communication update- VAT rate reverting to 17.5% with effect from 1st January 2010 27/01/2010
LSC Circular 09/08- The Magistrate`s Court and County Court Appeals (Criminal Legal Aid) (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 05/10/2009
The Magistrates` Court and County Court Appeals (Criminal Legal Aid) (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 05/10/2009
NILSC: Guidance to Case Management in Public Law Proceedings 05/10/2009
The Chair of the NILSC Mr. Jim Daniell invites members of the Legal Profession to a Consultation Seminar on the Funding Code 14/09/2009
Time: 2.00pm (Light lunch served from 1.00pm) Date: Thursday 1st October 2009 Venue: The Law Society of Northern Ireland, 96 Victoria Street, Belfast BT1 3GN 14/09/2009
Attendance is worth 2 CPD points. RSVP Jill Herron at NILSC on 028 9040 8901 or email Jillherron@nilsc.org.uk 14/09/2009
NILSC Business Plan 2009-2010 28/07/2009
The Northern Ireland Funding Code- Public Consultation Exercise 29/06/2009
This consultation exercise outlines proposals for the introduction of a Funding Code for Civil Legal Aid.
The closing date for receipt of comments is 16 October 2009.
To view the consultation documents please go to the Consultation Section of our website.
Interim Payments in Very High Cost Cases- Lord Chancellor`s direction under rule 17(1) of the Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005 08/01/2007
The Legal Services Commission invites responses to the consultation documents posted on our website, please click on this text/> 24/11/2006
Delivering Value for Money in Access to Justice- The Policy and Practice of the Legal Services Commission 26/10/2006
Legal Services Commission Circular 06/09- Selection of External Lawyers to support Delegated Authority arrangements for Civil Legal Aid 20/09/2006
Applications for payment in Very High Cost Case Cases under Rule 16, Practice Direction 27/06/2006
Supreme Court Taxing Office, Practice Direction 27/06/2006
Lord Chancellor`s Direction: Direction 4- Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 Control over Proceedings (added to website 27 September 2005) 27/09/2005
Direction and associated documentation
Northern Ireland Funding Code – Policy on Risk Management 07/07/2005
Lord Chancellor`s Guidance (29 June 2005)- Processing claims for payment in the Family Care Centre under the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 certified under Article 3 01/07/2005
This guidance will facilitate Counsel lodging claims directly with the Commission and receiving payments directly from the Commission, in respect of cases covered by the guidance.
NILSC- Business Plan 2004-05 16/12/2004
NILSC - Corporate Plan 2004-07 16/12/2004
Lord Chancellor`s letter to the Chairman of the NILSC approving the Commission`s 2004-05 Business Plan 15/12/2004
Remunerating Defence Solicitors in Crown Court Cases- consultation paper issued by Northern Ireland Court Service 08/11/2004
The Northern Ireland Court Service has set out proposals for the remuneration of defence solicitors instructed in publicly funded Crown Court cases. Please click on this link to view the various documents
Address by Declan Kerr, Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission, to the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (20th September 2004) 22/10/2004
This is the address relating to ABWOR/ Children Order with accompanying reference table
The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004 (2004 No.262) 29/09/2004
These rules amend the Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1992 so as to alter the date after which certain work may be remunerated at discretionary instead of prescribed rates from 2 July 2004 to 1 January 2005. A copy of the Rules are available from the Stationery Office(www.tso.co.uk). ISBN: 0337955794.
Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission- Draft Corporate Plan for Consultation (16 March 2004) 16/03/2004
"I write to inform you that the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission (NILSC) has published for consultation a draft of its first Corporate and Business Plan...We place a very high value on the importance of listening to our stakeholders and explaining our decisions. We welcome your response to this consultation document."
Revised Directions and Guidance under Exceptional Grant Power (1st March 2004) 01/03/2004
Press Release - Direction under Article 12 04/02/2004
“Legal Aid Tomorrow” conference Waterfront Hall, Belfast 13/11/2003
Speech by Sir Kenneth Bloomfield KCB, Chairman, Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission.

Someone who, with his Commission colleagues, has borne responsibility for Legal Aid in Northern Ireland for less than a fortnight, is not perhaps ideally qualified to speak to “Legal Aid Tomorrow”. As a body, and as individuals, we have a lot to learn, and I greatly welcome this Conference as part of that learning process.
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