A new tool to support sentencing in the Crown Court

22 Dec 2021 | Archive

New tool to support sentencing in the Crown Court The Sentencing Council is providing a new tool to support the process of sentencing in the Crown Court. SentencingACE allows judges to make a quick, ready-reckoner style check of the sentence they intend to impose. It...

PROTOCOL UPDATE – Friday 17th December 2021

17 Dec 2021 | Archive

Click here to download a copy Like all of you, members and non-members alike, we have been concerned about the rise in COVID rates beyond an already awful 50,000 cases (of Delta) per week. Much has changed in the last 2 weeks. As Donald Rumsfeld once said : “as we...

CLSA Press Release – Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid – 15 December 2021

15 Dec 2021 | Archive

CLSA Press Release-Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review-15 Dec 2021 Today the government had published the long-awaited report by Sir Christopher Bellamy into Criminal Legal Aid. The Criminal Law Solicitors Association would like to thank Sir Christopher for his work...

Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid – Sir Christopher Bellamy

15 Dec 2021 | Archive

clar-independent-review-report-2021 Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review 2021 Annexes

The CPS Advocate Panel to include magistrates’ court solicitor agents

26 Nov 2021 | Archive

Letter from Max Hill QC Director of Public Prosecutions to Daniel Bonich Chair of the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association – Click here to read

Sentencing Council: Publication of Sentencing guideline for importation of firearms offences

24 Nov 2021 | Archive

The Sentencing Council has today published, in accordance with section 120 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, a new definitive guideline to be used by the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts in England and Wales when sentencing importation of firearms offences. The...

Have your say: criminal law firms’ capacity to manage the court backlog

17 Nov 2021 | Archive

The Law Society has launched a short survey to get some information about the capacity of criminal law firms. https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/criminal-justice/have-your-say-criminal-law-firm-capacity-to-manage-court-backlog To inform our conversations with the...

Crime Contract 2022 tender FAQs

12 Nov 2021 | Archive

Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face Criminal Legal Aid Services from October 2022.

CLSA AGM Friday 12th November 2021 at 1pm

8 Nov 2021 | Archive, Members

Book your place here Agenda Apologies for Absence Treasurer’s Report and approval of Annual Accounts Chairman’s Report Election of Committee Members: Committee Members resigned: Mark Savage Committee Members resigned under constitutional rule but wishing to stand...

Sentencing Council strategic objectives 2021–2026

4 Nov 2021 | Archive

The Sentencing Council is launching a new strategy today that will shape our work for the next five years. The strategy follows a public consultation we held to mark our 10th anniversary in 2020. Sentencing Council strategic objectives 2021–2026 identifies five...