Guidance

Legal aid: eForms

Submit civil eForm POA1 and crime eForms CRM4, CRM5, and CRM7.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Published: 1 June 2014
• Last updated: 22 May 2025 바카라 사이트� See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Sign up for eForms

eForms is a secure online system through which you can make applications for legal aid and submit claims for payment.

If your firm does not use eForms, please email online-support@justice.gov.uk, including your firm name, LAA account number, and the names and email addresses of all users to be granted access. LAA will send you details of how to access eForms via .

If your firm has existing eForms users, your eForms administrator can register new users for your firm. Please see the 바카라 사이트楻egistering a new user바카라 사이트� quick guide below.

eForms available

Civil eForms

• POA1 바카라 사이트� payments on account

Barrister POA should still be submitted by paper.

Crime eForms

• CRM4 바카라 사이트� application for prior authority to incur disbursements
• CRM5 바카라 사이트� application for extension of upper limit
• CRM7 바카라 사이트� non-standard fee contract work assessment form

Quick guides

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(MS Word Document, 70 KB)

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Contact

A single telephone number should be used for enquiries about criminal legal aid applications including eForm portal support:

Criminal applications helpline: 0300 200 2020 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays

Published 1 June 2014

Last updated 22 May 2025 + show all updates

1. 22 May 2025

   All reference to eform CRM4a has been removed

2. 26 May 2016

   CRM4a form and guidance added to page.

3. 3 March 2016

   Guidance on eforms system changes published.

4. 29 August 2014

   Telephone number change (Bristol)

5. 1 June 2014

   First published.