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Family and Care Matter Details

  • 23/02/2025
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Field 

Description 

Branch If your firm has multiple branches, select the branch that will be responsible for this matter 
Date Opened Date of initial attendance/first instruction on your client.
UFN Unique File Number. Made up of the date opened and 3-digit case ID. 

This will uniquely identify a legal aid case (when combined with LAA office account number), DDMMYY/NNN 
Rate Defines if the claims will be costed at London or National hourly rates, and fixed fee
LA Order NoThe number that appears on the representation order that grants you to undertake legal aid work on behalf of the client 
LA Order dateThe date on the representation order that authorises you to undertake work for your client on this matter
CourtThe court where attendance will/or has taken place 
Case NoThe case reference number allocated by the court for this matter
Type of lawUsed for determining fees when recording CPGFS (Care Proceedings Graduated Fee Scheme), and FAS, (Family Advocate Scheme)
Court/level of judgeThe type of court, or level of judge assigned to the matter
Procurement areaThe procurement area which reflects the location set out in your office schedule form which work is undertaken
Access pointThe access point which reflects the location set out in your office schedule form which work is undertaken
Exemption criteriaComplete if the matter required certain to be satisfied, in order to bring the matter into scope
ECF referenceIf exceptional case funding has been authorised, record the reference number issued. 

Must be 9 characters, this will be in the format of ‘NNNNNNNAA’
Case stage levelRelates to the category(s) of work being carried out and will be utilised in determining the fixed fee that will be awarded when invoicing controlled work 
Code      Levels
               For Family Public Law
FPC01    Level 1 Public
FPC02    Level 2 Public
FPC03    Level 1 and Level 2 Public
               For Family Private Law
FPL01    Level 1 Private
FPL02    Level 1 Private and Level 2 Children Fee with Settlement Fee
FPL03    Level 1 Private and Level 2 Finance with Settlement Fee
FPL04    Level 1 Private and Level 2 Children Fee
FPL05    Level 1 Private and Level 2 Finance Fee
FPL06    Level 1 Private, Level 2 Children Fee with Settlement, Level 2 Finance Fee with Settlement
FPL07    Level 1 Private, Level 2 Children Fee with Settlement, Level 2 Finance Fee with Settlement
FPL08    Level 1 Private, Level 2 Children Fee, Level 2 Finance Fee with Settlement
FPL09    Level 1 Private, Level 2 Children Fee and Level 2 Finance Fee
FPL10    Level 1 Divorce
               For Cases Starting at Level 2
FPL11    Level 2 Children Settlement and Level 2 Children Fee
FPL12    Level 2 Finance Fee with Settlement
FPL13    Level 2 Children Fee
FPL14    Level 2 Finance Fee
FPL15    Level 2 Children Fee with Settlement and Level 2 Finance Fee with Settlement
FPL16    Level 2 Children Fee with Settlement and Level 2 Finance Fee
FPL17    Level 2 Children Fee, Level 2 Finance Fee with Settlement
FPL18    Level 2 Children Fee and Level 2 Finance Fee
               For Help with Family Mediation 
FPL19    Legal Help in support of Family Mediation
FPL20    Legal Help in support of obtaining consent order following settlement
FPL21    Legal Help with Family Mediation and Legal Help, following settlement of dispute
Local Authority noThis field should be completed in Care & Supervision cases where the Local Authority has provided written notice of its intention to issue proceedings.
 
The number recorded should be the reference number on the Local Authority correspondence. If the Local Authority has not provided a reference number, then 000 should be entered.
Client typeThe types of party(s), that are assigned to this matter.
P    Parent (or person with parental responsibility)
C    Child
J    Joined party
Schedule referenceThe firms civil reference number, as specified by the Legal Aid Agency, at the time that this matter was opened
Transfer dateIf the matter has been transferred/will be transferred to/from another firm, enter the date of transfer
Last Modified Date
23/02/2025 11:55 pm
Title
Family and Care Matter Details
URL Name
Family-and-Care-matter-details

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Family and Care Matter Details