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Equal Opportunities Monitoring

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Ethnicity

Equal Opportunities Monitoring. Please tick the box which you would describe yourself being:

Disability

Equal Opportunities Monitoring. The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as: a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Please tick the boxes which you would describe yourself being:

Your details

Title

Name

First

Last

Date of birth

National Insurance Number

Sex

Male
Female
Prefer not to say

Place of birth

Job title

If unemployed please state 'Unemployed'.

Current Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Country

Financial Eligibility

1) Are you receiving Asylum Support? (Immigration and Asylum category work only):

Yes
No - Go to question 2

2) Do you have a partner in which you rely on or they rely on you financially?

Yes
No

3) Is your case in relation to ownership or possession of assets and/or financial provision?

Yes - Go to question 4
No - Go directly to Part B Capital

4) Have your assets (sole or joint owned) been claimed by your ex partner? (Family category work only)

Yes
No

Part A: Capital (Family category for divorce and domestic abuse only)

If you answered 'No' to question 3 on the previous page, skip this page by pressing the 'Next' button at the bottom.

1) Property (Main home) current market value

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you otherwise, please list any property, assets or possessions that your ex-partner has claimed to in this case:

2) Property (Main home) outstanding mortgage/secured loan

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you otherwise, please list any property, assets or possessions that your ex-partner has claimed to in this case:

3) Property (Other property) current market value

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you otherwise, please list any property, assets or possessions that your ex-partner has claimed to in this case:

4) Property (Other property) outstanding mortgage/secured loan

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you otherwise, please list any property, assets or possessions that your ex-partner has made a claim to in this case:

5) Is your main home held in joint name with your ex-partner?

Yes
No

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you. If any property is held in joint name with your ex-partner, equal shares will normally be assumed.

6) Is your other property held in joint name with your ex-partner?

Yes
No

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you. If any property is held in joint name with your ex-partner, equal shares will normally be assumed.

7) What is your share of the main home property?

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you. Enter 50% when the property is jointly owned with an ex-partner. Select 100% when the property is solely owned by you or jointly with a partner. Enter an appropriate % if another party has an interest.

8) What is your share of any other property?

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you. Enter 50% when the property is jointly owned with an ex-partner. Select 100% when the property is solely owned by you or jointly with a partner. Enter an appropriate % if another party has an interest.

9) What is the total net equity (current market value minus mortgage) of your main home?

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you, otherwise deduct the full amount of any debt secured by a mortgage or charge on the property.

10) What is the total net equity (current market value minus mortgage) of any other property?

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you, otherwise deduct the full amount of any debt secured by a mortgage or charge on the property.

11) What is your share of the Total Net Equity of your main home?

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you, otherwise please multiply your answer from question 9 with your answer from question 7. Example: 80,000 X 50% = 40,000

12) What is your share of the Total Net Equity of any other property?

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you, otherwise please multiply your answer from question 10 with your answer from question 8. Example: 80,000 X 50% = 40,000

13) Do you or your ex-partner have any other assets and/or possessions?

Yes - Got to question 14
No - Go to Part C Income

Please answer yes if you have savings, investments, valuable items or other capital (money owed to you) and carry on to the next questions, otherwise please answer no and enter 0 to questions 22 to 29.

14) Please provide the full amount of any savings (bank, building society etc) you and your ex-partner have?

Please enter 0 if you and your ex-partner have no savings to declare and answer the next question.

15) Please provide the full amount of any investments (shares, insurance policies etc) you and your ex-partner have?

Please enter 0 if you and your ex-partner have no investments to declare and answer the next question.

16) Please provide the full value of any valuable items (boat, caravan, jewellery etc) you and your ex-partner have?

Please enter 0 if you and your ex-partner have no valuable items to declare and answer the next question.

17) Please provide the full value of any other assets (money owed to you etc) you and your ex-partner have?

Please enter 0 if you and your ex-partner have no other assets to declare and answer the next question.

Part B: Capital (Criminal Defence, Immigration, Housing categories)

If you or your partner DO NOT own any property, please continue to Part C: Income by pressing 'Next' at the bottom of the page.

1) Property (Main home) current market value

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you otherwise, please list any property, assets or possessions that you and/or your partner have:

2) Property (Main home) outstanding mortgage/secured loan

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you otherwise, please list any property, assets or possessions that you and/or your ex-partner have:

3) Property (Other property) current market value

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you otherwise, please list any property, assets or possessions that you and/or partner have:

4) Property (Other property) outstanding mortgage/secured loan

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you otherwise, please list any property, assets or possessions that you and/or your partner have:

5) Is your main home held in joint name with your partner?

Yes
No

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you. If any property is held in joint name with your partner, equal shares will normally be assumed.

6) Is your other property held in joint name with your partner?

Yes
No

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you. If any property is held in joint name with your partner, equal shares will normally be assumed.

7) What is your share of the main home property?

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you. Enter 50% when the property is jointly owned with your partner. Select 100% when the property is solely owned by you or jointly with a partner. Enter an appropriate % if another party has an interest.

8) What is your share of any other property?

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you. Enter 50% when the property is jointly owned with your partner. Select 100% when the property is solely owned by you or jointly with a partner. Enter an appropriate % if another party has an interest.

9) What is the total net equity (current market value minus mortgage) of your main home?

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you, otherwise deduct the full amount of any debt secured by a mortgage or charge on the property.

10) What is the total net equity (current market value minus mortgage) of any other property?

Please leave blank if this does not apply to you, otherwise deduct the full amount of any debt secured by a mortgage or charge on the property.

11) Please provide the full amount of any savings (bank, building society etc) you have?

Please enter 0 if you have no savings to declare and answer the next question.

12) Please provide the full amount of any savings (bank, building society etc) your partner has?

Please enter 0 if your partner has no savings to declare or if you do not have a partner and answer the next question.

13) Please provide the full amount of any investments (shares, insurance policies etc) you have?

Please enter 0 if you have no investments to declare and answer the next question.

14) Please provide the full amount of any investments (shares, insurance policies etc) your partner has?

Please enter 0 if your partner has no investments to declare and answer the next question.

15) Please provide the full value of any valuable items (boat, caravan, jewellery etc) you have?

Please enter 0 if you have no valuable items to declare and answer the next question.

16) Please provide the full value of any valuable items (boat, caravan, jewellery etc) your partner has?

Please enter 0 if your partner has no valuable items to declare and answer the next question.

17) Please provide the full value of any other assets (money owed to you etc) you have?

Please enter 0 if you have no other assets to declare and answer the next question.

18) Please provide the full value of any other assets (money owed to your partner etc) your partner has?

Please enter 0 if your partner has no other assets to declare and answer the next question.

Part C: Income

Are you in receipt of Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance, Employment & Support Allowance, Guarantee Credit or Universal Credit?

Yes - Go directly to Your Evidence
No - Continue with income details

Your Gross Monthly Earnings

Your Partner's Gross Monthly Earnings

Leave blank if you do not have a partner

Your Gross Other Monthly Income

Leave blank if you have no other monthly income, otherwise please include child benefits, pensions, maintenance, dividends, tax credits, benefits in kind etc.

Your Partner's Gross Other Monthly Income

Leave blank if you do not a partner or no other monthly income, otherwise please include child benefits, pensions, maintenance, dividends, tax credits, benefits in kind etc.

Expenditure

Your mortgage payment/Rent

Your partner's mortgage payment/Rent

Leave blank if you do not have a partner

Dependents Allowances

Partner

Leave blank if you do not have a partner.

Children aged 15 and under

Leave blank if you do not have any children.

Children aged 16 and over

Leave blank if you do not have any children.

Your Tax and National Insurance contributions

Your partner's Tax and National Insurance contributions

Leave blank if you do not have a partner.

Your Standard allowance for employment expenses

Leave blank if not applicable.

Your partner's Standard allowance for employment expenses

Leave blank if not applicable or if you do not have a partner.

Your Maintenance payments actually being made

Leave blank if not applicable, otherwise include payments for children and/or a former/separated spouse.

Your partner's Maintenance payments actually being made

Leave blank if not applicable or do not have a partner, otherwise include payments for children and/or a former/separated spouse.

Childcare costs because of work/self-employment

Leave blank if not applicable.

Your Payment of income contribution order (Criminal Defence only)

Leave blank if not applicable.

Your partner's Payment of income contribution order (Criminal Defence only)

Leave blank if not applicable or if you do not have a partner.

Your Evidence

We need evidence of your income and expenditure in order to process your Legal Aid application. Please provide us with all compulsory documents. Failure to do so may result in us asking you to complete this application again.

Proof of income

3 months of Bank Statements

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3 months of Benefit Statements

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Ignore if not applicable. This is compulsory for those who are applying for Legal Aid and are receiving state benefits.

Self-employed - Complete financial accounts (3 months)

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Ignore if not applicable.

Self-employed - Self-assessment Tax Return (3 months)

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Ignore if not applicable.

Benefits in Kind

P11D tax form

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Ignore if not applicable.

Other Income

Pension Statements (3 months)

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Ignore if not applicable.

Rental Income (3 months)

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Ignore if not applicable.

Student Loan/Grant Income Statements

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Ignore if not applicable.

Immigration & Asylum Support Letter (Immigration and Asylum only)

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Letter from AS or Local Authority that the individual is in receipt of support. Letter must be less than 6 months old.

Tax Credit Award Notice and other HMRC rebates

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Please include letters or ignore if not applicable

Expenditure

Wage Slips (3 months)

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Ignore if not applicable.

Mortgage statement/Tenancy Agreement

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Child Maintenance Receipts & Copy of Order

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Ignore if not applicable.

Privacy Notice

PURPOSE

This privacy notice sets out the standards that you can expect from the Legal Aid Agency when we request or hold personal information (‘personal data’) about you; how you can get access to a copy of your personal data; and what you can do if you think the standards are not being met. The Legal Aid Agency is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The MoJ is the data controller for the personal information we hold. The Legal Aid Agency collects and processes personal data for the exercise of its own and associated public functions. Our public function is to provide legal aid.

For more information on our Privact Policy, visit https://leonardsolicitors.co.uk/privacy-policy/

Declaration

Please tick the box below which applies to you:

I have not already received legal help or family help (lower) from a solicitor or contracted provider on this matter.
I have already received legal help or family help (lower) from a solicitor or contracted provider on this matter.

If so, when:

I agree to my solicitor or contracted provider having a first charge on any money or property (including costs) which I recover or preserve in or in relation to the matter for which I am being advised. (Family help (lower) cases which exceed the standard fee only).

This is a true statement of all my and my partner's income and assets in the UK and abroad.

I understand that I must tell you immediately if there are any changes in my or my partner's financial circumstances.

I agree that the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) can contact other parties to check these facts and I authorise those parties to provide the information they are asked for.

I understand that the LAA may check my income and capital status with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and authorise HMRC to carry out such checks as are necessary to verify my financial status and give that information to LAA.

I understand that the LAA may confirm my receipt of continuing benefit with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP may carry out such processing as is necessary to check this information remains correct and may inform the LAA of any relevant changes.

I understand that if I give false information or withhold any relevant information the services provided to me may be cancelled at which point I will become liable to pay all the costs that have been incurred and I may be prosecuted.

Client agreement

I agree to the above statement and I will come into Leonard Solicitors LLP office to sign my CW1 form unless I have reasons I am not able to.

Client agreement

Partner Declaration

Only applicable if your partner's details have been completed on this form then they must agree the authority below.

This is a true statement of all my income and assets in the UK and abroad. I agree to the LAA checking these facts with other parties such as the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and I authorise those parties (including HMRC and DWP) to provide the information they are asked for.

Partner Agreement

I agree to the above statement, and I will come into Leonard Solicitors LLP office to sign my CW1 form unless I have reasons that I am not able to.

Date of partner signature

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Ethnicity

Disability

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Financial Eligibility

Part A: Capital (Family category for divorce and domestic abuse only)

Part B: Capital (Criminal Defence, Immigration, Housing categories)

Part C: Income

Expenditure

Your Evidence

Proof of income

Expenditure

Privacy Notice

Declaration

Partner Declaration

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Your earnings

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Equal Opportunities Monitoring

Ethnicity

Disability

Your details

Financial Eligibility

Part A: Capital (Family category for divorce and domestic abuse only)

Part B: Capital (Criminal Defence, Immigration, Housing categories)

Part C: Income

Expenditure

Your Evidence

Proof of income

Expenditure

Privacy Notice

Declaration

Partner Declaration

Not entitled to Legal Aid?

Your earnings

Not entitled to Legal Aid?

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