Chapter 18: Legal aid contracts >CHAPTER 18Legal aid contracts18.1Introduction18.4Civil Standard Contracts18.6Crime Standard Contract18.7Elements of the contract18.8Contract for signature18.11Office Schedule18.16Supplementary matter starts18.18Standard Terms 201318.20Crime Standard Terms 201718.21Civil and Crime Specifications18.23Applying for Civil or Family Contracts18.28How long contracts last18.29Tenders18.33Applying for Civil Contracts from 201818.35Timetable18.36Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes (HPCDS)18.37More flexibility18.39Telephone contracts18.40Applying for Crime Contracts18.41The Public Defender Service18.42Crime – very high cost case accreditation18.44Community Legal Advice services18.45Other kinds of contract with the LAA