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The LAA operates a strict compliance regime when it comes to auditing crime lower bills, and mistakes can often result in a Contract Notice, corrective action, and further follow-up activity within 6 months. This course will take you through the various aspects of crime lower billing, with discussions on topics such as what is and is not claimable; how you apply series of offences guidance; what evidence is required to claim a trial fee when a matter is discontinued; how do the LAA audit travel and other disbursement claims (including the rules when instructing an agent); and what evidence must be present on files to avoid any issues on audit. Key aspects of the Crime Contract, Criminal Bills Assessment Manual and Codes Guidance will be included, along with a discussion of common errors that are made; and how to claim non-standard and escape fee matters. Target Audience This online course is aimed at anyone involved in billing Legal Aid Police Station and Magistrates Court matters or managing an LAA Crime Contract. Resources Course notes will be provided to all delegates which may be useful for ongoing reference or cascade training. Please note a recording of the course will not be made available. Speaker Steve Keeling, Consultant, DG Legal Steve joined DG Legal after leaving the Legal Aid Agency in August 2016. In his 17 years at the LAA, he worked in the audit team as both auditor and manager and was a Contract Manager for several years. Steve is also a certified SQM auditor and undertakes audits on behalf of Recognising Excellence as well as running training sessions for the SQM Audit Team periodically.

A taster course on the theory element of Phlebotomy. A follow on Introduction to Phlebotomy course with full training is also available.

GDPR Practitioner

The LAA operates a strict compliance regime when it comes to auditing family controlled work matters, and mistakes can often result in a Contract Notice, corrective action, and further follow-up activity within 6 months. This course will discuss the various aspects of family controlled work billing, with discussions on topics such as how to bill private law, public law, and help with mediation matters; how to evidence whether substantive negotiations and a settlement have taken place in private law matters; how do the LAA audit travel and other disbursement claims; what evidence must be present on files to avoid any issues on audit – including scope, gateway evidence, and forms/evidence of means (rules on evidence of means will be included in brief, however, a separate, more in-depth Civil Means Assessment Guidance Course is available); and the rules on claiming separate matters and escape fees. Key aspects of the Civil Contract and associated LAA Guidance (including the Codes Guidance) will be included, along with a discussion of common errors that are made. Target Audience This online course is aimed at anyone involved in billing Family Controlled Work matters or managing an LAA Family Contract. Resources Course notes will be provided to all delegates which may be useful for ongoing reference or cascade training. Please note a recording of the course will not be made available. Speaker Steve Keeling, Consultant, DG Legal Steve joined DG Legal after leaving the Legal Aid Agency in August 2016. In his 17 years at the LAA, he worked in the audit team as both auditor and manager and was a Contract Manager for several years. Steve is also a certified SQM auditor and undertakes audits on behalf of Recognising Excellence as well as running training sessions for the SQM Audit Team periodically.

This Foundation Certificate  is an internationally recognised qualification, endorsed by TQUK, which is regulated by Ofqual, a UK Government department.

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A one day course on GDPR for beginners, including practical exercises.

This course satisfies the supervision requirements in the LAA Standard Contract & covers the key skills needed to ensure compliance with the LAA Contract.

  The GDPR came into effect in May 2018. This legislation is designed to guide organisations in their obligations relative to the processing of personal and sensitive data. About This Course   Organisations are required to comply with the GDPR regardless of their size of business. If you process 'personal data', there is a potential need to be compliant with the legislation. The scope of the GDPR considers how this information is collected, stored, used, transported, shared and disposed of. To ensure organisations' understand this obligation, this interactive one-day course considers both scoping and auditing of an organisations processing activities, as well as an understanding of compliance with GDPR.  Learning Outcomes; GDPR - what is it and how does it apply to us? Personal and sensitive data Lawful basis for processing Consent and the GDPR The Data Protection Act 2018 Data Subject rights The role of the ICO Data breach or Incident? Privacy by Design and by default GDPR Audit checklist Prerequisites   There are no prerequisites to attend this course, however all attendees are expected to have a basic understanding of the Data Protection principles. What's Included?   Refreshments & Lunch (Classroom courses only) Course Slide Deck Quizzes Who Should Attend?   The course is designed for any member of the organisation whose role includes processing personal data. Data Protection Officers, Information Security team members or Information Governance Leads who may also see benefit in attending. Accreditation Assessment    There is no exam with this course but delegates do receive a Course Attendance Certificate and an 8 hour CPD Certificate. Provided by   This course is Accredited by NACS and administered by the IECB

With over 140 clients, from FTSE 100 companies to small SMEs, from publishing to transport services, from central Government to Parish Council, we are well placed to provide GDPR consultancy services to all businesses, local authorities and charities.