The LAA is now accepting initial costs limits of £25000 under certain proceedings.
For Special Children Act proceedings CCMS will automatically offer £25000 as the default cost limit. For other qualifying proceedings you should request the £25000 limit in the Proceedings and Costs section of the application.
From Proceedings and Costs click the Case Cost Limitation link once you have added all proceedings required.
In the Requested Cost Limitation field overtype the default cost limit that CCMS offers with 25000.00 and click Confirm.
You can then continue with the application as normal.
In the Merits Assessment section you will be asked to justify your additional cost limit. Please use the following wording to justify the increase:
‘We are applying for the new default cost limit.’
The following proceedings attract a default £25000 cost limit:
| Public Law | |
| Care Proceedings | Discharge Care |
| Supervision Proceedings | Vary/Discharge Supervision |
| Emergency Protection Order / Extend Emergency Protection Order | Contact Child in Care / Refuse Contact Child in Care |
| Secure Accommodation | Education Supervision Order |
| Section 37 Order (stand-alone) | Child Assessment Order |
| Placement Order (stand-alone) | Vary / Discharge Placement Order (stand-alone) |
| Children | |
| Parental Responsibility (including vary/discharge) | Prohibited Steps (including vary/discharge) |
| Specific Issue (including vary/discharge) | Declaration of Parentage |
| CAO Contact (including vary/discharge) | CAO Residence (including vary/discharge) |
| Special Guardianship (including vary/discharge) | Adoption (stand-alone) |
| Remove Children from Jurisdiction | Enforcement of any Section 8 Order |
| Disclosure of Child’s Whereabouts under Section 33 | Recovery of a Child under Section 34 |
| Domestic Abuse | |
| Non-Molestation (including vary/discharge) | Occupation (including vary/discharge) |
| Forced Marriage Protection Order | Female Genital Mutilation Protection Order |