# Contract management guidance. Legal Aid Agency, 'Contract management: mental health guidance' (v5, 1 September 2024)

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**Created:** [16 May 2025 10:35 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/contract-management-guidance-legal-aid-agency-contract-management-mental-health-guidance-v5-1-september-2024/3670 "2025-05-16T10:35:00Z")\
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— The version history states that the changes made since v4 (20 March 2023) are: "Amended to include a new provision under alternative arrangements. Designated Accredited Representatives has been removed as a provision from the mental health specification. Reference to advocacy before the Mental Health Tribunal (MHT) has been added."

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Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Legal\_Aid\_Agency,\_%27Contract\_management:\_mental\_health\_guidance%27\_(v5,\_1\_September\_2024)?id=160525-1035](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Legal_Aid_Agency,_%27Contract_management:_mental_health_guidance%27_(v5,_1_September_2024)?id=160525-1035)