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The Legal Services Commission has amended the listed forms which must be used from 1st April but not before this date. CLSCLAIM1 and CLSCLAIM2 have both been revised to enable legal aid suppliers to record the new case outcome codes which come into force on 1st April. Guidance on the use of these new codes can be found in the Certificates Outcomes Checklist (form COC) which has been added to your range alongside CDS13 which used only to be accessed via the Legal Services Commission's website. Practitioners should discard both the Criminal and Civil Keycards ABWOR37, ABWOR37A and CLSADMIN5. Please see deletion instructions below. These new and amended form cannot be used before 1st April so practitioners must continue to use the current versions of all these forms until 31st March but not thereafter. CRIM_B has been amended by the Lord Chancellor's Department to reflect the introduction of the Tax Credits Act 2002 on 7th April 2003. CRIM_A remains unaffected by these changes. Finally, the macro has also been enhanced on CDS7 and is enclosed for your use.