Independent Legal Advisors Service
Ministry of Justice
What it funds
Ministry of Justice invites applications for the Independent Legal Advisors (ILAs) Service grant.The purpose of this grant funding will be:· For ILAs to provide help to victims in England and Wales of rape and assault by penetration, as defined under s1 and s2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Victims must be aged 18 or over to access the service and must be 16 or over at the time of offence.· The Grant Recipient will have discretion over how to approach cases where contact is made with the servi
Who can apply
Application are invited from public, non-profit or private sector organisations or a consortium of such organisations providing they are UK-based. Applicants must register for or hold a Supplier account on Ministry of Justice's e-sourcing platform and will need to provide relevant information to satisfy due diligence/eligibility checks.MoJ will award the grant in a single lot therefore organisations or consortiums must be able to deliver a service across England and Wales. MoJ will not co-ordinate or facilitate consortiums/partnerships from among applicants wishing to deliver a partial service and applications must be made by the Lead Partner with the agreement of other partners within their consortium.Government Grant funding cannot be used to generate profit however the grant can be used to support full cost recovery of the ILA service including a reasonable contribution to corporate overheads - any recharge rate used in your costings must be specified.
How to apply
All applications must be submitted through MoJ's e-sourcing platform using the link below:Ministry of Justice Sourcing PortalFor reference the Independent Legal Advisors Service Grant is Prj_17828 and all grant competition documents can be found under ITT_10689
Last checked against the official source: 3 Jul 2026. Scheme parameters are set by the funder and can change — verify before applying, or let us do it for you.