The Community Legal Service (Funding) Order 2007

Hourly Rates – Licensed Work

Part 9 Family Prescribed Rates

Table 9 (a): Care Proceedings

Activity	Higher Courts	County court and magistrates’ court
Writing routine letters	£4.70 per item	£4.10 per item
Receiving routine letters	£2.35 per hour	£2.05 per item
Routine telephone calls	£4.70 per item	£4.10 per item
Preparation and attendance	£77.85 per hour (London Rate) £73.15 per hour (Non London Rate)	£68.20 per hour (London Rate) £64.90 per hour (Non London Rate)
Attending at court or conference with counsel	£41.25 per hour	£36.30 per hour
Advocacy	£77.85 per hour (London Rate) £73.15 per hour (Non London Rate)	£71.50 per hour
Travelling and waiting time	£35.75 per hour	£32.45 per hour

Table 9 (b): Other Family Proceedings

Activity	Higher Courts	County court and magistrates’ court
Writing routine letters	£7.05 per item	£6.00 per item
Receiving routine letters	£3.50 per hour	£3.00 per item
Routine telephone calls	£7.05 per item	£6.00 per item
Preparation and attendance	£78.40 per hour (London Rate) £73.05 per hour (Non London Rate)	£66.00 per hour (London Rate) £61.00 per hour (Non London Rate)
Attending at court or conference with counsel	£41.25 per hour	£36.00 per hour
Advocacy	£78.40 per hour (London Rate) £73.05 per hour (Non London Rate)	£66.00 per hour (London Rate) £63.00 per hour (Non London Rate)
Travelling and waiting time	£35.75 per hour	£32.00 per hour(London Rate) £31.00 per hour (Non London Rate)

Part 10 Non Family Prescribed Rates

Table 10 (a): Higher Courts, county courts and magistrates’ courts for work carried out within a Specialist Quality Mark Category

Activity	Higher Courts	County court and magistrates’ court
Writing routine letters	£7.50 per item	£6.60 per item
Routine telephone calls	£4.15 per hour	£3.65 per item
Preparation and attendance	£79.50 per hour (London Rate) £75.00 per hour (Non London Rate)	£70.00 per hour (London Rate) £66.00 per hour (Non London Rate)
Attending at court or conference with counsel	£37.00 per hour	£32.50 per hour
Advocacy	£75.00 per hour	£66.00 per hour
Travelling and waiting time	£33.25 per hour	£29.20 per hour

Table 10 (b): Higher Courts, county court and magistrates’ court for work not carried out within a Specialist Quality Mark Category

Activity	Higher Courts	County court and magistrates’ court
Writing routine letters	£7.40 per item	£6.50 per item
Routine telephone calls	£4.10 per hour	£3.60 per item
Preparation and attendance	£78.50 per hour (London Rate) £74.00 per hour (Non London Rate)	£69.00 per hour (London Rate) £65.00 per hour (Non London Rate)
Attending at court or conference with counsel	£36.40 per hour	£32.00 per hour
Advocacy	£74.00 per hour	£65.00 per hour
Travelling and waiting time	£32.70 per hour	£28.75 per hour

Table 10 (c) Other Tribunals

Activity	London Rate	Non London Rate
Preparation and attendance	£61.20 per hour	£57.25 per hour
Routine letters out and telephone calls	£4.40 per item	£4.10 per item
Advocacy	£69.60 per hour	£69.60 per hour
Attending tribunal or conference with counsel	£32.55 per hour	£32.55 per hour
Travelling and waiting time	£30.30 per hour	£29.45 per hour

Part 11 Family Mediation Family Mediation Fees

Table 11 (a): Willingness Test

Willingness Test
	£25

Table 11 (b): Assessment Meetings

Activity
Assessment alone	£87
Assessment separate	£87
Assessment together	£130

Table 11 (c): Mediation Fees

Category of Work	Single Session	Multi Session	Agreed Proposal
All Issues Mediation Sole	£168	£756	£252
All Issues Mediation Co	£230	£1,064	£252
Property and Finance Sole	£168	£588	£189
Property and Finance Co	£230	£834	£189
Child Sole	£168	£462	£126
Child Co	£230	£647	£126