3. In Table 1, “consumer general contract”, “employment” and “personal injury” have the same meanings as in the category definitions of the 2010 Standard Civil Contract in force on 31st March 2013 M1.E+W
Table 1
Category Definition | F1... Standard Fee | F1... Escape Fee Threshold |
---|---|---|
Actions Against the Police | £239 | £717 |
Clinical Negligence | £195 | £585 |
Community Care | £266 | £798 |
Debt | £180 | £540 |
Education | £272 | £816 |
Housing | £157 | £471 |
Miscellaneous | £159 (consumer general contract) £207 (employment) [F2£157 (injunctions under Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and related parenting orders)] £203 (personal injury) £79 (all other matters) | £477 (consumer general contract) £621 (employment) [F2£471 (injunctions under Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and related parenting orders)] £609 (personal injury) £237 (all other matters) |
Public Law | £259 | £777 |
Welfare Benefits | £150 | £450 |
Table 2(a): Legal help
Family Public Law
Region | Fee |
---|---|
National | £132 |
Table 2(b): Family help (lower) - section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision proceedings only
Region | Fee |
---|---|
National | £365 |
[F3Table 2(c): Legal representation – section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision proceedings only
Party | Person before whom proceedings are heard | Number of clients | Midlands | North | London and South | Wales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child | [F4Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | 1 | £1,754 | £1,438 | £2,013 | £1,965 |
Child | [F4Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | 2 or more | £2,630 | £2,156 | £3,020 | £2,948 |
Child | Judge of High Court judge level | 1 | £2,332 | £1,913 | £2,678 | £2,613 |
Child | Judge of High Court judge level | 2 or more | £3,498 | £2,869 | £4,015 | £3,919 |
Joined Party | [F4Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £930 | £718 | £1,081 | £1,171 | |
Joined Party | Judge of High Court judge level | £1,237 | £956 | £1,437 | £1,557 | |
Parent | [F4Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | 1 | £2,300 | £1,911 | £2,616 | £2,370 |
Parent | [F4Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | 2 | £2,876 | £2,388 | £3,270 | £2,962 |
Parent | Judge of High Court judge level | 1 | £3,059 | £2,541 | £3,479 | £3,152 |
Parent | Judge of High Court judge level | 2 | £3,824 | £3,177 | £4,349 | £3,940] |
Table 3(a): Legal help
Family Private Law
Region | Fee |
---|---|
National | £86 |
Table 3(b): Legal help – Divorce petition only
Region | Fee |
---|---|
National | £146 |
Table 3(c): Family help (lower) - Children
Region | Fee | Settlement Fee |
---|---|---|
London | £230 | £138 |
Non-London | £199 | £119 |
Table 3(d): Family help (lower) - Finance
Region | Fee | Settlement Fee |
---|---|---|
London | £241 | £145 |
Non-London | £208 | £125 |
Table 3(e): Help with family mediation
Activity | Fee |
---|---|
Mediation Advice | £150 |
Mediation Consent Order (Finance) | £200 |
[F5Table 3(f): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Children
Region | Person or court before whom proceedings are heard | Family help (higher) Standard Fee | Legal representation Standard Fee |
---|---|---|---|
London | [F6Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £424 | £302 |
London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £509 | £362 |
Non-London | [F6Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £353 | £251 |
Non-London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £424 | £302] |
[F7Table 3(g): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Finance
Region | Person or court before whom proceedings are heard | Family help (higher) Standard Fee | Family help (higher) Settlement Fee | Legal representation Standard Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|
London | [F8Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £471 | £95 | £374 |
London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £565 | £113 | £449 |
Non-London | [F8Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £392 | £78 | £311 |
Non-London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £471 | £95 | £374] |
[F9Table 3(h): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Domestic Abuse Proceedings
Region | Person or court before whom proceedings are heard | Legal representation Standard Fee |
---|---|---|
London | [F10Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £608 |
London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £729 |
Non-London | [F10Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £507 |
Non-London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £608] |
Table 4(a): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees
Immigration and Asylum
Type of matter | Stage 1 (legal help) | Stage 2a (controlled legal representation) | Stage 2b (controlled legal representation) | [F11Stage 2c–online procedure (controlled legal representation) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Asylum | £413 | £227 | £567 | £627 |
Immigration – non-asylum | £234 | £227 | £454 | £527] |
Table 4(b): Additional Payment – UKBA Interview
Representation at UKBA Interview | £266 |
Table 4(c): Additional Payments for Advocacy Services
Oral Case Management Review Hearing | £166 |
Telephone Case Management Review Hearing | £90 |
Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal | Asylum - £302 Immigration - £ 237 |
Additional Day Substantive Hearing | Asylum - £161 Immigration - £161 |
Table 4(d): Immigration Removal Centres Standard Fees (for Exclusive Schedule Holders only)
On Site Surgery – advising 5 or more clients | £360 |
On Site Surgery – advising 4 clients or less | £180 |
Fast Track Standby Payment | £34.02 |
Table 5(a): Basic Fees
Mental Health
Basic Fees | Value |
---|---|
Mental Health – non Tribunal | £253 |
Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £129 |
Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £321 |
Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £294 |
Table 5(b): Additional Fees
Additional Fees | Value |
---|---|
Adjourned Hearing Fee | £117 |
Remote Travel Payment: Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £69 |
Remote Travel Payment: Non-Tribunal, Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings), Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £138 |
Table 6: Standard Fee
Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme
Region | Standard Fee |
---|---|
London | £75.60 |
Non-London | £71.55 |
[F12Table 7: Standard Fee
2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) [F13and 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)]
Standard Fee | £208] |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 omitted (23.3.2015) by virtue of The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)(i)
F2Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)(ii)
F3Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(3) (with regs. 3-7)
F4Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 2(c) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 14(3)(a) (with reg. 4)
F5Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(f) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(4) (with regs. 3-7)
F6Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(f) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 14(3)(b) (with reg. 4)
F7Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(g) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(5) (with regs. 3-7)
F8Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(g) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 14(3)(c) (with reg. 4)
F9Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(h) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(6) (with regs. 3-7)
F10Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(h) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 14(3)(d) (with reg. 4)
F11Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 4(a) inserted (temp.) (8.6.2020) by virtue of The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/515), regs. 1(2), 2(2) (with reg. 1(3)) (which affecting provision is revoked (7.10.2020) by virtue of The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1001), regs. 1(2), 3)
F12Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 7 inserted (1.2.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/7), regs. 1, 2(4)
F13Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 7 heading inserted (1.11.2016) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration and Statutory Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/983), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)
Marginal Citations
M1The contract is available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office) at 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.