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SCHEDULE 1E+WAdvocates' Graduated Fee Scheme

PART 5E+WFixed Fees

General provisionsE+W

11.—(1) All work undertaken by an advocate in a case to which Part 4 applies is included within the fee set out in paragraph 10 except for attendance at a confiscation hearing to which paragraph 14 applies.

(2) Except as provided under this Part, all work undertaken by an advocate in a case to which Part 3 applies is included within the basic fee F1... specified in the table following paragraph 5, or [F2the basic fee specified in the tables] following paragraph 8, as appropriate to—

(a)the offence for which the assisted person is tried;

(b)the category of advocate; and

(c)whether the case is a cracked trial, guilty plea or trial.

Textual Amendments

F1Word in Sch. 1 para. 11(2) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/220), regs. 1, 15(a) (with reg. 34)

Fees for F3...standard appearancesE+W

12.—F4(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) The fee payable in respect of an appearance by the trial advocate or substitute advocate at a F5...standard appearance F6... is specified in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of trial advocate or substitute advocate.

F7(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) This paragraph does not apply to a standard appearance which is or forms part of the main hearing in a case or to a hearing for which a fee is payable elsewhere under this Schedule.

Textual Amendments

F6Words in Sch. 1 para. 12(2) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/220), regs. 1, 16(b) (with reg. 34)

Fees for abuse of process, disclosure, admissibility and withdrawal of plea hearingsE+W

13.—(1) This paragraph applies to—

(a)the hearing of an application to stay the case on indictment or any count on the ground that the proceedings constitute an abuse of the process of the court;

(b)any hearing relating to the question of whether any material should be disclosed by the prosecution to the defence or the defence to the prosecution (whether or not any claim to public interest immunity is made);

(c)the hearing of an application under section 2(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965 M1 (issue of witness summons on application to Crown Court) for disclosure of material held by third parties;

(d)any hearing relating to the question of the admissibility as evidence of any material; F8...

[F9(da)a ground rules hearing ordered in a case in which a special measures direction provides for a recording to be admitted under section 28 (video recorded cross-examination or re-examination) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, and for this purpose “special measures direction” has the meaning given in section 33(1) (interpretation etc. of Chapter I) of that Act; and]

(e)the hearing of an application to withdraw a plea of guilty where the application is—

(i)made by an advocate other than the advocate who appeared at the hearing at which the plea of guilty was entered; and

(ii)unsuccessful.

(2) Where a hearing to which this paragraph applies is held on any day of the main hearing of a case on indictment, no separate fee is payable in respect of attendance at the hearing, but the hearing is included in the length of the main hearing for the purpose of calculating the fees payable.

(3) Where a hearing to which this paragraph applies is held prior to the first or only day of the main hearing, it is not included in the length of the main hearing for the purpose of calculating the fees payable and the trial advocate or substitute advocate must be remunerated for attendance at such a hearing—

(a)in respect of any day where the hearing begins before and ends after the luncheon adjournment, at the daily rate set out in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of trial advocate or substitute advocate; or

(b)in respect of any day where the hearing begins and ends before the luncheon adjournment, or begins after the luncheon adjournment, at the half-daily rate set out in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of trial advocate or substitute advocate.

Textual Amendments

F8Word in Sch. 1 para. 13(1)(d) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/220), regs. 1, 17(a) (with reg. 34)

Marginal Citations

M11965 c 69.

Fees for confiscation hearingsE+W

14.—(1) This paragraph applies to—

(a)a hearing under Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 M2 (confiscation: England and Wales);

(b)a hearing under section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 M3 (confiscation orders); and

(c)a hearing under section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 M4 (confiscation orders).

(2) A hearing to which this paragraph applies is not included in the length of the main hearing or of any sentencing hearing for the purpose of calculating the fees payable, and the trial advocate or substitute advocate must be remunerated in respect of such a hearing—

(a)where the number of pages of evidence is fewer than 51, for attendance—

(i)in respect of any day when the hearing begins before and ends after the luncheon adjournment, at the daily rate set out in the first section of the table following this sub-paragraph; or

(ii)in respect of any day when the hearing begins and ends before the luncheon adjournment, or begins after the luncheon adjournment, at the half-daily rate set out in the first section of that table,

as appropriate to the category of trial advocate or substitute advocate;

(b)where the number of pages of evidence is between 51 and 1000—

(i)at the rates for the relevant number of pages set out in the second section of the table following this sub-paragraph; and

(ii)where the hearing lasts for more than one day, for attendance on subsequent days or half-days at the daily rate or half-daily rate set out in the first section of that table,

as appropriate to the category of trial advocate or substitute advocate; or

(c)where the number of pages of evidence exceeds 1000—

(i)at the rates for 751 to 1000 pages set out in the second section of the table following this sub-paragraph;

(ii)with such fee as the appropriate officer considers reasonable for preparation in respect of the pages in excess of 1000, at the hourly rates for preparation set out in the third section of that table; and

(iii)where the hearing lasts for more than one day, for attendance on subsequent days or half-days at the daily rate or half-daily rate set out in the first section of that table,

as appropriate to the category of trial advocate or substitute advocate.

Fees for confiscation hearings
Fee for QC (£)Fee for Leading Junior (£)Fee for Junior Alone (£)Fee for Led Junior (£)
1. Daily and half daily rates
Half daily rate260195130130
Daily rate497346238238
2. Pages of evidence
51-250649541433324
251-500973811649486
501-7501,2981,081865649
751-10001,9461,6221,298973
3. Preparation
hourly rates74563939

(3) In sub-paragraph (2) “evidence” means—

(a)the statement of information served under section 16 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and relied on by the prosecution for the purposes of a hearing under Part 2 of that Act, or a similar statement served and so relied on for the purposes of a hearing under section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 or under section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and, in each case, any attached annexes and exhibits;

(b)any other document which—

(i)is served as a statement or an exhibit for the purposes of the trial;

(ii)is specifically referred to in, but not served with, a statement mentioned in paragraph (a); and

(iii)the prosecution state that they intend to rely on in the hearing; and

(c)any written report of an expert obtained with the prior authority of the Lord Chancellor under regulation 13 or allowed by the appropriate officer under these Regulations, and any attached annexes and exhibits, other than documents contained in such annexes or exhibits which have also been served under paragraph (a) or (b) or which consist of financial records or similar data.

Marginal Citations

M22002 c 29.

Fees for sentencing hearingsE+W

[F1015.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), the fee payable to an advocate for appearing at a sentencing hearing is the fixed sentencing hearing fee.

(2) Where sentence has been deferred under section 1 (deferment of sentence) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000, the fee payable to an advocate for appearing at a sentencing hearing is the fee for a deferred sentencing hearing for the category of the advocate concerned which is set out in the fixed fees table.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), where a hospital direction, a hospital order or a restriction order is in force in respect of an assisted person in a sentencing hearing, the fee payable to an advocate for appearing at the sentencing hearing is a fee (the “DAF equivalent fee”) which is equal to the daily attendance fee under paragraph 5A which relates to the category of the advocate concerned and the band within which the offence for which the assisted person is to be sentenced falls.

(4) Where the sentencing hearing takes place on a day, or at a time, in respect of which an advocate receives, or is to receive, a banded fee—

(a)no fixed sentencing hearing fee is payable to the advocate for appearing at the sentencing hearing under sub-paragraph (1);

(b)no DAF equivalent fee is payable to the advocate for appearing at the sentencing hearing under sub-paragraph (3).

(5) In this paragraph—

“banded fee” means a basic fee under paragraph 5, a daily attendance fee under paragraph 5A or a basic fee (in respect of a guilty plea or a cracked trial) under paragraph 8;

“fixed fees table” means the table following paragraph 24;

“fixed sentencing hearing fee” means the fee for a sentencing hearing for the category of the advocate concerned which is set out in fixed fees table;

“hospital direction” has the meaning given in section 45A (power of higher courts to direct hospital admission) of the Mental Health Act 1983;

“hospital order” has the meaning given in section 37 (powers of courts to order hospital admission or guardianship) of the Mental Health Act 1983;

“sentencing hearing” means a sentencing hearing following a case on indictment to which this Schedule applies.]

Textual Amendments

Fees for ineffective trialsE+W

16.  The fee set out in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of trial advocate is payable in respect of each day on which the case was listed for trial but did not proceed on the day for which it was listed, for whatever reason.

Fees for special preparationE+W

17.—(1) This paragraph applies where, in any case on indictment in the Crown Court in respect of which a graduated fee is payable under Part 2 or Part 3—

(a)it has been necessary for an advocate to do work by way of preparation substantially in excess of the amount normally done for cases of the same type because the case involves a F11... novel point of law [F12; or]

[F13(b)the number of pages of prosecution evidence, as defined and determined in accordance with paragraph 1(2) to (5), exceeds—

(i)in cases falling within bands 6.1 to 6.5 (dishonesty offences, including proceeds of crime and money laundering), 30,000;

(ii)in cases falling within bands 9.1 to 9.7 (drugs offences), 15,000; or

(iii)in all other cases, 10,000,

and the appropriate officer considers it reasonable to make a payment in excess of the graduated fee payable under this Schedule.]

F14(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) Where this paragraph applies, a special preparation fee may be paid, in addition to the graduated fee payable under Part 2 or Part 3.

(3) The amount of the special preparation fee must be calculated—

(a)where sub-paragraph (1)(a) applies, from the number of hours preparation in excess of the amount the appropriate officer considers reasonable for cases of the same type;

(b)where sub-paragraph (1)(b) applies, from the number of hours which the appropriate officer considers reasonable to read the excess pages; F15...

F16(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and in each case using the hourly fee rates set out in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of trial advocate.

(4) Any claim for a special preparation fee under this paragraph must be made by [F17a trial] advocate, whether or not [F18the trial] advocate did the work claimed for.

(5) [F19A trial] advocate claiming a special preparation fee must supply such information and documents as may be required by the appropriate officer in support of the claim.

(6) In determining a claim under this paragraph, the appropriate officer must take into account all the relevant circumstances of the case, including, where special preparation work has been undertaken by more than one advocate, the benefit of such work to the trial advocate.

[F20(7) In sub-paragraphs (4) and (5), where the main hearing is a trial, “trial advocate” means the advocate who—

(a)is instructed pursuant to a section 16 determination to represent the assisted person at the trial, and

(b)attends the first day of the trial.]

Textual Amendments

F11Words in Sch. 1 para. 17(1)(a) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/220), regs. 1, 19(a)(i) (with reg. 34)

F15Word in Sch. 1 para. 17(3)(b) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/220), regs. 1, 19(d) (with reg. 34)

Fees for wasted preparationE+W

18.—(1) A wasted preparation fee may be claimed where a trial advocate in any case to which this paragraph applies is prevented from representing the assisted person in the main hearing by any of the following circumstances—

(a)the trial advocate is instructed to appear in other proceedings at the same time as the main hearing in the case and has been unable to secure a change of date for either the main hearing or the other proceedings;

(b)the date fixed for the main hearing is changed by the court despite the trial advocate's objection;

(c)the trial advocate has withdrawn from the case with the leave of the court because of the trial advocate's professional code of conduct or to avoid embarrassment in the exercise of the trial advocate's profession;

(d)the trial advocate has been dismissed by the assisted person or the litigator; or

(e)the trial advocate is obliged to attend at any place by reason of a judicial office held by the trial advocate or other public duty.

(2) This paragraph applies to every case on indictment to which this Schedule applies provided that—

(a)the case goes to trial, and the trial lasts for five days or more; or

(b)the case is a cracked trial, and the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds 150.

(3) The amount of the wasted preparation fee must be calculated from the number of hours of preparation reasonably carried out by the trial advocate, using the hourly fee rates set out in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of trial advocate, but no such fee is payable unless the number of hours of preparation is eight or more.

(4) Any claim for a wasted preparation fee under this paragraph must be made by [F21a trial] advocate, whether or not [F22the trial] advocate did the work claimed for.

(5) [F23A trial] advocate claiming a wasted preparation fee must supply such information and documents as may be required by the appropriate officer as proof of the circumstances in which the F24... advocate was prevented from representing the assisted person and of the number of hours of preparation.

[F25(6) In sub-paragraphs (4) and (5), where the main hearing is a trial, “trial advocate” means an advocate who—

(a)is instructed pursuant to a section 16 determination to represent the assisted person at the trial, and

(b)attends the first day of the trial.]

Textual Amendments

Fees for conferences and viewsE+W

19.—(1) This paragraph applies to the following types of work—

(a)attendance by the trial advocate at pre-trial conferences with prospective or actual expert witnesses not held at court;

(b)attendance by the trial advocate at views at the scene of the alleged offence;

(c)attendance by the trial advocate at pre-trial conferences with the assisted person not held at court;

(d)reasonable travelling time by the trial advocate for the purpose of attending a view at the scene of the alleged offence; or

(e)reasonable travelling time by the trial advocate for the purpose of attending a pre-trial conference with the assisted person or prospective or actual expert witness, where the appropriate officer is satisfied that the assisted person or prospective or actual expert witness was unable or could not reasonably have been expected to attend a conference at the trial advocate's chambers or office.

(2) The fees payable in respect of attendance at the first three pre-trial conferences or views, as set out in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c), are included in the basic fee F26... specified in the table following paragraph 5, or [F27the basic fee specified in the tables following] paragraph 8, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried, the category of trial advocate and whether the case is a guilty plea, cracked trial or trial, provided that the trial advocate satisfies the appropriate officer that the work was reasonably necessary.

(3) The fee specified in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of trial advocate is payable in the following circumstances, provided that the trial advocate satisfies the appropriate officer that the work was reasonably necessary—

(a)for trials lasting not less than 21 and not more than 25 days, and cracked trials where it was accepted by the court at [F28the first hearing at which the assisted person entered a plea] that the trial would last not less than 21 days and not more than 25 days, one further pre-trial conference or view not exceeding two hours;

(b)for trials lasting not less than 26 and not more than 35 days, and cracked trials where it was accepted by the court at [F28the first hearing at which the assisted person entered a plea] that the trial would last not less than 26 days and not more than 35 days, two further pre-trial conferences or views each not exceeding two hours; and

(c)for trials lasting not less than 36 days, and cracked trials where it was accepted by the court at [F28the first hearing at which the assisted person entered a plea] that the trial would last not less than 36 days and not more than 40 days, three further pre-trial conferences or views each not exceeding two hours.

(4) Travel expenses must be paid for all conferences and views set out in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c), provided that the trial advocate satisfies the appropriate officer that they were reasonably incurred.

(5) Travelling time must be paid for all conferences and views set out in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c), provided that the trial advocate satisfies the appropriate officer that it was reasonable.

Textual Amendments

F26Word in Sch. 1 para. 19(2) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/220), regs. 1, 20(a) (with reg. 34)

[F29Fees for further case management hearings and plea and trial preparation hearingsE+W

19A.  The fee payable to a trial advocate for a further case management hearing or a plea and trial preparation hearing held at court is the fee which corresponds with a hearing of that description, and the category of the advocate concerned, which is set out in the table following paragraph 24.]

Textual Amendments

Fees for appeals, committals for sentence and breach hearingsE+W

20.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs [F30(4) to (7)] and paragraph 26 the fee payable to a trial advocate in any of the hearings referred to in paragraph 2(1)(b) is the fixed fee specified in the table following paragraph 24.

(2) Where a hearing referred to in paragraph 2(1)(b) is listed but cannot proceed because of the failure of the assisted person or a witness to attend, the unavailability of a pre-sentence report, or other good reason, the fee payable to the advocate is the fixed fee specified in the table following paragraph 24.

(3) Where—

(a)a bail application;

(b)a mention hearing; or

(c)any other application,

takes place in the course of a hearing referred to in paragraph 2(1)(b), the fee payable to the advocate is the fixed fee specified in the table following paragraph 24.

(4) Where it appears to the appropriate officer that the fixed fee allowed under sub-paragraph (1) would be inappropriate taking into account all of the relevant circumstances of the case the appropriate officer may instead allow fees of such amounts as appear to the appropriate officer to be reasonable remuneration for the relevant work in accordance with sub-paragraph (5).

(5) The appropriate officer may allow any of the following classes of fees to an advocate in respect of work allowed by the appropriate officer under this paragraph—

(a)a fee for preparation including, where appropriate, the first day of the hearing including, where they took place on that day—

(i)short conferences;

(ii)consultations;

(iii)applications and appearances (including bail applications);

(iv)views at the scene of the alleged offence; and

(v)any other preparation;

(b)a refresher fee for any day or part of a day for which a hearing continued, including, where they took place on that day—

(i)short conferences;

(ii)consultations;

(iii)applications and appearances (including bail applications);

(iv)views at the scene of the alleged offence; and

(v)any other preparation; and

(c)subsidiary fees for—

(i)attendance at conferences, consultations and views at the scene of the alleged offence not covered by paragraph (a) or (b);

(ii)written advice on evidence, plea, appeal, case stated or other written work; and

(iii)attendance at applications and appearances (including bail applications and adjournments for sentence) not covered by paragraph (a) or (b).

[F31(6) Sub-paragraph (7) applies where the hearing—

(a)is an appeal from a magistrates’ court;

(b)is heard in the Crown Court; and

(c)lasts for more than one day.

(7) Where this sub-paragraph applies, the fee payable to the advocate—

(a)for the first day of the hearing, is the basic fee for band 17.1, set out in the table following paragraph 5, for the category of the advocate concerned;

(b)for the second day, and any subsequent days, of the hearing, is the daily attendance fee for band 17.1, set out in the table following paragraph 5A, for the category of the advocate concerned.]

Textual Amendments

Fees for contempt proceedingsE+W

21.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), remuneration for advocates in proceedings referred to in section 14(g) of the Act in the Crown Court must be at the rates specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

Category of advocatePayment rates (£ per day)
QC300
Leading Junior225
Led Junior or Junior acting alone150

(2) Where an advocate and a litigator are instructed in proceedings referred to in section 14(g) of the Act, remuneration must be at the rates specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, as appropriate to the category of advocate.

Category of advocatePayment rates (£ per day)
QC175
Leading Junior125
Led Junior or Junior acting alone100

Discontinuance or dismissal of F32... proceedingsE+W

22.—[F33(1) This paragraph applies to proceedings which are sent for trial to the Crown Court.]

(2) Where proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are discontinued by a notice served under section 23A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (discontinuance of proceedings after accused has been sent for trial) at any time before the prosecution serves its evidence in accordance with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 2005 M5 the advocate must be paid 50% of the basic fee F34... for a guilty plea, as specified in [F35Table A] following paragraph 8 as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is charged and the category of advocate.

(3) Where proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are discontinued by a notice served under section 23A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (discontinuance of proceedings after accused has been sent for trial) at any time after the prosecution serves its evidence in accordance with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 2005, the advocate must be paid a graduated fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

F36(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) Where, at [F37or before the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea]—

(a)the prosecution offers no evidence and the assisted person is discharged; or

(b)the case is remitted to the magistrates' court in accordance with paragraph 10(3)(a), 13(2) or 15(3)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,

the advocate instructed in the proceedings must be paid a graduated fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

(6) Where an application for dismissal is made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998F38... the advocate must be remunerated for attendance at the hearing of the application for dismissal—

(a)in respect of any day where the hearing begins before and ends after the luncheon adjournment, at the daily rate set out in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of advocate; or

(b)in respect of any day where the hearing begins and ends before the luncheon adjournment, or begins after the luncheon adjournment, at the half-daily rate set out in that table as appropriate to the category of advocate,

provided that a fee is not payable elsewhere under this Schedule in respect of any day of the hearing.

(7) Where an application for dismissal is made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998F39... and—

(a)the charge, or charges, are dismissed and the assisted person is discharged; or

(b)the case is remitted to the magistrates' court in accordance with paragraph 10(3)(a), 13(2) or 15(3)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,

in respect of the first day of the hearing of the application to dismiss, the advocate instructed in the proceedings must be paid a graduated fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

(8) Where an advocate represents more than one assisted person in proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (1), the advocate must be paid a fixed fee of 20% of—

(a)the fee specified in sub-paragraph (2) where that sub-paragraph applies; or

(b)the basic fee F40... specified in the [F41tables] following paragraph 8 where sub-paragraph (3), (4) or (5) applies, as appropriate for the circumstances set out in the relevant sub-paragraph,

in respect of each additional assisted person the advocate represents.

Textual Amendments

F40Word in Sch. 1 para. 22(8)(b) omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/220), regs. 1, 23(b)(i) (with reg. 34)

Marginal Citations

Noting brief feesE+W

23.  The fee payable to an advocate retained solely for the purpose of making a note of any hearing must be the daily fee set out in the table following paragraph 24.

Fixed feesE+W

24.  The table following this paragraph sets out the fixed fees payable in relation to the category of work specified in the first column of the table.

[F42Fixed Fees
Category of workParagraph providing for feeJunior Alone or Led JuniorLeading JuniorQueen’s Counsel
Standard Appearance12(2)£90 per day£135 per day£180 per day
Abuse of process hearing13(1)(a) and (3)

£238 full day

£130 half day

£346 full day

£195 half day

£497 full day

£260 half day

Hearings relating to disclosure13(1)(b), (c) and (3)

£238 full day

£130 half day

£346 full day

£195 half day

£497 full day

£260 half day

Hearings relating to the admissibility of evidence13(1)(d) and (3)

£238 full day

£130 half day

£346 full day

£195 half day

£497 full day

£260 half day

Ground rules hearings13(1)(da) and (3)

£238 full day

£130 half day

£346 full day

£195 half day

£497 full day

£260 half day

Hearings on withdrawal of guilty plea13(1)(e) and (3)

£238 full day

£130 half day

£346 full day £195 half day£497 full day £260 half day
Sentencing hearing15£125 per day£190 per day£250 per day
Deferred sentencing hearing15(2)£173 per day£238 per day£324 per day
Ineffective trial hearing16£300 per day£300 per day£300 per day
Special preparation17£39 per hour£56 per hour£74 per hour
Wasted preparation18£39 per hour£56 per hour£74 per hour
Conferences and views19£40 per hour£60 per hour£80 per hour
Further case management hearing19A£100 per day£150 per day£200 per day
Plea and trial preparation hearing19A£125 per day£190 per day£250 per day
Appeals to the Crown Court against sentence20£150 per day£225 per day£300 per day
Appeals to the Crown Court against conviction20£250 per day£375 per day£500 per day
Proceedings relating to the breach of an order of the Crown Court20(1)£108 per day£151 per day£216 per day
Committal for sentence20(1) and (2)£150 per day£225 per day£300 per day
Adjourned appeals, committals for sentence and breach hearings20(2)£87 per day£130 per day£173 per day
Bail applications, mentions and other applications in appeal, committals for sentence and breach hearings20(3)£87 per day£130 per day£173 per day
Second and subsequent days of an application to dismiss22(6)£238 full day £130 half day£346 full day £195 half day£497 full day £260 half day
Noting brief23£108 per day£108 per day£108 per day
Hearing for mitigation of sentence34£108 per day£173 per day£260 per day]

Textual Amendments

[F43Warrant for arrestE+W

24A.—(1) This paragraph applies where—

(a)the assisted person fails to attend a hearing;

(b)at that hearing the court issues a warrant for the arrest of the assisted person under section 7(1) (liability to arrest for absconding or breaking conditions of bail) of the Bail Act 1976 (“the warrant”); and

(c)the case does not proceed in the absence of the assisted person.

(2) Where in a case on indictment the warrant is not executed within three months of the date on which it was issued, the fee payable to the advocate is the fee for a guilty plea set out in Table A following paragraph 8 which corresponds with the band within which the offence concerned falls and the category of the advocate concerned.

(3) Where the warrant is issued during the course of proceedings referred to in paragraph 20, the fee payable to the advocate is the fee which corresponds with the category of work, and the category of the advocate concerned, which is set out in the table following paragraph 24.

(4) Sub-paragraph (5) applies where—

(a)a fee has been paid, or is payable, to the advocate in accordance with sub-paragraph (2);

(b)the warrant is executed within 15 months of the date on which it was issued;

(c)the case proceeds after the warrant has been executed; and

(d)the advocate submits a claim for fees for the determination of the advocate’s overall remuneration in the case, in accordance with regulation 4.

(5) Where this sub-paragraph applies—

(a)the appropriate officer must deduct the amount paid or payable in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) from the amount payable to the advocate on the final determination of fees in the case; and

(b)if the fee paid or payable in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) is greater than the amount payable to the advocate on the final determination of fees in the case, the appropriate officer may recover the amount of the difference by way of repayment by the advocate.]

Textual Amendments