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Regulation 8
1. In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions have the same meaning as in the 2010 Standard Crime Contract.
2.—(1) The Fixed Fee for Police Station Telephone Advice is—
(a)[F1£28.70] per claim in London; and
(b)[F2£27.60] per claim outside London (“National”).
(2) The Criminal Defence Direct Fixed Acceptance Fee is [F3£7.30] per Matter.
(3) The hourly rates for Police Station attendance (for recording time and to determine whether the Escape Fee Threshold has been reached) are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.
London | National | |
---|---|---|
[F4Police Station attendance hourly rates | ||
Own or Duty Solicitor | £51.28 | £47.45 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | £63.01 | £63.01 |
Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate | £59.31 | £54.75 |
Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate (Unsocial Hours) | £73.00 | £73.00 |
Travel and waiting hourly rates | ||
Own Solicitor | £26.28 | £26.28 |
Duty Solicitor | £51.28 | £47.45 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | £63.01 | £63.01] |
(4) The table following sub-paragraph (8) sets out—
(a)the Police Station Attendance Fixed Fees; and
(b)the Escape Fee Thresholds applicable to Police Station attendance.
(5) The figures in columns 3 and 4 of the table following sub-paragraph (8) apply to attendance at a police station listed as being within the corresponding Scheme referred to in column 2.
(6) Where attendance is at a place where an interviewing Constable is present, and that place is not a police station listed as being within a Scheme, the relevant Scheme in column 2 is—
(a)the Scheme within which the police station at which the interviewing Constable is normally based is listed; or
(b)where the interviewing Constable is not normally based at a police station listed as being within a Scheme, the Scheme within which the police station nearest to the place of attendance is listed.
(7) Where attendance is at a place where a Services Person is assisting with an investigation by Services Police, the relevant Scheme in column 2 is the Scheme within which the police station nearest to the place of attendance is listed.
(8) In sub-paragraphs (5), (6) and (7), “listed” means listed in the table set out in Annex A to the 2010 Standard Crime Contract Guidance for reporting crime lower work M1.
Criminal Justice System Area | Scheme | Fixed Fee (£) | Escape Fee Threshold (£) |
---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | Hartlepool | 131.40 | 405.40 |
Teesside | 135.96 | 417.03 | |
Durham | Darlington | 154.54 | 463.62 |
South Durham | 152.39 | 468.28 | |
Durham | 177.94 | 554.48 | |
Derwentside | 171.63 | 514.90 | |
Easington | 166.99 | 512.54 | |
Northumbria | South East Northumberland | 148.33 | 444.98 |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 137.79 | 424.01 | |
Gateshead | 142.90 | 428.69 | |
North Tyneside | 140.53 | 431.02 | |
South Tyneside | 133.23 | 410.05 | |
Sunderland / Houghton Le Spring | 148.74 | 458.97 | |
Berwick & Alnwick | 177.03 | 545.17 | |
Tynedale & Hexham | 154.21 | 475.28 | |
Avon & Somerset | Avon North & Thornbury | 177.94 | 561.49 |
Bath & Wansdyke | 193.37 | 580.10 | |
Mendip/Yeovil & South Somerset | 216.67 | 650.02 | |
Bristol | 159.98 | 479.94 | |
Sedgemore / Taunton Dane | 181.59 | 615.06 | |
Weston-Super-Mare | 180.95 | 542.85 | |
Dorset | Central Dorset | 182.50 | 547.50 |
Bournemouth & Christchurch | 145.22 | 435.67 | |
Poole East Dorset | 153.30 | 470.60 | |
Bridport West Dorset / Weymouth & Dorchester | 146.00 | 438.00 | |
Wiltshire | Salisbury | 174.29 | 535.84 |
Chippenham / Trowbridge | 187.94 | 563.82 | |
Swindon | 171.55 | 528.86 | |
Gloucestershire | Cheltenham | 157.86 | 486.92 |
Gloucester | 155.13 | 477.61 | |
Stroud | 177.94 | 547.50 | |
Devon & Cornwall | Barnstaple | 173.96 | 521.88 |
Exeter | 154.54 | 463.62 | |
Plymouth | 179.40 | 538.19 | |
East Cornwall | 198.93 | 675.64 | |
Carrick / Kerrier (Camborne) / Penwith | 177.94 | 563.82 | |
Teignbridge / Torbay | 163.17 | 489.25 | |
Staffordshire | Stoke on Trent / Leek | 177.94 | 563.82 |
Stafford / Cannock & Rugeley | 177.94 | 547.50 | |
Lichfield & Tamworth / Burton Upon Trent / Uttoxeter | 172.46 | 531.18 | |
Warwickshire | Leamington / Nuneaton / Rugby | 178.61 | 535.84 |
West Mercia | Hereford / Leominster | 155.32 | 465.95 |
Kidderminster / Redditch | 198.81 | 596.42 | |
Shrewsbury | 166.08 | 510.22 | |
Telford | 172.46 | 531.18 | |
Worcester | 180.95 | 542.85 | |
West Midlands | Sandwell | 176.11 | 540.52 |
Wolverhampton & Seisdon | 176.11 | 540.52 | |
Dudley & Halesowen | 173.18 | 519.55 | |
Walsall | 177.94 | 549.83 | |
Birmingham | 177.94 | 566.14 | |
Solihull | 187.16 | 561.49 | |
Coventry | 153.77 | 461.30 | |
Dyfed Powys | Amman Valley | 177.94 | 570.80 |
Carmarthen East Dyfed | 201.92 | 605.75 | |
Llanelli | 138.70 | 426.34 | |
Brecon & Radnor | 203.47 | 610.41 | |
Mid Wales | 155.32 | 465.95 | |
North Ceredigion / South Ceredigion | 204.24 | 612.73 | |
Pembrokeshire | 166.99 | 514.90 | |
Gwent | East Gwent | 169.73 | 521.88 |
Newport | 166.99 | 512.54 | |
Lower Rhymney Valley / North Bedwellty/ South Bedwellty | 177.94 | 556.81 | |
North Wales | Bangor & Caernarfon | 189.49 | 568.47 |
Colwyn Bay | 173.38 | 533.51 | |
Denbighshire | 188.71 | 566.14 | |
Dolgellau | 188.71 | 566.14 | |
Mold & Hawarden | 177.94 | 554.48 | |
North Anglesey | 197.26 | 591.77 | |
Pwllheli | 133.57 | 400.72 | |
Wrexham | 161.53 | 484.59 | |
South Wales | Cardiff | 177.94 | 587.11 |
Vale of Glamorgan | 208.13 | 624.40 | |
Cynon Valley | 177.94 | 563.82 | |
Mid Glamorgan & Miskin | 177.94 | 587.11 | |
Merthyr Tydfil | 177.94 | 582.46 | |
Port Talbot | 219.00 | 740.88 | |
Newcastle & Ogmore | 177.94 | 596.42 | |
Neath | 180.68 | 612.73 | |
Swansea | 171.55 | 528.86 | |
Merseyside | Bootle & Crosby | 162.43 | 498.58 |
Southport | 135.91 | 407.72 | |
Liverpool | 179.40 | 538.19 | |
St Helens | 153.30 | 472.96 | |
Knowsley | 165.16 | 507.89 | |
Wirral | 157.86 | 484.59 | |
Cheshire | Crewe & Nantwich / Sandbach & Congleton / Macclesfield | 176.11 | 540.52 |
Warrington / Halton | 154.54 | 463.62 | |
Chester / Vale Royal (Northwich) | 160.76 | 482.27 | |
Cumbria | Barrow in Furness | 153.77 | 461.30 |
Kendal & Windermere | 183.28 | 549.83 | |
Penrith / Carlisle | 173.18 | 519.55 | |
Whitehaven / Workington | 143.67 | 431.02 | |
Greater Manchester | Manchester | 177.94 | 587.11 |
Stockport | 167.74 | 503.23 | |
Trafford | 177.94 | 559.16 | |
Salford | 177.94 | 570.80 | |
Bolton | 164.64 | 493.93 | |
Bury | 159.98 | 479.94 | |
Wigan | 170.07 | 510.22 | |
Rochdale / Middleton | 169.30 | 507.89 | |
Tameside | 156.04 | 479.94 | |
Oldham | 137.46 | 412.38 | |
Lancashire | Burnley / Rossendale | 162.31 | 486.92 |
Blackburn / Accrington / Ribble Valley | 177.94 | 580.10 | |
Blackpool | 126.58 | 379.75 | |
Fleetwood | 129.69 | 389.08 | |
Lancaster | 159.20 | 477.61 | |
Chorley / Ormskirk / South Ribble & Leyland | 174.73 | 524.20 | |
Preston | 142.90 | 428.69 | |
Kent | Dartford & Gravesend | 232.98 | 698.94 |
Ashford & Tenterden / Dover / Folkestone | 205.31 | 696.61 | |
Medway | 205.02 | 615.06 | |
Swale | 243.07 | 729.22 | |
Maidstone & West Malling | 216.67 | 650.02 | |
Canterbury / Thanet | 177.94 | 603.43 | |
West Kent (Tonbridge) | 208.13 | 624.40 | |
Surrey | Guildford & Farnham | 179.76 | 610.41 |
North West Surrey (Woking) | 196.19 | 666.31 | |
South East Surrey | 207.14 | 703.59 | |
Epsom | 209.88 | 712.93 | |
Staines | 240.90 | 815.42 | |
Sussex | Brighton & Hove & Lewes | 183.41 | 622.04 |
Chichester & District | 162.43 | 498.58 | |
Crawley / Horsham | 228.32 | 684.95 | |
Hastings | 142.35 | 438.00 | |
Worthing | 164.25 | 505.56 | |
Eastbourne | 173.18 | 519.55 | |
Derbyshire | East Derbyshire (Ripley) / Ilkeston | 206.57 | 619.72 |
Ashbourne / Matlock / High Peak (Buxton) | 190.27 | 570.80 | |
Chesterfield | 177.84 | 533.51 | |
Derby / Swadlincote | 177.94 | 570.80 | |
Leicestershire | Ashby & Coalville / Loughborough / Melton Mowbray | 181.72 | 545.17 |
Leicester | 177.94 | 552.15 | |
Hinckley / Market Harborough | 201.92 | 605.75 | |
Lincolnshire | Boston, Bourne, Stamford | 173.38 | 533.51 |
Skegness | 156.09 | 468.28 | |
Lincoln / Gainsborough | 161.53 | 484.59 | |
Grantham & Sleaford | 159.69 | 491.57 | |
Nottinghamshire | Mansfield | 160.60 | 493.93 |
Newark | 180.17 | 540.52 | |
Nottingham | 179.40 | 538.19 | |
Worksop & East Retford | 170.64 | 524.20 | |
Northamptonshire | Corby (Kettering) / Wellingborough | 157.65 | 472.96 |
Northampton | 170.85 | 512.54 | |
Bedfordshire | Bedford | 167.90 | 517.22 |
Luton | 177.94 | 601.07 | |
Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | 162.43 | 500.91 |
Ely | 177.94 | 575.45 | |
Huntingdon | 173.18 | 519.55 | |
March & Wisbech | 171.63 | 514.90 | |
Peterborough | 142.90 | 428.69 | |
Essex | Basildon | 177.94 | 549.83 |
Brentwood | 249.11 | 845.72 | |
Braintree | 198.93 | 673.32 | |
Clacton & Harwich / Colchester | 177.94 | 563.82 | |
Grays | 232.69 | 789.80 | |
Harlow & Loughton | 232.69 | 789.80 | |
Stansted | 257.33 | 873.67 | |
Rayleigh / Southend on Sea | 166.97 | 500.91 | |
Chelmsford / Witham | 176.11 | 542.85 | |
Hertfordshire | Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead) | 209.88 | 710.57 |
Bishop’s Stortford / East Hertfordshire | 254.59 | 864.34 | |
Stevenage & North Hertfordshire | 236.34 | 801.46 | |
St. Albans | 214.44 | 702.25 | |
Watford | 210.79 | 715.25 | |
Norfolk | Cromer & North Walsham | 184.33 | 624.40 |
Great Yarmouth | 168.52 | 505.56 | |
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk | 164.64 | 493.93 | |
Norwich & District | 169.30 | 507.89 | |
Diss / Thetford | 175.20 | 538.19 | |
Dereham | 198.01 | 670.99 | |
Suffolk | Lowestoft / Beccles & Halesworth / Aldeburgh | 169.30 | 507.89 |
Felixstowe / Ipswich & District / Woodbridge | 172.41 | 517.22 | |
Sudbury & Hadleigh / Bury St. Edmunds / Haverhill / Newmarket | 177.94 | 552.15 | |
Thames Valley | Abingdon, Didcot & Witney (South Oxfordshire) | 208.96 | 708.25 |
Aylesbury | 198.81 | 596.42 | |
High Wycombe & Amersham | 190.71 | 647.69 | |
Milton Keynes | 165.16 | 507.89 | |
Bicester / North Oxon (Banbury) | 194.36 | 659.33 | |
Oxford | 194.36 | 659.33 | |
Reading | 188.71 | 566.14 | |
Slough (East Berkshire) | 208.96 | 708.25 | |
West Berkshire (Newbury etc.) | 174.73 | 524.20 | |
Hampshire | Aldershot / Petersfield (North East Hampshire) | 199.84 | 677.97 |
Andover / Basingstoke / Winchester (North West Hampshire) | 210.46 | 631.38 | |
Isle of Wight | 171.63 | 514.90 | |
Portsmouth / Waterlooville (South East Hampshire) | 176.29 | 528.86 | |
Gosport & Fareham | 215.11 | 645.34 | |
Southampton (South West Hampshire) | 198.81 | 596.42 | |
Humberside | Grimsby & Cleethorpes | 134.35 | 403.04 |
Scunthorpe | 144.18 | 444.98 | |
Hull | 153.30 | 470.60 | |
Beverley / Bridlington | 177.94 | 587.11 | |
Goole | 182.50 | 617.39 | |
North Yorkshire | Northallerton & Richmond | 191.82 | 575.45 |
Harrogate & Ripon | 184.05 | 552.15 | |
Skipton, Settle & Ingleton | 177.94 | 547.50 | |
Scarborough / Whitby | 152.39 | 468.28 | |
Malton & Rydale | 146.78 | 440.33 | |
York / Selby | 159.69 | 491.57 | |
South Yorkshire | Barnsley | 158.78 | 489.25 |
Doncaster | 153.30 | 470.60 | |
Rotherham | 162.43 | 500.91 | |
Sheffield | 166.99 | 514.90 | |
West Yorkshire | Halifax | 173.96 | 521.88 |
Huddersfield | 146.78 | 440.33 | |
Dewsbury | 159.20 | 477.61 | |
Bradford | 135.96 | 419.36 | |
Keighley & Bingley | 153.30 | 470.60 | |
Leeds | 144.18 | 442.65 | |
Pontefract & Castleford | 141.34 | 424.01 | |
Wakefield | 139.61 | 428.69 | |
London | Barking | 224.48 | 761.85 |
Bexley | 200.75 | 680.30 | |
Bishopsgate | 234.51 | 794.45 | |
Brent | 219.00 | 740.88 | |
Brentford | 222.65 | 754.84 | |
Bromley | 211.70 | 717.58 | |
Camberwell Green | 219.00 | 743.20 | |
Central London | 237.25 | 803.78 | |
Clerkenwell / Hampstead | 221.74 | 750.18 | |
Croydon | 216.26 | 731.54 | |
Ealing | 229.95 | 780.67 | |
Enfield | 218.09 | 738.55 | |
Greenwich / Woolwich | 208.96 | 708.25 | |
Haringey | 225.39 | 764.17 | |
Harrow | 219.00 | 743.20 | |
Havering | 204.40 | 691.96 | |
Heathrow | 274.66 | 931.93 | |
Hendon / Barnet | 220.83 | 747.86 | |
Highbury Corner | 229.95 | 778.16 | |
Kingston-Upon-Thames | 228.13 | 773.48 | |
Newham | 219.91 | 745.53 | |
Old Street | 219.00 | 743.20 | |
Redbridge | 225.39 | 764.17 | |
Richmond-Upon-Thames | 240.90 | 815.42 | |
South London | 229.95 | 778.16 | |
Sutton | 218.09 | 738.55 | |
Thames | 218.09 | 738.55 | |
Tower Bridge | 232.69 | 789.80 | |
Uxbridge | 210.79 | 715.25 | |
Waltham Forest | 204.40 | 694.28 | |
West London | 235.43 | 799.10 | |
Wimbledon | 223.56 | 757.19] |
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(a) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(a) (with reg. 3)
F2Word in Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(b) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(b) (with reg. 3)
F3Word in Sch. 4 para. 2(2) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(c) (with reg. 3)
F4Sch. 4 para. 2(3) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(d) (with reg. 3)
F5Sch. 4 para. 2(8) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 3 (with reg. 3)
Marginal Citations
M1A copy of the guidance is available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid/submit-claim/cwa-online-claims/codes-guidance. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office), 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ.
3.—(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for free standing Advice and Assistance conducted outside the Police Station are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of [F6£273.75].
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item | 3.51 | 3.38 |
Preparation hourly rate | 45.35 | 42.80 |
Travel and waiting hourly rate | 24.00 | 24.00] |
(2) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention are specified in Tables A and B following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of [F8£1,368.75].
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item) | ||
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 3.51 | 3.38 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 4.65 | 4.47 |
Preparation hourly rate | ||
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 45.35 | 42.80 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 60.50 | 57.03 |
Advocacy hourly rate | ||
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 53.84 | 53.84 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 71.77 | 71.77 |
Travelling and waiting hourly rate | ||
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 24.00 | 24.00 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 31.98 | 31.98 |
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
Routine letter out per item | 6.84 | 6.84 |
Routine telephone calls per item | 3.79 | 3.79 |
All other preparation work, hourly rate | 72.54 | 68.44 |
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment, hourly rate | 33.76 | 33.76 |
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or the hearing of any summons or application at court, or other appointment, hourly rate | 68.44 | 68.44 |
Travelling and waiting, hourly rate | 30.34 | 30.34] |
(3) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in armed forces custody hearings are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of [F10£1,368.75].
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item) | ||
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 3.51 | 3.38 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 4.65 | 4.47 |
Preparation hourly rate | ||
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 5.35 | 42.80 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 60.50 | 57.03 |
Advocacy hourly rate | ||
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 53.84 | 53.84 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 71.77 | 71.77 |
Travelling and waiting hourly rate | ||
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 24.00 | 24.00 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 31.98 | 31.98] |
(4) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in the magistrates' court in connection with an application to vary police bail conditions are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of [F12£1,368.75].
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item | 3.70 | 3.56 |
Preparation hourly rate | 47.95 | 45.35 |
Advocacy hourly rate | 56.89 | 56.89 |
Travelling and waiting hourly rate | 24.00 | 24.00 ] |
Textual Amendments
F6Word in Sch. 4 para. 3(1) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 4(a) (with reg. 3)
F7Sch. 4 para. 3(1) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 4(b) (with reg. 3)
F8Word in Sch. 4 para. 3(2) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 5(a) (with reg. 3)
F9Sch. 4 para. 3(2) Table A Table B substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 5(b) (with reg. 3)
F10Word in Sch. 4 para. 3(3) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 6(a) (with reg. 3)
F11Sch. 4 para. 3(3) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 6(b) (with reg. 3)
F12Word in Sch. 4 para. 3(4) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 7(a) (with reg. 3)
F13Sch. 4 para. 3(4) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 7(b) (with reg. 3)
4.—(1) The hourly rates for Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
Standard hourly rate (attendance and waiting at a magistrates’ court) | 50.32 | 49.14 |
Enhanced hourly rate (only payable in respect of work done on a day which is not a Business Day) | 62.87 | 61.41 |
Travelling hourly rate (only payable where the Duty Solicitor is called out (including being called to return) to the court from the Office or attends on a day that is not a Business Day. Reasonable travel expenses may also be claimed (where relevant)). | 24.00 | 24.00] |
(2) The Fixed Fees for Advocacy Assistance at the Virtual Court are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during normal working hours | 182.50 | 136.88 |
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Unsocial hours | 219.00 | 164.25] |
Textual Amendments
F14Sch. 4 para. 4(1) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 8 (with reg. 3)
F15Sch. 4 para. 4(2) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 9 (with reg. 3)
5.—(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for—
(a)recording time and to determine whether the Lower or Higher Standard Fee Limit has been reached; and
(b)claiming costs in cases which fall outside the Standard Fee payment scheme,
are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.
All Areas | |
---|---|
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item | £3.56 |
Preparation hourly rate | £45.35 |
Advocacy hourly rate (including applications for bail and other applications to the court) | £56.89 |
Hourly rate for attendance at court where Counsel is assigned (including conferences with Counsel at court) | £31.03 |
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only claimable where the undesignated area fees apply) | £24.00] |
(2) The table following this sub-paragraph sets out the fees and fee limits for the Standard Fee payment scheme for representation in a magistrates' court.
Lower Standard Fee (£) | Lower Standard Fee Limit (£) | Higher Standard Fee (£) | Higher Standard Fee Limit (£) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Designated Area Standard Fees | ||||
Category 1A | 248.71 | 272.34 | 471.81 | 471.85 |
Category 1B | 202.20 | 272.34 | 435.64 | 471.85 |
Category 2 | 345.34 | 467.84 | 723.35 | 779.64 |
Category 3 | 326.56 | 412.63 | 670.29 | 720.42 |
Undesignated Area Standard Fees | ||||
Category 1A | 194.68 | 272.34 | 412.30 | 471.85 |
Category 1B | 158.27 | 272.34 | 380.70 | 471.85 |
Category 2 | 279.45 | 467.84 | 640.94 | 779.64 |
Category 3 | 252.31 | 412.63 | 571.68 | 720.42] |
(3) In the table following sub-paragraph (2)—
(a)the reference to “Category 1A” cases is a reference to the following proceedings—
(i)either way guilty pleas;
(ii)indictable only cases heard in the Youth Court;
(iii)proceedings (other than committal proceedings) relating to either way offences which are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offer no evidence; and
(iv)proceedings (other than committal proceedings) relating to either way offences which result in a bind over;
(b)the reference to “Category 1B” cases is a reference to the following proceedings—
(i)summary only guilty pleas;
(ii)uncontested proceedings arising out of a breach of an order of a magistrates' courts (including proceedings in a magistrates' court relating to a breach of a Crown Court community rehabilitation order, community punishment order or suspended sentence);
(iii)proceedings (other than committal proceedings) relating to summary offences which are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offer no evidence;
(iv)proceedings (other than committal proceedings) relating to summary offences which result in a bind over;
(v)proceedings arising out of a deferment of sentence (including any subsequent sentence hearing) under section 1 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 M2;
(vi)proceedings prescribed under regulation 9 of the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013 M3, except where the case was listed and fully prepared for a contested hearing to decide whether an order should be made; and
(vii)proceedings relating to either way offences which must be tried in a magistrates' court in accordance with section 22 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 M4;
(c)the reference to “Category 2” cases is a reference to—
(i)contested trials;
(ii)proceedings which were listed and fully prepared for trial in a magistrates' court but are disposed of by a guilty plea on the day of trial before the opening of the prosecution case;
(iii)proceedings which were listed and fully prepared for trial in a magistrates' court but are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offers no evidence or which result in a bind over on the day of trial before the opening of the prosecution case;
(iv)contested proceedings relating to a breach of an order of a magistrates' court (including proceedings relating to a breach of a Crown Court community rehabilitation order, community punishment order or suspended sentence);
(v)proceedings where mixed pleas are entered; and
(vi)proceedings prescribed under regulation 9 of the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013 where the case was listed and fully prepared for a contested hearing to decide whether an order should be made; and
(d)the reference to “Category 3” cases is a reference to committal proceedings which are discontinued or withdrawn.
(4) The fees payable to Assigned Counsel for representation in a magistrates' court are subject to the limits specified in the table following paragraph 12.
(5) In this paragraph “committal proceedings” means proceedings in a magistrates' court up to and including a hearing at which an assisted person is committed to the Crown Court for trial under section 6(1) or (2) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 M5.
Textual Amendments
F16Sch. 4 para. 5(1) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 10 (with reg. 3)
F17Sch. 4 para. 5(2) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 11 (with reg. 3)
Marginal Citations
6.—(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Pre-Order Cover, Early Cover and means test form completion are specified in the table following this paragraph.
(2) The amount payable for Pre-Order cover is subject to an Upper Limit of—
(a)[F18£47.95] per claim in London; and
(b)[F19£45.35] per claim outside London (“National”).
(3) The Fixed Fee for Early Cover is [F20£68.44].
(4) The refused means test completion fee is [F21£22.81].
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item | 3.70 | 3.56 |
Preparation hourly rate | 47.95 | 45.35 |
Advocacy (including applications for bail and other applications to the court) hourly rate | 56.89 | 56.89 |
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only applicable where the Undesignated Area fees apply) | N/A | 24.00] |
Textual Amendments
F18Word in Sch. 4 para. 6(2)(a) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 12(a) (with reg. 3)
F19Word in Sch. 4 para. 6(2)(b) substituted (20.3.2014) by vitue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 12(b) (with reg. 3)
F20Word in Sch. 4 para. 6(3) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 12(c) (with reg. 3)
F21Word in Sch. 4 para. 6(4) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 12(d) (with reg. 3)
F22Sch. 4 para. 6(4) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 12(e) (with reg. 3)
7.—(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for representation in the Crown Court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act (other than an appeal from a magistrates' court) are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of [F23£1,368.75].
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item | 3.70 | 3.56 |
Preparation hourly rate | 47.95 | 45.35 |
Advocacy hourly rate | 56.89 | 56.89 |
Travelling and waiting hourly rate | 24.00 | 24.00] |
(2) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for representation in the High Court or a county court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
Routine letters out per item | 6.84 | 6.02 |
Routine telephone calls per item | 3.79 | 3.33 |
All other preparation work hourly rate | 68.44 (72.54 where Provider’s office is in London) | 60.23 (63.88 where Provider’s office is in London) |
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment – hourly rate | 33.76 | 29.66 |
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or the hearing of any summons or other application at court or other appointment – hourly rate | 68.44 | 60.23 |
Travelling and waiting hourly rate | 30.34 | 26.65] |
(3) The fees payable to Assigned Counsel for representation in the High Court or a county court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act are subject to the limits specified in the table following paragraph 12.
Textual Amendments
F23Word in Sch. 4 para. 7(1) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 13(a) (with reg. 3)
F24Sch. 4 para. 7(1) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 13(b) (with reg. 3)
F25Sch. 4 para. 7(2) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 14 (with reg. 3)
8. The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advice and Assistance on an appeal against conviction or sentence pursuant to a determination made under section 15 of the Act (except where there is a subsisting section 16 determination) or an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission are specified in the table following this paragraph and are subject to an Upper Limit of—
(a)[F26£273.75] for Advice and Assistance on appeals against conviction or sentence; and
(b)[F27£456.25] for Advice and Assistance on an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item | 3.51 | 3.38 |
Preparation hourly rate | 45.35 | 42.80 |
Travel and waiting hourly rate | 24.00 | 24.00] |
Textual Amendments
F26Word in Sch. 4 para. 8(a) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 15(a) (with reg. 3)
F27Word in Sch. 4 para. 8(b) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 15(b) (with reg. 3)
F28Sch. 4 para. 8 table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 15(c) (with reg. 3)
9.—(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for representation on an appeal by way of case stated are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.
High Court (£) | |
---|---|
Routine letters out per item | 6.84 |
Routine telephone calls per item | 3.79 |
All other preparation work – hourly rate | 68.44 (72.54 where the Provider’s office is in London) |
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment – hourly rate | 33.76 |
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or the hearing of any summons or other application at court or other appointment – hourly rate | 68.44 |
Travelling and waiting hourly rate | 30.34] |
(2) The fees payable to Assigned Counsel for representation in the High Court on an appeal by way of case stated are subject to the limits specified in the table following paragraph 12.
Textual Amendments
F29Sch. 4 para. 9(1) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 16 (with reg. 3)
10. The fixed amounts and hourly rates for representation in the Crown Court pursuant to a section 16 determination on an appeal from a magistrates' court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act are specified in the table following this paragraph, and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of [F30£1,368.75]
London (£) | National (£) | |
---|---|---|
[F31Routine letters written and telephone calls per item | 3.70 | 3.56 |
Preparation hourly rate | 47.95 | 45.35 |
Advocacy hourly rate | 56.89 | 56.89 |
Travelling and waiting hourly rate | 24.00 | 24.00] |
Textual Amendments
F30Word in Sch. 4 para. 10 substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 17(a) (with reg. 3)
F31Sch. 4 para. 10 table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 17(b) (with reg. 3)
11.—(1) The Fixed Fee for Advice and Assistance in F32...Sentence Cases, Disciplinary Cases and Parole Board Cases is [F33£200.75] and the Escape Fee Threshold is [F34£602.25] .
(2) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for recording time and to determine whether the Escape Fee Threshold has been reached are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.
All areas (£) | |
---|---|
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item | 3.38 |
Preparation hourly rate | 42.80 |
Travel and waiting hourly rate | 24.00] |
(3) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in Disciplinary Cases, for recording time and to determine whether the Lower or Higher Standard Fee is claimable or whether the case is claimable on an non-Standard Fee basis, are specified in the tables following this sub-paragraph.
All areas (£) | |
---|---|
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item | 3.70 |
Preparation hourly rate | 51.24 |
Advocacy hourly rate | 62.28 |
Travel and waiting hourly rate | 24.00 |
Lower Standard Fee (£) | Lower Standard Fee Limit (£) | Higher Standard Fee (£) | Higher Standard Fee Limit (£) |
---|---|---|---|
203.93 | 357.06 | 564.16 | 1,691.69] |
(4) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in Parole Board Cases, for recording time and to determine whether the Lower or Higher Standard Fee is claimable or whether the case is claimable on an non-Standard Fee basis, are specified in the tables following this sub-paragraph.
All areas (£) | |
---|---|
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item | 3.70 |
Preparation hourly rate | 51.24 |
Advocacy hourly rate | 62.28 |
Travel and waiting hourly rate | 24.00 |
Lower Standard Fee (£) | Lower Standard Fee Limit (£) | Higher Standard Fee (£) | Higher Standard Fee Limit (£) |
---|---|---|---|
437.21 | 933.93 | 1,454.44 | 4,362.54] |
Textual Amendments
F32Words in Sch. 4 para. 11(1) omitted (2.12.2013) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2803), regs. 1, 3(6) (with reg. 5(1))
F33Word in Sch. 4 para. 11(1) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 18(a)(i) (with reg. 3)
F34Word in Sch. 4 para. 11(1) substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 18(a)(ii) (with reg. 3)
F35Sch. 4 para. 11(2) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 18(b) (with reg. 3)
F36Sch. 4 para. 11(3) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 19 (with reg. 3)
F37Sch. 4 para. 11(4) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 20 (with reg. 3)
12.—(1) This paragraph applies to the fees payable to Assigned Counsel for—
(a)representation in a magistrates' court;
(b)representation in the High Court or a county court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act; and
(c)representation in the High Court on an appeal by way of case stated.
(2) The fees payable to Assigned Counsel are subject to the limits specified in the table following this paragraph.
Junior Counsel (£) | Queen’s Counsel (£) | |
---|---|---|
Basic fee for preparation, including for a pre-trial review and, where appropriate, the first day’s hearing including, where they took place on that day, short conferences, consultations, applications and appearances (including bail applications, views and any other preparation). | maximum amount: 427.00 | maximum amount: 4,056.00 |
Refresher daily fee (for any day or part of a day during which a hearing continued, including, where they took place on that day, short conferences, consultations, applications and appearances (including bail applications, views and any other preparation). | maximum amount: 147.00 | maximum amount: 271.01 |
Subsidiary fees: | ||
Attendance at consultations, conferences and views not covered by the basic fee or the refresher fee. | 26.69 per hour – minimum amount: 13.25 | 49.73 per hour – minimum amount 25.55 |
Written work (on evidence, plea, appeal, case stated or other written work). | maximum amount: 46.77 | maximum amount: 95.81 |
Attendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances (including bail applications and adjournments for sentence) not covered by the basic fee or the refresher fee. | maximum amount: 85.78 | maximum amount: 187.06] |
Textual Amendments
F38Sch. 4 para. 12(2) table substituted (20.3.2014) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/415), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 21 (with reg. 3)
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