The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 4 E+W Rates payable for the claims specified in Regulation 8

Interpretation of this Schedule E+W

[F1 1.   In this Schedule—

(a) unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions have the same meaning as in the 2010 Standard Crime Contract, and

(b) “the 2014 Act” means the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 4 para. 1 substituted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(5)

Work conducted at the Police station: Police Station advice and assistance. E+W

2.—(1) The Fixed Fee for Police Station Telephone Advice is—

(a) [F2 £28.70] per claim in London; and

(b) [F3 £27.60] per claim outside London (“National”)

(2) The Criminal Defence Direct Fixed Acceptance Fee is [F4 £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.

	[F5 London (£)	National (£)
Police 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 .

Police Station Attendance – Fixed Fees and Escape Fee Thresholds

[F6 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	193.37	580.10
	Mendip & South Somerset	216.67	650.02
	Bristol	159.98	479.94
	Sedgemore / Taunton Deane	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	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

F2 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(a) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(a)(i) (with reg. 5)

F3 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(b) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(a)(ii) (with reg. 5)

F4 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 2(2) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(b) (with reg. 5)

F5 Sch. 4 para. 2(3) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(c) (with reg. 5)

F6 Sch. 4 para. 2(8) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(d) (with reg. 5)

Marginal Citations

M1 A 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.

Work conducted outside the Police Station E+W

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 [F7 £273.75].

Free standing Advice and Assistance

	[F8 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 [F9 £1,368.75].

[F10 Table A

Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – magistrates’ court or judicial authority

	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]

[F10 Table B

Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – High Court or a senior judge

	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 [F9 £1,368.75].

Advocacy Assistance for armed forces custody hearings

	[F11 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]

(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 [F9 £1,368.75].

Advocacy Assistance in the magistrates’ court in connection with an application to vary police bail conditions

	[F12 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

F7 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 3(1) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(a) (with reg. 5)

F8 Sch. 4 para. 3(1) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(b) (with reg. 5)

F9 Sum in Sch. 4 substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 1 (with reg. 5)

F10 Sch. 4 para. 3(2) tables substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(c) (with reg. 5)

F11 Sch. 4 para. 3(3) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(d) (with reg. 5)

F12 Sch. 4 para. 3(4) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 3(e) (with reg. 5)

Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor and Advocacy Assistance at the virtual court E+W

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.

Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor

	[F13 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.

Advocacy Assistance at the Virtual Court

	[F14 London (£)	National (£)
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Business Hours	182.50	136.88
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Unsocial hours	219.00	164.25]

Textual Amendments

F13 Sch. 4 para. 4(1) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 4(a) (with reg. 5)

F14 Sch. 4 para. 4(2) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 4(b) (with reg. 5)

Representation in the Magistrates' Court E+W

5.— [F15 (A1) This paragraph does not apply where paragraph 5A applies.]

(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates [F16 for representation in a magistrates’ court F17 ...] 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.

Representation in a magistrates’ court

	[F18 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 [F19 (except where paragraph 5A applies)].

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table

	[F20 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
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]

(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;

[F21 (ia) guilty pleas in proceedings for low-value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the Magistrates’ Court Act 1980 (low-value shoplifting);]

(ii) indictable only cases heard in the Youth Court;

(iii) proceedings F22 ...relating to either way offences [F23 or proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (ia)] which are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offer no evidence; and

(iv) proceedings F22 ... relating to either way offences [F24 or proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (ia)] which result in a bind over;

(b) the reference to “Category 1B” cases is a reference to the following proceedings [F25 (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (a)(ia))]—

(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 F26 ... relating to summary offences which are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offer no evidence;

(iv) proceedings F26 ... 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; F27 ...

(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

F28 (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(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.

F29 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F15 Sch. 4 para. 5(A1) inserted (1.4.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1369), regs. 1(2)(b), 6(8)(f)(i) (with reg. 2(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2015/2049, reg. 2)

F16 Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(1) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(6)(a)

F17 Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(1) omitted (1.4.2016) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1369), regs. 1(2)(b), 6(8)(f)(ii) (with reg. 2(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2015/2049, reg. 2)

F18 Sch. 4 para. 5(1) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 5(a) (with reg. 5)

F19 Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(2) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(6)(b)

F20 Sch. 4 para. 5(2) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 5(b) (with reg. 5)

F21 Sch. 4 para. 5(3)(a)(ia) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 4(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(6)(c)(i)

F22 Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(3)(a)(iii)(iv) omitted (5.10.2015) by virtue of The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1678), regs. 1(2)(a), 5(13)(b)(i) (with reg. 10(1))

F23 Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(3)(a)(iii) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(6)(c)(ii)

F24 Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(3)(a)(iv) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(6)(c)(ii)

F25 Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(3)(b) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(6)(c)(iii)

F26 Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(3)(b)(iii)(iv) omitted (5.10.2015) by virtue of The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1678), regs. 1(2)(a), 5(13)(b)(i) (with reg. 10(1))

F27 Word in Sch. 4 para. 5(3)(c)(vi) omitted (5.10.2015) by virtue of The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1678), regs. 1(2)(a), 5(13)(b)(ii) (with reg. 10(1))

F28 Sch. 4 para. 5(3)(d) omitted (5.10.2015) by virtue of The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1678), regs. 1(2)(a), 5(13)(b)(iii) (with reg. 10(1))

F29 Sch. 4 para. 5(5) omitted (5.10.2015) by virtue of The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1678), regs. 1(2)(a), 5(13)(c) (with reg. 10(1))

Marginal Citations

M2 2000 c. 6.

M3 S.I. 2013/9.

M4 1980 c. 43.

[F30 Representation in proceedings relating to an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act or related parenting order in any court E+W

5A.— (1) This paragraph applies to proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act (other than an appeal) relating to—

(a) an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act; or

(b) a parenting order under section 8(1)(b) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 where an injunction is granted under Part 1 of the 2014 Act.

(2) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for—

(a) determining whether the lower or higher fee limit has been reached, and

(b) claiming costs in cases which fall outside the fixed fee limits, are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

Representation in proceedings relating to an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act or related parenting order in any court

	[F31 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]

(3) The table following this sub-paragraph sets out the fees and fee limits for representation in any court.

Higher and Lower Fees Table

	[F32 Lower fee (£)	Lower fee limit (£)	Higher fee (£)	Higher fee limit (£)
Uncontested	158.27	272.34	380.70	471.85
Contested	279.45	467.84	640.94	779.64]

(4) The hourly rate for travelling and waiting in any court is [F33 £24.00]].

Textual Amendments

F30 Sch. 4 para. 5A inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(7)

F31 Sch. 4 para. 5A(2) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 6(a) (with reg. 5)

F32 Sch. 4 para. 5A(3) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 6(b) (with reg. 5)

F33 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 5A(4) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 6(c) (with reg. 5)

Own client work E+W

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) [F34 £47.95] per claim in London; and

(b) [F35 £45.35] per claim outside London (“National”).

(3) The Fixed Fee for Early Cover is [F36 £68.44].

(4) The refused means test completion fee is [F37 £22.81].

[F38 Work undertaken prior to a determination that an individual is not eligible for criminal legal aid

	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

F34 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 6(2)(a) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 7(a)(i) (with reg. 5)

F35 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 6(2)(b) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 7(a)(ii) (with reg. 5)

F36 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 6(3) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 7(b) (with reg. 5)

F37 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 6(4) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 7(c) (with reg. 5)

F38 Sch. 4 para. 6(4) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 7(d) (with reg. 5)

Representation in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act E+W

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 [F39 or where paragraph 5A applies]) are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of [F9 £1,368.75].

Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in a [F40 Crown Court]

	[F41 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[F42 , the family court] or a county court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act [F43 (except where paragraph 5A or paragraph 10 applies)] are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in the High Court[F44 , the family court] or a county court

	[F45 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[F46 , the family 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

F9 Sum in Sch. 4 substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 1 (with reg. 5)

F39 Words in Sch. 4 para. 7(1) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(8)(a)

F40 Words in Sch. 4 para. 7 substituted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(8)(b)

F41 Sch. 4 para. 7(1) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 8(a) (with reg. 5)

F42 Words in Sch. 4 para. 7(2) inserted (17.7.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1416), regs. 1(2)(b), 5(3)(a)

F43 Words in Sch. 4 para. 7(2) inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(8)(c)

F44 Words in Sch. 4 para. 7(2) table inserted (17.7.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1416), regs. 1(2)(b), 5(3)(b)

F45 Sch. 4 para. 7(2) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 8(b) (with reg. 5)

F46 Words in Sch. 4 para. 7(3) inserted (17.7.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1416), regs. 1(2)(b), 5(3)(c)

Advice and Assistance on an appeal against conviction or sentence or an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission E+W

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) [F47 £273.75] for Advice and Assistance on appeals against conviction or sentence; and

(b) [F48 £456.25] for Advice and Assistance on an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Advice and Assistance on an appeal against conviction or sentence or application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission

	[F49 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

F47 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 8(a) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 9(a) (with reg. 5)

F48 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 8(b) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 9(b) (with reg. 5)

F49 Sch. 4 para. 8 table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 9(c) (with reg. 5)

Representation on an appeal by way of case stated E+W

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.

Representation on an appeal by way of case stated in the High Court

	[F50 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

F50 Sch. 4 para. 9(1) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 10 (with reg. 5)

Representation in the Crown Court on an appeal from a magistrates' court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act E+W

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 [F51 or an appeal to the County Court relating to an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act or a parenting order under section 8(1)(b) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 made in connection with an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act] are specified in the table following this paragraph, and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of [F9 £1,368.75]

	[F52 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

F9 Sum in Sch. 4 substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 1 (with reg. 5)

F51 Words in Sch. 4 para. 10 inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 3(9)

F52 Sch. 4 para. 10 table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 11 (with reg. 5)

Advice and Assistance provided pursuant to a determination made under section 15 of the Act in Prison Law cases E+W

11.—(1) The Fixed Fee for Advice and Assistance in F53 ...Sentence Cases, Disciplinary Cases and Parole Board Cases is [F54 £200.75] and the Escape Fee Threshold is [F55 £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.

Hourly rates for determining whether Escape Fee Threshold reached

	[F56 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.

[F57 Hourly rates in Disciplinary Cases for determining application of Standard Fees

	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

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Disciplinary Cases

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.

[F58 Hourly rates in Parole Board Cases for determining application of Standard Fees

	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

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Parole Board Cases

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

F53 Words 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))

F54 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 11(1) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 12(a)(i) (with reg. 5)

F55 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 11(1) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 12(a)(ii) (with reg. 5)

F56 Sch. 4 para. 11(2) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 12(b) (with reg. 5)

F57 Sch. 4 para. 11(3) tables substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 12(c) (with reg. 5)

F58 Sch. 4 para. 11(4) tables substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 12(d) (with reg. 5)

Payment for Assigned Counsel E+W

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[F59 , the family 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.

Payment for Assigned Counsel

	[F60 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

F59 Words in Sch. 4 para. 12(1)(b) inserted (17.7.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1416), regs. 1(2)(b), 5(3)(d)

F60 Sch. 4 para. 12(2) table substituted (31.3.2016) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/313), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 13 (with reg. 5)