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Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 1E+WAdvocates' Graduated Fee Scheme

PART 1E+WDefinitions and Scope

InterpretationE+W

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

“case” means proceedings in the Crown Court against any one assisted person—

(a)

on one or more counts of a single indictment;

(b)

arising out of a single notice of appeal against conviction or sentence, or a single committal for sentence, whether on one or more charges; or

(c)

arising out of a single alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court,

and a case falling within paragraph (c) must be treated as a separate case from the proceedings in which the order was made;

“cracked trial” means a case on indictment in which—

(a)

[F1the assisted person enters a plea of not guilty to one or more counts at the first hearing at which he or she enters a plea] and—

(i)

the case does not proceed to trial (whether by reason of pleas of guilty or for other reasons) or the prosecution offers no evidence; and

(ii)

either—

(aa)

in respect of one or more counts to which the assisted person pleaded guilty, the assisted person did not so plead at the [F2first hearing at which he or she entered a plea]; or

(bb)

in respect of one or more counts which did not proceed, the prosecution did not, before or at the [F3first hearing at which the assisted person entered a plea], declare an intention of not proceeding with them; or

(b)

the case is listed for trial without a [F4hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea];

[F5“excluded hearing” means—

(a)

the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea;

(b)

any hearing which forms part of the main hearing, or

(c)

any hearing for which a fee is payable under a provision of this Schedule other than paragraph 12(2);]

“guilty plea” means a case on indictment which—

(a)

is disposed of without a trial because the assisted person pleaded guilty to one or more counts; and

(b)

is not a cracked trial;

F6...

“Newton Hearing” means a hearing at which evidence is heard for the purpose of determining the sentence of a convicted person in accordance with the principles of R v Newton (1982) 77 Cr App R 13;

“standard appearance” means an appearance by the trial advocate or substitute advocate in any of the following hearings [F7unless it is an excluded hearing]—

(a)

a plea and case management hearing F8...;

(b)

a pre-trial review;

(ba)

[F9a pre-trial preparation hearing;

(bb)

a case management hearing;]

(c)

the hearing of a case listed for plea which is adjourned for trial;

(d)

any hearing (except a trial, [F10the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] or a hearing referred to in paragraph 2(1)(b)) which 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;

(e)

custody time limit applications;

(f)

bail and other applications (except where any such applications take place in the course of a hearing referred to in paragraph 2(1)(b));

(g)

the hearing of the case listed for mention only, including applications relating to the date of the trial (except where an application takes place in the course of a hearing referred to in paragraph 2(1)(b));

(h)

a sentencing hearing other than one falling within paragraph 2(1)(b)(ii), paragraph 15(1) or paragraph 34;

(i)

a preliminary hearing; or

(j)

a hearing, whether contested or not, relating to breach of bail, failure to surrender to bail or execution of a bench warrant,

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

“substitute advocate” means an advocate who is not an instructed advocate or the trial advocate but who undertakes work on the case; F11...

F6...

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, the number of pages of prosecution evidence served on the court must be determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) to (5).

(3) The number of pages of prosecution evidence includes all—

(a)witness statements;

(b)documentary and pictorial exhibits;

(c)records of interviews with the assisted person; and

(d)records of interviews with other defendants,

which form part of the F12... served prosecution documents or which are included in any notice of additional evidence.

(4) Subject to sub-paragraph (5), a document served by the prosecution in electronic form is included in the number of pages of prosecution evidence.

(5) A documentary or pictorial exhibit which—

(a)has been served by the prosecution in electronic form; and

(b)has never existed in paper form,

is not included within the number of pages of prosecution evidence unless the appropriate officer decides that it would be appropriate to include it in the pages of prosecution evidence taking into account the nature of the document and any other relevant circumstances.

(6) In proceedings on indictment in the Crown Court initiated otherwise than by [F13sending] for trial, the appropriate officer must determine the number of pages of prosecution evidence in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) or as nearly in accordance with those sub-paragraphs as possible as the nature of the case permits.

(7) A reference to the Table of Offences in this Schedule is to the Table of Offences in Part 7 and a reference to a Class of Offence in this Schedule is to the Class in which that offence is listed in the Table of Offences.

Textual Amendments

ApplicationE+W

2.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (11), this Schedule applies to—

(a)every case on indictment; and

(b)the following proceedings in the Crown Court—

(i)an appeal against conviction or sentence;

(ii)a sentencing hearing following a committal for sentence to the Crown Court; and

(iii)proceedings arising out of an alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court (whether or not this Schedule applies to the proceedings in which the order was made).

(2) Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) apply where, following a trial, an order is made for a new trial and the same trial advocate appears at both trials where—

(a)the defendant is an assisted person at both trials; or

(b)the defendant is an assisted person at the new trial only; or

(c)the new trial is a cracked trial or guilty plea.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), in respect of a new trial, or if the trial advocate so elects, in respect of the first trial, the graduated fee payable to the trial advocate must be calculated in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3, as appropriate, except that the fee must be reduced by—

(a)30%, where the new trial started within one month of the conclusion of the first trial;

(b)20%, where the new trial did not start within one month of the conclusion of the first trial;

(c)40%, where the new trial becomes a cracked trial or guilty plea within one month of the conclusion of the first trial; or

(d)25% where the new trial becomes a cracked trial or guilty plea more than one month after the conclusion of the first trial.

(4) Where—

(a)in relation to the first trial, the case was F14... sent for trial to the Crown Court on the election of a defendant where the magistrates' court had determined the case to be suitable for summary trial; and

(b)the new trial becomes a cracked trial or guilty plea,

the fee payable to the trial advocate must be—

(i)the graduated fee calculated in accordance with Part 2, in respect of the first trial; and

(ii)the fixed fee set out in paragraph 10 in respect of the new trial.

(5) Sub-paragraphs (6) and (7) apply in the circumstances set out in sub-paragraph (2) but where a different trial advocate appears for the assisted person at each trial.

(6) Subject to sub-paragraph (7), in respect of each trial, the graduated fee payable to the trial advocate must be calculated in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 as appropriate.

(7) Where—

(a)in relation to the first trial, the case was F15... sent for trial to the Crown Court on the election of a defendant where the magistrates' court had determined the case to be suitable for summary trial; and

(b)the new trial becomes a cracked trial or guilty plea,

the fee payable to the trial advocate at the first trial must be the graduated fee, calculated in accordance with Part 2 and the fee payable to the trial advocate at the new trial must be the fixed fee set out in paragraph 10.

(8) Where following a case on indictment a Newton hearing takes place—

(a)for the purposes of this Schedule the case is to be treated as having gone to trial;

(b)the length of the trial is to be taken to be the combined length of the main hearing and the Newton hearing;

(c)the provisions of this Schedule relating to cracked trials and guilty pleas do not apply; and

(d)no fee is payable under paragraph 15 in respect of the Newton hearing.

F16(9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F17(10) Where, at any time after proceedings are sent for trial to the Crown Court they are—

(a)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), or

(b)dismissed pursuant to paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (applications for dismissal),

the provisions of paragraph 22 apply.]

(11) For the purposes of this Schedule, a case on indictment which discontinues at or before [F18the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] otherwise than—

(a)by reason of a plea of guilty being entered; or

(b)in accordance with sub-paragraph (10),

must be treated as a guilty plea.

Textual Amendments

Class of OffencesE+W

3.—(1) For the purposes of this Schedule—

(a)every indictable offence falls within the Class under which it is listed in the Table of Offences and, subject to sub-paragraph (2), indictable offences not specifically so listed are deemed to fall within Class H;

(b)conspiracy to commit an indictable offence contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 M1 (the offence of conspiracy), incitement to commit an indictable offence and attempts to commit an indictable offence contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 M2 (attempting to commit an offence) fall within the same Class as the substantive offence to which they relate;

(c)where the Table of Offences specifies that the Class within which an offence falls depends on whether the value involved exceeds a stated limit, the value must be presumed not to exceed that limit unless the advocate making the claim under regulation 4 proves otherwise to the satisfaction of the appropriate officer;

(d)where more than one count of the indictment is for an offence in relation to which the Class depends on the value involved, that value must be taken to be the total value involved in all those offences, but where two or more counts relate to the same property, the value of that property must be taken into account once only;

(e)where an entry in the Table of Offences specifies an offence as being contrary to a statutory provision, then subject to any express limitation in the entry that entry includes every offence contrary to that statutory provision whether or not the words of description in the entry are appropriate to cover all such offences;

(f)where in a case on indictment there is a hearing to determine the question of whether an assisted person is unfit to plead or unfit to stand trial, the trial advocate must elect whether that hearing falls within the same Class as the indictable offence to which it relates or within Class D; and

(g)where in a case on indictment a restriction order is made under section 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983 M3 (power of higher courts to restrict discharge from hospital), the offence falls within Class A, regardless of the Class under which the offence would be listed in the Table of Offences but for this paragraph.

(2) Where an advocate in proceedings in the Crown Court is dissatisfied with the classification within Class H of an indictable offence not listed in the Table of Offences, the advocate may apply to the appropriate officer when lodging the claim for fees to reclassify the offence.

(3) The appropriate officer must, in light of the objections made by the advocate—

(a)confirm the classification of the offence within Class H; or

(b)reclassify the offence,

and must notify the advocate of the decision.

Marginal Citations

PART 2E+WGraduated Fees for Trial

Calculation of Graduated FeesE+W

4.  The amount of the graduated fee for a single trial advocate representing one assisted person being tried on one indictment in the Crown Court in a trial lasting one to 40 days must be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

Where—

G is the amount of the graduated fee;

B is the basic fee specified in the table following paragraph 5 as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate;

d is the number of days or parts of a day on which the advocate attends at court by which the trial exceeds 2 days but does not exceed 40 days;

D is the fee payable in respect of daily attendance at court for the number of days by which the trial exceeds 2 days but does not exceed 40 days, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate;

e is the number of pages of prosecution evidence excluding the first 50, up to a maximum of 10,000;

E is the evidence uplift specified in the table following paragraph 5 as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate;

w is the number of prosecution witnesses excluding the first 10;

W is the witness uplift specified in the table following paragraph 5 as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate.

Table of feesE+W

5.  For the purposes of paragraph 4 the basic fee (B), the daily attendance fee (D), the evidence uplift (E) and the witness uplift (W) appropriate to any offence are those specified in the table following this paragraph in accordance with the Class within which that offence falls.

Table of Fees and Uplifts
Class of OffenceBasic Fee (B)Daily Attendance Fee (D)Evidence Uplift (E)Witness Uplift (W)
(£)(£)(£)(£)
QC
A2,8569791.636.53
B2,5298571.636.53
C1,9688161.636.53
D2,2848161.636.53
E1,5146121.636.53
F1,5146121.636.53
G1,5146121.636.53
H1,9038161.636.53
I2,1228161.636.53
J2,8569791.636.53
K2,8569791.636.53
Leading Junior
A2,1427341.234.90
B1,8976431.234.90
C1,4766121.234.90
D1,7146121.234.90
E1,1364591.234.90
F1,1364591.234.90
G1,1364591.234.90
H1,4276121.234.90
I1,5926121.234.90
J2,1427341.234.90
K2,1427341.234.90
Led Junior
A1,6324900.813.26
B1,2654280.813.26
C8984080.813.26
D1,1254080.813.26
E6943060.813.26
F6943060.813.26
G6943060.813.26
H8164080.813.26
I9794080.813.26
J1,6324900.813.26
K1,4284900.813.26
Junior Alone
A1,6325300.984.90
B1,3054690.984.90
C8984080.984.90
D1,1254080.984.90
E6533260.984.90
F6943260.984.90
G6943260.984.90
H8164080.984.90
I9794080.984.90
J1,6325300.984.90
K1,6325300.984.90

PART 3E+WGraduated Fees for Guilty Pleas and Cracked Trials

Scope of Part 3E+W

[F196.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and to paragraph 22, this Part does not apply to a case F20... sent for trial to the Crown Court on the election of a defendant where the magistrates’ court has determined the case to be suitable for a summary trial.

(2) This Part applies in all cases where the trial is a cracked trial because the prosecution offer no evidence on all counts against a defendant and the judge directs that a not guilty verdict be entered.]

Textual Amendments

Calculation of graduated fees in guilty pleas and cracked trialsE+W

7.—(1) The amount of the graduated fee for a single trial advocate representing one assisted person in a guilty plea or cracked trial is—

(a)where the case is a guilty plea or a trial which cracks in the first third—

(i)the basic fee specified in Table A following paragraph 8 as appropriate to the offence with which the assisted person is charged, and the category of trial advocate; and

(ii)the evidence uplift, as appropriate to the number of pages of prosecution evidence, calculated in accordance with that table; and

(b)where the case is a trial which cracks in the second or last third—

(i)the basic fee specified in Table B following paragraph 8 as appropriate to the offence with which the assisted person is charged and the category of trial advocate; and

(ii)the evidence uplift, as appropriate to the number of pages of prosecution evidence, calculated in accordance with that table.

(2) Where—

(a)the trial of a case does not commence on the date first fixed; or

(b)the case is not taken and disposed of from the first warned list in which it is entered,

the basic fee and evidence uplift for the offence are those specified for the last third in Table B following paragraph 8.

(3) In this paragraph, and in the tables following paragraph 8, references to the first, second and last third are references to the first, second and last third—

(a)where a case is first listed for trial on a fixed date, of the period of time beginning with the day after the date on which the case is so listed and ending with the day before the date so fixed;

(b)where the case is first placed in a warned list, of the period of time beginning with the day after the date on which the case is so placed and ending with the day before the date of the start of that warned list,

and where the number of days in this period of time cannot be divided by three equally, any days remaining after such division must be added to the last third.

(4) Where a graduated fee is calculated in accordance with this Part for the purposes of paragraph 2(3), the fee must be calculated as if the trial had cracked in the last third.

Tables of feesE+W

8.  Subject to paragraph 7, the basic fee and evidence uplift appropriate to any offence are specified in the tables following this paragraph in accordance with the Class within which that offence falls, the category of trial advocate and whether the case is a guilty plea, a trial which cracks in the first third or a trial which cracks in the second or last third.

Table A – Fees and uplifts in guilty pleas and trials which crack in the first third
Class of OffenceBasic Fee (£)Evidence uplift per page of prosecution evidence (pages 1 to 1,000) (£)Evidence uplift per page of prosecution evidence (1,001 to 10,000) (£)
QC
A1,7142.851.43
B1,3051.80.90
C1,2241.280.64
D1,3052.851.43
E1,0810.920.46
F1,0811.200.61
G1,0811.200.61
H1,2241.650.82
I1,2241.610.80
J1,7142.851.43
K1,7141.590.80
Leading Junior
A1,2852.151.07
B9791.350.67
C9180.960.48
D9792.151.07
E8110.690.35
F8110.900.46
G8110.900.46
H9181.240.61
I9181.210.60
J1,2852.151.07
K1,2851.190.60
Led Junior
A8571.430.72
B6530.900.45
C6120.640.32
D6531.430.72
E5410.460.23
F5410.610.30
G5410.610.30
H6120.830.42
I6120.800.40
J8571.430.72
K8570.800.40
Junior Alone
A9791.190.59
B6940.810.41
C4490.600.30
D6941.190.59
E4080.350.17
F4080.540.27
G4080.540.27
H4900.540.28
I5710.420.22
J9791.190.59
K9791.020.51
Table B – Fees and uplifts in trials which crack in the second or last third
Class of OffenceBasic Fee (£)Evidence uplift per page of prosecution evidence (pages 1 to 250) (£)Evidence uplift per page of prosecution evidence (pages 251 to 1,000) (£)Evidence uplift per page of prosecution evidence (pages 1,001 to 10,000) (£)
QC
A2,3245.071.271.68
B1,7433.200.801.06
C1,5202.270.570.75
D1,7435.071.271.68
E1,2321.630.410.54
F1,2322.140.540.71
G1,2322.140.540.71
H1,5402.930.730.96
I1,5982.870.710.94
J2,3245.071.271.68
K2,3242.830.710.94
Leading Junior
A1,7443.800.951.26
B1,3072.400.600.80
C1,1401.700.430.56
D1,3073.800.951.26
E9241.220.310.41
F9241.600.410.53
G9241.600.410.53
H1,1552.200.540.72
I1,1982.140.530.71
J1,7443.800.951.26
K1,7442.130.530.71
Led Junior
A1,1622.540.640.84
B8711.600.400.53
C7601.140.280.37
D8712.540.640.84
E6160.820.200.27
F6161.070.270.36
G6161.070.270.36
H7701.460.370.48
I7981.430.360.48
J1,1622.540.640.84
K1,1621.420.360.47
Junior Alone
A1,3074.522.100.69
B9083.111.450.48
C5812.311.070.36
D8084.522.100.69
E5081.340.630.20
F5082.080.960.32
G5082.080.960.32
H6182.080.970.32
I7261.630.760.25
J1,3074.522.100.69
K1,2343.911.820.60

PART 4E+WFixed Fee for Guilty Pleas and Cracked Trials

Scope of Part 4E+W

[F219.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), this Part applies to a case F22... sent for trial to the Crown Court on the election of a defendant where the magistrates’ court has determined the case to be suitable for summary trial.

(2) This Part does not apply where the trial is a cracked trial because the prosecution offer no evidence on all counts against a defendant and the judge directs that a not guilty verdict be entered.]

Textual Amendments

Fixed fee for guilty pleas or cracked trialsE+W

10.  The fee payable to an advocate in relation to a guilty plea or cracked trial to which this Part applies is £194 per proceedings.

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 (B) specified in the table following paragraph 5, or that 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.

Fees for F23... standard appearancesE+W

12.—(1) The fee payable in respect of—

(a)an appearance by the trial advocate or substitute advocate at the first [F24hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] F25...; and

(b)up to four standard appearances by the trial advocate or substitute advocate,

is included within the basic fee (B) specified in the table following paragraph 5, or that following paragraph 8, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate.

(2) The fee payable in respect of an appearance by the trial advocate or substitute advocate at a F26...standard appearance not included in sub-paragraph (1) is specified in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of trial advocate or substitute advocate.

F27(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

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 M4 (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; 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.

Marginal Citations

M41965 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 M5 (confiscation: England and Wales);

(b)a hearing under section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 M6 (confiscation orders); and

(c)a hearing under section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 M7 (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

M52002 c 29.

Fees for sentencing hearingsE+W

15.—(1) This paragraph applies to a sentencing hearing following a case on indictment to which this Schedule applies, where sentence has been deferred under section 1 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 M8 (deferment of sentence).

(2) The fee payable to an advocate for appearing at a hearing to which this paragraph applies is that set out in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of trial advocate or substitute advocate and the circumstances of the hearing.

Marginal Citations

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 very unusual or novel point of law or factual issue;

(b)the number of pages of prosecution evidence, as defined in paragraph 1(2), exceeds 10,000 and the appropriate officer considers it reasonable to make a payment in excess of the graduated fee payable under this Schedule; or

(c)a documentary or pictorial exhibit is served by the prosecution in electronic form where—

(i)the exhibit has never existed in paper form; and

(ii)the appropriate officer—

(aa)does not consider it appropriate to include the exhibit in the pages of prosecution evidence; and

(bb)considers it reasonable to make a payment in respect of the exhibit in excess of the graduated fee.

(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; and

(c)where sub-paragraph (1)(c) applies, from the number of hours which the appropriate officer considers reasonable to view the prosecution evidence,

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 [F28a trial] advocate, whether or not [F29the trial] advocate did the work claimed for.

(5) [F30A 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.

[F31(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

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 [F32a trial] advocate, whether or not [F33the trial] advocate did the work claimed for.

(5) [F34A 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 F35... advocate was prevented from representing the assisted person and of the number of hours of preparation.

[F36(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 (B) specified in the table following paragraph 5, or that 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 [F37the 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 [F37the 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 [F37the 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

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

20.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) 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).

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 F38... proceedingsE+W

22.—[F39(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 M9 the advocate must be paid 50% of the basic fee (B) for a guilty plea, as specified in the table 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.

F40(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) Where, at [F41or 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 1998 F42... 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 1998 F43... 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 (B) specified in the table 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

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.

Fixed Fees
Category of workParagraph providing for feeFee for QC (£)Fee for Leading Junior (£)Fee for Led Junior or Junior alone (£)
Standard appearance12(2)173 per day130 per day87 per day
F44. . .F44. . .F44. . .F44. . .F44. . .
Abuse of process hearing13(1)(a) and 13(3)

260 half day

497 full day

195 half day

346 full day

130 half day

238 full day

Hearings relating to disclosure13(1)(b), 13(1)(c) and 13(3)

260 half day

497 full day

195 half day

346 full day

130 half day

238 full day

Hearings relating to the admissibility of evidence13(1)(d) and 13(3)

260 half day

497 full day

195 half day

346 full day

130 half day

238 full day

Hearings on withdrawal of guilty plea13(1)(e) and 13(3)

260 half day

497 full day

195 half day

346 full day

130 half day

238 full day

Deferred sentencing hearing15(2)324 per day238 per day173 per day
Ineffective trial payment16281 per day195 per day130 per day
Special preparation1774 per hour56 per hour39 per hour
Wasted preparation1874 per hour56 per hour39 per hour
Conferences and views1974 per hour56 per hour39 per hour
Appeals to the Crown Court against conviction20(1)260 per day195 per day130 per day
Appeals to the Crown Court against sentence20(1)216 per day151 per day108 per day
Proceedings relating to breach of an order of the Crown Court20(1)216 per day151 per day108 per day
Committal for sentence20(1)260 per day195 per day130 per day
Adjourned appeals, committals for sentence and breach hearings20(2)173 per day130 per day87 per day
Bail applications, mentions and other applications in appeals, committals for sentence and breach hearings20(3)173 per day130 per day87 per day
Second and subsequent days of an application to dismiss22(6)

260 half day

497 full day

195 half day

346 full day

130 half day

238 full day

Noting brief24108 per day
Hearing for mitigation of sentence34260 per day173 per day108 per day

Textual Amendments

PART 6E+WMiscellaneous

Identity of instructed advocateE+W

25.—(1) Where an instructed advocate is appointed before [F45the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea], the instructed advocate must notify the Court in writing as soon as the appointment is made and, where appropriate, must confirm whether the instructed advocate is the leading instructed advocate or the led instructed advocate.

(2) Where the section 16 determination provides for representation by a single advocate and no instructed advocate has been notified to the Court in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)the barrister or solicitor advocate who attends [F45the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] is deemed to be the instructed advocate; and

(b)the Court must make a written record of this fact.

(3) Where the section 16 determination provides for representation by a single advocate and no barrister or solicitor advocate attends [F45the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea]—

(a)the barrister or solicitor advocate who attends the next hearing in the case is deemed to be the instructed advocate; and

(b)the Court must make a written record of this fact.

(4) Where the section 16 determination provides for representation by more than one advocate, and no leading instructed advocate has been notified to the Court in accordance with sub-paragraph (1), the leading advocate who attends—

(a)[F45the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea]; or

(b)where no leading advocate attends [F45the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea], the next hearing in the case attended by a leading advocate,

is deemed to be the leading instructed advocate, and the Court must make a written record of this fact.

(5) Where the section 16 determination provides for representation by more than one advocate, and no led instructed advocate has been notified to the Court in accordance with sub-paragraph (1), the led advocate who attends—

(a)[F45the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea]; or

(b)where no led advocate attends [F45the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea], the next hearing in the case attended by a led advocate,

is deemed to be the led instructed advocate, and the Court must make a written record of this fact.

(6) Where a section 16 determination is amended after [F45the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] to provide for representation by more than one advocate—

(a)the additional instructed advocate must notify the Court in writing of the additional instructed advocate's appointment within 7 days of the date on which the section 16 determination is amended; and

(b)each instructed advocate must notify the Court whether that instructed advocate is the leading instructed advocate or the led instructed advocate.

(7) Where no additional instructed advocate has been notified to the Court in accordance with sub-paragraph (6)(a), the advocate who attends the next hearing in the case is deemed to be an instructed advocate and the Court must record in writing whether that instructed advocate is the leading instructed advocate or the led instructed advocate, as appropriate to the circumstances of the case.

(8) Where—

(a)a case ceases to be a Very High Cost Case (in relation to fees claimed by advocates); and

(b)none of sub-paragraphs (1) to (7) applies,

the instructed advocate must notify the Court in writing of the instructed advocate's appointment within 7 days of the case ceasing to be a Very High Cost Case.

(9) The Court must attach—

(a)any notice received under sub-paragraph (1), (6) or (8); and

(b)any record made by it under sub-paragraph (2), (3), (4), (5) or (7),

to the representation order.

(10) An instructed advocate must remain as instructed advocate at all times, except where—

(a)a date for trial is fixed at or before [F45the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] and the instructed advocate is unable to conduct the trial due to the instructed advocate's other pre-existing commitments;

(b)the instructed advocate is dismissed by the assisted person or the litigator; or

(c)the instructed advocate is required to withdraw because of his professional code of conduct.

(11) Where, in accordance with sub-paragraph (10), an instructed advocate withdraws, the instructed advocate must—

(a)immediately notify the court of the withdrawal—

(i)in writing; or

(ii)where the withdrawal takes place at a F46... hearing, orally; and

(b)within 7 days of the date of the withdrawal, notify the court in writing of the identity of a replacement instructed advocate, who must fulfil all the functions of an instructed advocate in accordance with these Regulations.

(12) This paragraph does not apply to a claim for fees under paragraph 32, 33 or 34.

Textual Amendments

Payment of fees to instructed advocateE+W

26.—(1) In accordance with regulation 23 the appropriate officer must notify each [F47trial] advocate of the total fees payable and authorise payment to the [F47trial] advocate accordingly.

(2) Payment of the fees in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) must be made to each [F47trial] advocate.

(3) Where the section 16 determination provides for representation by a single advocate, the [F47trial] advocate is responsible for arranging payment of fees to the [F48instructed] advocate and any substitute advocate who has undertaken work on the case.

(4) Where there are two[F47trial]advocates for an assisted person, payment must be made to each [F47trial] advocate individually, and—

(a)the leading[F47trial] advocate is responsible for arranging payment of fees to the [F48instructed] advocate and any substitute advocate who have undertaken work on the case of a type for which a leading advocate is responsible; and

(b)the led[F47trial]advocate is responsible for arranging payment of fees to the [F48instructed] advocate and any substitute advocate who have undertaken work on the case of a type for which a led advocate is responsible.

[F49(4A) In this paragraph, 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.]

(5) This paragraph does not apply to a claim for fees under paragraph 32, 33 or 34.

Textual Amendments

Additional charges and additional casesE+W

27.—(1) Where an assisted person is charged with more than one offence on one indictment, the fee payable to the trial advocate under this Schedule must be based on whichever of those offences the trial advocate selects.

(2) Where two or more cases to which this Schedule applies involving the same trial advocate are heard concurrently (whether involving the same or different assisted persons)—

(a)the trial advocate must select one case (“the principal case”), which must be treated for the purposes of remuneration in accordance with this Schedule;

(b)in respect of the main hearing in each of the other cases the trial advocate must be paid a fixed fee of 20% of—

(i)the basic fee (B) specified in the table following paragraph 5 or that following paragraph 8, as appropriate, for the principal case, where that is a case falling within paragraph 2(1)(a); or

(ii)the fixed fee for the principal case, where that is a case falling within paragraph 2(1)(b) or paragraph 10.

(3) Nothing in sub-paragraphs (4) to (6) permits a fixed fee under Part 5, other than one to which paragraph 14 applies, to be paid in a case to which Part 4 applies.

(4) Where a trial advocate or substitute advocate appears at a hearing specified in paragraph 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16, forming part of two or more cases involving different assisted persons, the trial advocate or substitute advocate must be paid—

(a)in respect of the first such case, the fixed fee for that hearing specified in the table following paragraph 24; and

(b)in respect of each of the other cases, 20% of that fee.

(5) Subject to sub-paragraphs (1) to (4), where a trial advocate or substitute advocate appears at a hearing forming part of two or more cases, the trial advocate or substitute advocate must be paid the fixed fee for that hearing specified in the table following paragraph 24 in respect of one such case, without any increase in respect of the other cases.

(6) Where a trial advocate selects—

(a)one offence, in preference to another offence, under sub-paragraph (1); or

(b)one case as the principal case, in preference to another case, under sub-paragraph (2),

that selection does not affect the trial advocate's right to claim any of the fees set out in the table following paragraph 24 to which the trial advocate would otherwise have been entitled.

Multiple advocatesE+W

28.  Where a section 16 determination provides for representation by three advocates in a case the provisions of this Schedule apply, and the fees payable to the led juniors in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3 are payable to each led junior who is instructed in the case.

Non-local appearancesE+W

29.  Where an advocate is instructed to appear in a court which is not within 40 kilometres of the advocate's office or chambers, the appropriate officer may allow an amount for travelling and other expenses incidental to that appearance, provided that the amount must not be greater than the amount, if any, which would be payable to a trial advocate from the nearest local Bar or the nearest advocate's office (whichever is the nearer) unless the advocate instructed to appear has obtained prior approval under regulation 13 for the incurring of such expenses or can justify the attendance having regard to all the relevant circumstances of the case.

Trials lasting over 40 daysE+W

30.  Where a trial exceeds 40 days, the trial advocate must be paid a fee as set out in the table following this paragraph, as appropriate to the category of trial advocate and the Class of Offence, for each day by which the trial exceeds 40 days on which the trial advocate attends at court.

Daily rates payable where a trial lasts over 40 days
Class of OffenceDaily rate payable for days 41-50 (£)Daily rate payable for days 51 and over (£)
QC
A387414
B387414
C387414
D387414
E387414
F387414
G387414
H387414
I387414
J387414
K387414
Leading Junior
A331356
B331356
C331356
D331356
E331356
F331356
G331356
H331356
I331356
J331356
K331356
Led Junior
A221237
B221237
C221237
D221237
E221237
F221237
G221237
H221237
I221237
J221237
K221237
Junior Alone
A266285
B247265
C247265
D266285
E225241
F225241
G225241
H247265
I247265
J266285
K266285

Assisted person unfit to plead or stand trialE+W

31.  Where in any case a hearing is held to determine the question of whether the assisted person is unfit to plead or to stand trial (a “fitness hearing”)—

(a)if a trial on indictment is held, or continues, at any time thereafter, the length of the fitness hearing is included in determining the length of the trial for the calculation of the graduated fee in accordance with Part 2 or Part 3;

(b)if a trial on indictment is not held, or does not continue, thereafter by reason of the assisted person being found unfit to plead or to stand trial, the trial advocate must be paid—

(i)a graduated fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 4 as appropriate to the combined length of—

(aa)the fitness hearing; and

(bb)any hearing under section 4A of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 M10 (finding that the accused did the act or made the omission charged against him); or

(ii)a graduated fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a cracked trial,

whichever the trial advocate elects; and

(c)if at any time the assisted person pleads guilty to the indictable offence, the trial advocate must be paid either—

(i)a graduated fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 4 as appropriate to the length of the fitness hearing; or

(ii)a graduated fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea,

whichever the trial advocate elects.

Marginal Citations

Cross examination of witnessE+W

32.—(1) Where in any case on indictment an advocate is retained solely for the purpose of cross-examining a witness under section 38 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 M11 (defence representation for purposes of cross-examination), the advocate must be paid a graduated fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 4.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph the daily attendance fee (D) is as set out in the table following paragraph 5 as appropriate to the number of days of attendance at court by the advocate.

Marginal Citations

Provision of written or oral adviceE+W

33.—(1) Where in any case on indictment an advocate is assigned pursuant to a section 16 determination solely for the purpose of providing written or oral advice, the advocate must be paid for the reasonable number of hours of preparation for that advice using the hourly fee rates for special preparation set out in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of trial advocate.

(2) An advocate claiming a fee for advice under this paragraph may apply to the appropriate officer to redetermine the fee under regulation 28 and the advocate must supply such information and documents as may be required by the appropriate officer as proof of the number of hours of preparation.

Mitigation of sentenceE+W

34.—(1) Where in any case on indictment an advocate is assigned pursuant to a section 16 determination to appear at a sentencing hearing solely for the purpose of applying to the court to mitigate the assisted person's sentence, the advocate must be paid in respect of that appearance the fee specified in the table following paragraph 24 together with a fee calculated from the reasonable number of hours of preparation for that appearance using the hourly fee rates for special preparation set out in the table following paragraph 24 as appropriate to the category of trial advocate.

(2) An advocate claiming an hourly preparation fee under this paragraph may apply to the appropriate officer to redetermine such hourly fee under regulation 28 and the advocate must supply such information and documents as may be required by the appropriate officer as proof of the number of hours of preparation.

PART 7E+WTable of Offences

OffenceContrary toYear and Chapter
Class A: Homicide and related grave offences
MurderCommon law
ManslaughterCommon law
Soliciting to commit murderOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.41861 c. 100
Child destructionInfant Life (Preservation) Act 1929, s.1(1)1929 c. 34
InfanticideInfanticide Act 1938, s.1(1)1938 c. 36
Causing explosion likely to endanger life or propertyExplosive Substances Act 1883, s.21883 c. 3
Attempt to cause explosion, making or keeping explosives etc.Explosive Substances Act 1883, s.3As above
Class B: Offences involving serious violence or damage, and serious drug offences
Endangering the safety of an aircraftAviation Security Act 1982, s.2(1)(b)1982 c. 36
Racially aggravated arson (not endangering life)Crime and Disorder Act 1998, s.30(1)1998 c. 37
KidnappingCommon law
False imprisonmentCommon law
Aggravated criminal damageCriminal Damage Act 1971, s.1(2)1971 c. 48
Aggravated arsonCriminal Damage Act 1971, s.1(2), (3)As above
Arson (where value exceeds £30,000)Criminal Damage Act 1971, s.1(3)As above
Possession of firearm with intent to endanger lifeFirearms Act 1968, s.161968 c. 27
Use of firearm to resist arrestFirearms Act 1968, s.17As above
Possession of firearm with criminal intentFirearms Act 1968, s.18As above
Possession or acquisition of certain prohibited weapons etc.Firearms Act 1968, s.5As above
Aggravated burglaryTheft Act 1968, s.101968 c. 60
Armed robberyTheft Act 1968, s.8(1)As above
Assault with weapon with intent to robTheft Act 1968, s.8(2)As above
BlackmailTheft Act 1968, s.21As above
RiotPublic Order Act 1986, s.11986 c. 64
Violent disorderPublic Order Act 1986, s.2As above
Contamination of good with intentPublic Order Act 1986, s.38As above
Causing death by dangerous drivingRoad Traffic Act 1988, s.11988 c. 52
Causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugsRoad Traffic Act 1988, s.3AAs above
Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in deathTheft Act 1968, s.12A1968 c. 60
Causing danger to road usersRoad Traffic Act 1988, s.22A1988 c. 52
Attempting to choke, suffocate, strangle etc.Offences against the Person Act 1861, s.211861 c. 100
Causing miscarriage by poison, instrumentOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.58As above
Making threats to killOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.16As above
Wounding or grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm etc.Offences against the Person Act 1861, s.18As above
Endangering the safety of railway passengersOffences against the Person Act 1861, ss. 32, 33, 34As above
Impeding persons endeavouring to escape wrecksOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.17As above
Administering chloroform, laudanum etc.Offences against the Person Act 1861, s.22As above
Administering poison etc. so as to endanger lifeOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.23As above
Cruelty to persons under 16Children and Young Persons Act 1933, s.11933 c. 12
Aiding and abetting suicideSuicide Act 1961, s.21961 c. 60
Prison mutinyPrison Security Act 1992, s.11992 c. 25
Assaulting prison officer whilst possessing firearm etc.Criminal Justice Act 1991, s.901991 c. 53
Producing or supplying a Class A or B drugMisuse of Drugs Act 1971, s.41971 c. 38
Possession of a Class A or B drug with intent to supplyMisuse of Drugs Act 1971, s.5(3)As above
Manufacture and supply of scheduled substancesCriminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990, s.121990 c. 5
Fraudulent evasion of controls on Class A and B drugsCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.170(2)(b), (c)1979 c. 2
Illegal importation of Class A and B drugsCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.50As above
Offences in relation to proceeds of drug traffickingDrug Trafficking Act 1994, ss. 49, 50, 511994 c. 37
Offences in relation to money laundering investigationsDrug Trafficking Act 1994, ss. 52, 53As above
Practitioner contravening drug supply regulationsMisuse of Drugs Act 1971, ss. 12, 131971 c. 38
Cultivation of cannabis plantMisuse of Drugs Act 1971, s.6As above
Occupier knowingly permitting drugs offences etc.Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, s.8As above
Activities relating to opiumMisuse of Drugs Act 1971, s.9As above
Drug trafficking offences at seaCriminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990, s.181990 c. 5
Firing on Revenue vesselCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.851979 c. 2
Making or possession of explosive in suspicious circumstancesExplosive Substances Act 1883, s.4(1)1883 c. 3
Causing bodily injury by explosivesOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.281861 c. 100
Using explosive or corrosives with intent to cause grievous bodily harmOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.29As above
Hostage takingTaking of Hostages Act 1982, s.11982 c. 28
Offences against international protection of nuclear materialNuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983, s.21983 c. 18
Placing explosives with intent to cause bodily injuryOffences against the Person act 1861, s.301861 c. 100
Membership of proscribed organisationsTerrorism Act 2000, s.112000 c. 11
Support or meeting of proscribed organisationsTerrorism Act 2000, s.12As above
Uniform of proscribed organisationsTerrorism Act 2000, s.13As above
Fund raising for terrorismTerrorism Act 2000, s.15As above
Other offences involving money or property to be used for terrorismTerrorism Act 2000, ss.16-18As above
Disclosure prejudicing, or interference of material relevant to, investigation of terrorismTerrorism Act 2000, s.39As above
Weapons trainingTerrorism Act 2000, s.54As above
Directing terrorist organisationTerrorism Act 2000, s.56As above
Possession of articles for terrorist purposesTerrorism Act 2000, s.57As above
Unlawful collection of information for terrorist purposesTerrorism Act 2000, s.58As above
Incitement of terrorism overseasTerrorism Act 2000, s.59As above
Concealing criminal propertyProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.3272002 c. 29
Involvement in arrangements facilitating the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal propertyProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.328As above
Acquisition, use or possession of criminal propertyProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.329As above
Failure to disclose knowledge or suspicion of money laundering: regulated sectorProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.330As above
Failure to disclose knowledge or suspicion of money laundering: nominated officers in the regulated sectorProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.331As above
Failure to disclose knowledge or suspicion of money laundering: other nominated officersProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.332As above
Tipping offProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.333As above
Disclosure under sections 330, 331, 332 or 333 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 otherwise than in the form and manner prescribedProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.339(1A)As above
Causing or allowing the death of a childDomestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, s.52004 c. 28
Class C: Lesser offences involving violence or damage and less serious drugs offences
Racially aggravated assaultCrime and Disorder Act 1998, s.29(1)1998 c. 37
Racially aggravated criminal damageCrime and Disorder Act 1998, s.30(1)As above
Robbery (other than armed robbery)Theft Act 1968, s.8(1)1968 c. 60
Unlawful woundingOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.201861 c. 100
Assault occasioning actual bodily harmOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.47As above
Concealment of birthOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.60As above
Abandonment of children under twoOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.27As above
Arson (other than aggravated arson) where value does not exceed £30,000Criminal Damage Act 1971, s.1(3)1971 c. 48
Criminal damage (other than aggravated criminal damage)Criminal Damage Act 1971, s.1(1)As above
Possession of firearm without certificateFirearms Act 1968 s.11968 c. 27
Carrying loaded firearm in public placeFirearms Act 1968, s.19As above
Trespassing with a firearmFirearms Act 1968, s.20As above
Shortening of shotgun or possession of shortened shotgunFirearms Act 1968 s.4As above
Shortening of smooth bore gunFirearms Amendment Act 1988, s.6(1)1988 c. 45
Possession or acquisition of shotgun without certificateFirearms Act 1968, s.21968 c. 27
Possession of firearms by person convicted of crimeFirearms Act 1968, s.21(4)As above
Acquisition by or supply of firearms to person denied themFirearms Act 1968, s.21(5)As above
Dealing in firearmsFirearms Act 1968, s.3As above
Failure to comply with certificate when transferring firearmFirearms Act 1968, s.42As above
Permitting an escapeCommon law
RescueCommon law
Escape from lawful custody without forceCommon law
Breach of prisonCommon law
Harbouring escaped prisonersCriminal Justice Act 1961, s.221961 c. 39
Assisting prisoners to escapePrison Act 1952, s.391952 c. 52
Fraudulent evasion of agricultural levyCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.68A(1) and (2)1979 c. 2
Offender armed or disguisedCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.86As above
Making threats to destroy or damage propertyCriminal Damage Act 1971, s.21971 c. 48
Possessing anything with intent to destroy or damage propertyCriminal Damage Act 1971, s.3As above
Child abduction by connected personChild Abduction Act 1984, s.11984 c. 37
Child abduction by other personChild Abduction Act 1984, s.2As above
Bomb hoaxCriminal Law Act 1977, s.511977 c. 45
Producing or supplying Class C drugMisuse of Drugs Act 1971, s.41971 c. 38
Possession of a Class C drug with intent to supplyMisuse of Drugs Act 1971 s.5(3)As above
Fraudulent evasion of controls on Class C drugsCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.170(2)(b),(c)1979 c. 2
Illegal importation of Class C drugsCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.50As above
Possession of Class A drugMisuse of Drugs Act 1971, s.5(2)1971 c. 38
Failure to disclose knowledge or suspicion of money launderingDrug Trafficking Offences Act 1986, s.26B1986 c. 32
Tipping off in relation to money laundering investigationsDrug Trafficking Offences Act 1986, s.26CAs above
Assaults on officers saving wrecksOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.371861 c. 100
Attempting to injure or alarm the SovereignTreason Act 1842, s.21842 c. 51
Assisting illegal entry or harbouring personsImmigration Act 1971, s.251971 c. 77
Administering poison with intent to injure etc.Offences against the Person Act 1861, s.241861 c. 100
Neglecting to provide food for or assaulting servants etc.Offences against the Person Act 1861, s.26As above
Setting spring guns with intent to inflict grievous bodily harmOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.31As above
Supplying instrument etc. to cause miscarriageOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.59As above
Failure to disclose information about terrorismTerrorism Act 2000, s.192000 c. 11
Circumcision of femalesProhibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985, s.11985 c. 38
Breaking or injuring submarine telegraph cablesSubmarine Telegraph Act 1885, s.31885 c. 49
Failing to keep dogs under proper control resulting in injuryDangerous Dogs Act 1991, s.31991 c. 65
Making gunpowder etc. to commit offencesOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.641861 c. 100
Stirring up racial hatredPublic Order Act 1986, ss.18-231986 c. 64
Class D: Sexual offences and offences against children
Administering drugs to obtain intercourseSexual Offences Act 1956, s.41956 c. 69
Procurement of a defectiveSexual Offences Act 1956, s.9As above
Incest other than by man with a girl under 13Sexual Offences Act 1956, s.10, 11As above
Gross indecency between male of 21 or over and male under 16Sexual Offences Act 1956, s.13As above
Indecent assault on a womanSexual Offences Act 1956, s.14As above
Indecent assault on a manSexual Offences Act 1956, s.15As above
Abuse of position of trustSexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000, s.32000 c. 44
Man living on earnings of prostitutionSexual Offences Act 1956, s.301956 c. 69
Woman exercising control over prostituteSexual Offences Act 1956, s.31As above
Living on earnings of male prostitutionSexual Offences Act 1967, s.51967 c. 60
Incitement to commit incestCriminal Law Act 1977, s.541977 c. 45
Ill-treatment of persons of unsound mindMental Health Act 1983, s.1271983 c. 20
Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 from parentSexual Offences Act 1956, s.191956 c. 69
Abduction of defective from parentSexual Offences Act 1956, s.21As above
Procuration of girl under 21Sexual Offences Act 1956, s.23As above
Permitting defective to use premises for intercourseSexual Offences Act 1956, s.27As above
Causing or encouraging prostitution of defectiveSexual Offences Act 1956, s.29As above
Sexual assaultSexual Offences Act 2003, s.32003 c. 42
Causing sexual activity without penetrationSexual Offences Act 2003, s.4As above
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a childSexual Offences Act 2003, s.11As above
Causing a child to watch a sexual actSexual Offences Act 2003, s.12As above
Child sex offence committed by person under 18Sexual Offences Act 2003, s.13As above
Meeting child following sexual groomingSexual Offences Act 2003, s.15As above
Abuse of trust: sexual activity with a childSexual Offences Act 2003, s.16As above
Abuse of position of trust: causing a child to engage in sexual activitySexual Offences Act 2003, s.17As above
Abuse of trust: sexual activity in the presence of a childSexual Offences Act 2003, s.18As above
Abuse of position of trust: causing a child to watch sexual activitySexual Offences Act 2003, s.19As above
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a person with a mental disorderSexual Offences Act 2003, s.32As above
Causing a person with a mental disorder to watch a sexual actSexual Offences Act 2003, s.33As above
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a person with a mental disorderSexual Offences Act 2003, s.36As above
Causing a person with a mental disorder to watch a sexual actSexual Offences Act 2003, s.37As above
Care workers: sexual activity in presence of a person with a mental disorderSexual Offences Act 2003, s.40As above
Care workers: causing a person with a mental disorder to watch a sexual actSexual Offences Act 2003, s.41As above
Causing or inciting prostitution for gainSexual Offences Act 2003, s.52As above
Controlling prostitution for gainSexual Offences Act 2003, s.53As above
Administering a substance with intentSexual Offences Act 2003, s.61As above
Committing offence with intent to commit sexual offenceSexual Offences Act 2003, s.62As above
Trespass with intent to commit sexual offenceSexual Offences Act 2003, s.63As above
Sex with adult relativeSexual Offences Act 2003, ss.64,65As above
ExposureSexual Offences Act 2003, s.66As above
VoyeurismSexual Offences Act 2003, s.67As above
Intercourse with an animalSexual Offences Act 2003, s.69As above
Sexual penetration of a corpseSexual Offences Act 2003, s.70As above
Class E: Burglary etc.
Burglary (domestic)Theft Act 1968, s.9(3)(a)1968 c. 60
Going equipped to stealTheft Act 1968, s.25As above
Burglary (non-domestic)Theft Act 1968, s.9(3)(b)As above
Classes F G and K: Other offences of dishonesty
The following offences are always in Class F
Destruction of registers of birth etc.Forgery Act 1861, s.361861 c. 98
Making false entries in copies of registers sent to the registrarForgery Act 1861, s.37As above
Possession (with intention) of false identity documentsIdentity Cards Act 2006, s.25(1)2006 c. 15
Possession (with intention) of apparatus or material for making false identity documentsIdentity Cards Act 2006, s.25(3)As above
Possession (without reasonable excuse) of false identity documents or apparatus or material for making false identity documentsIdentity Cards Act 2006, s.25(5)As above
The following offences are always in Class G
Undischarged bankrupt being concerned in a companyInsolvency Act 1986, s.3601986 c. 45
Counterfeiting notes and coinsForgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, s.141981 c. 45
Passing counterfeit notes and coinsForgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, s.15As above
Offences involving custody or control of counterfeit notes and coinsForgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, s.16As above
Making, custody or control of counterfeiting materials etc.Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, s.175As above
Illegal importation: counterfeit notes or coinsCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.501979 c. 2
Fraudulent evasion: counterfeit notes or coinsCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.170(2)(b),(c)As above
The following offences are in Class G if the value involved exceeds £30,000, Class K if the value exceeds £100,000 and in Class F otherwise
VAT offencesValue Added Tax Act 1994, s.72(1) to (8)1994 c. 23
Fraudulent evasion of dutyCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.170(1)(b)1979 c. 2
TheftTheft Act 1968, s.11968 c. 60
Removal of articles from places open to the publicTheft Act 1968, s.11As above
Abstraction of electricityTheft Act 1968, s.13As above
Obtaining property by deceptionTheft Act 1968, s.15As above
Obtaining pecuniary advantage by deceptionTheft Act 1968, s.16As above
False accountingTheft Act 1968, s.17As above
Handling stolen goodsTheft Act 1968, s.22As above
Obtaining services by deceptionTheft Act 1978, s.11978 c. 31
Evasion of liability by deceptionTheft Act 1978, s.2As above
Illegal importation: not elsewhere specifiedCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.501979 c. 2
Counterfeiting Customs documentsCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.168As above
Fraudulent evasion: not elsewhere specifiedCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.170(2)(b),(c)As above
ForgeryForgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, s.11981 c. 45
Copying false instrument with intentForgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, s.2As above
Using a false instrumentForgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, s.3As above
Using a copy of a false instrumentForgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, s.4As above
Custody of control of false instruments etc.Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981, s.5As above
Offences in relation to dies or stampsStamp Duties Management Act 1891, s.131891 c. 38
Counterfeiting of dies or marksHallmarking Act 1973, s.61973 c. 43
Fraud by false representationFraud Act 2006, s.22006 c. 35
Fraud by failing to disclose informationFraud Act 2006, s.3As above
Fraud by abuse of positionFraud Act 2006, s.4As above
Possession etc. of article for use in fraudsFraud Act 2006, s.6As above
Making or supplying articles for use in fraudsFraud Act 2006, s.7As above
Participation in fraudulent business carried on by a sole trader etc.Fraud Act 2006, s.9As above
Obtaining services dishonestlyFraud Act 2006, s.11As above
Class H: Miscellaneous other offences
[F50Breach of a sexual harm prevention order or interim sexual harm prevention order Sexual Offences Act 2003, s.103I2003 c. 42]
[F50Breach of a sexual risk order or interim sexual risk order Sexual Offences Act 2003, s.122HAs above]
[F50Breach of a criminal behaviour order Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, s.302014 c. 12]
Racially aggravated public order offenceCrime and Disorder Act 1998, s.31(1)As above
Racially aggravated harassment/putting another in fear of violenceCrime and Disorder Act 1998, s.32(1)As above
Having an article with a blade or point in a public placeCriminal Justice Act 1988, s.391988 c. 33
Breach of harassment injunctionProtection from Harassment Act 1997, s.3(6)1997 c. 40
Putting people in fear of violenceProtection from Harassment Act 1997, s.4(1)As above
Breach of restraining orderProtection from Harassment Act 1997, s.5(5)As above
Being drunk on an aircraftAir Navigation Order 2005, article 75SI 2005/1970
Possession of offensive weaponPrevention of Crime Act 1953, s.11953 c. 14
AffrayPublic Order Act 1986, s.31986 c. 64
Assault with intent to resist arrestOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.381861 c. 100
Unlawful eviction and harassment of occupierProtection from Eviction Act 1977, s.11977 c. 43
Obscene articles intended for publication for gainObscene Publications Act 1964, s.11964 c. 74
Gross indecency between males (other than where one is 21 or over and the other is under 16)Sexual Offences Act 1956, s.131956 c. 69
Solicitation for immoral purposesSexual Offences Act 1956, s.32As above
Buggery of males of 16 or over otherwise than in privateSexual Offences Act 1956, s.12As above
Acts outraging public decencyCommon law
Offences of publication of obscene matterObscene Publications Act 1959, s.21959 c. 66
Keeping a disorderly houseCommon law: Disorderly Houses Act 1751, s.81751 c. 36
Indecent displayIndecent Displays (Control) Act 1981, s.11981 c. 42
Presentation of obscene performanceTheatres Act 1968, s.21968 c. 54
Procurement of intercourse by threats etc.Sexual Offences Act 1956, s.21956 c. 69
Causing prostitution of womenSexual Offences Act 1956, s.22As above
Detention of woman in brothel or other premisesSexual Offences Act 1956, s.24As above
Procurement of a woman by false pretencesSexual Offences Act 1956, s.3As above
Procuring others to commit homosexual actsSexual Offences Act 1967, s.41967 c. 60
Trade description offences (9 offences)Trade Descriptions Act 1968, ss.1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 141968 c. 29
Misconduct endangering ship or persons on board shipMerchant Shipping Act 1970, s.271970 c. 36
Obstructing engine or carriage on railwayMalicious Damage Act 1861, s.361861 c. 97
Offences relating to the safe custody of controlled drugsMisuse of Drugs Act 1971, s.111971 c. 38
Possession of Class B or Class C drugMisuse of Drugs Act 1971, s.5(2)As above
Wanton or furious drivingOffences against the Person Act 1861, s.351861 c. 100
Dangerous drivingRoad Traffic Act 1988, s.21988 c. 52
Forgery and misuse of driving documentsPublic Passenger Vehicles Act 1981, s.651981 c. 14
Forgery of driving documentsRoad Traffic Act 1960, s.2331960 c. 16
Forgery etc. of licences and other documentsRoad Traffic Act 1988, s.1731988 c. 52
Mishandling or falsifying parking documents etc.Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s.1151984 c. 27
Aggravated vehicle takingTheft Act 1968, s.12A1968 c. 60
Forgery, alteration, fraud of licences etc.Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994, s.441994 c. 22
Making off without paymentTheft Act 1978, s.31978 c. 31
Agreeing to indemnify suretiesBail Act 1976, s.9(1)1976 c. 63
Sending prohibited articles by postPost Office Act 1953, s.111953 c. 36
Impersonating Customs OfficerCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.131979 c. 2
Obstructing Customs OfficerCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, s.16As above
Class I: Offences against public justice and similar offences
Conspiring to commit offences outside the United KingdomCriminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998, s.51998 c. 40
Perverting the course of public justiceCommon Law
Perjuries (7 offences)Perjury Act 1911, ss.1 to 7(2)1911 c. 6
Corrupt transactions with agentsPrevention of Corruption Act 1906, s.11906 c. 34
Corruption in public officePublic Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889, s.11889 c. 69
EmbraceryCommon law
Offences of bribing another personBribery Act 2010, s.12010 c. 23
Offences relating to being bribedBribery Act 2010, s.2As above
Bribery of foreign public officialsBribery Act 1010 s.6As above
Fabrication of evidence with intent to mislead a tribunalCommon law
Personation of jurorsCommon law
Concealing an arrestable offenceCriminal Law Act 1967, s.51967 c. 58
Assisting offendersCriminal Law Act 1967, s.4(1)As above
False evidence before European CourtEuropean Communities Act 1972, s.111972 c. 68
Personating for purposes of bail etc.Forgery Act 1861, s.341861 c. 98
Intimidating a witness, juror etc.Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, s.51(1)1994 c. 33
Harming, threatening to harm a witness, juror etc.Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, s.51(2)As above
Prejudicing a drug trafficking investigationDrug Trafficking Act 1994, s.58(1)1994 c. 37
Giving false statements to procure cremationCremation Act 1902, s.8(2)1902 c. 8
False statement tendered under section 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967Criminal Justice Act 1967, s.891967 c. 80
Making a false statement to obtain interim possession orderCriminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, s.75(1)1994 c. 33
Making false statement to resist making of interim possession orderCriminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, s.75(2)As above
False statement tendered under section 5B of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, s.1061980 c. 43
Making false statements to authorised officerTrade Descriptions Act 1968, s. 29(2)1968 c. 29
Class J: Serious sexual offences
RapeSexual Offences Act 1956, s.1(1)1956 c. 69
Sexual intercourse with girl under 13Sexual Offences Act 1956, s.5As above
Sexual intercourse with girl under 16Sexual Offences Act 1956, s.6As above
Sexual intercourse with defectiveSexual Offences Act 1956, s.7As above
Incest by man with a girl under 13Sexual Offences Act 1956, s.10As above
Buggery of person under 16Sexual Offences Act 1956, s.12As above
Indecency with children under 14Indecency with Children Act 1960, s.1(1)1960 c. 33
Taking, having etc. indecent photographs of childrenProtection of Children Act 1978, s.11978 c. 37
Assault with intent to commit buggerySexual Offences Act 1956, s.161956 c. 69
Abduction of woman by forceSexual Offences Act 1956, s.17As above
Permitting girl under 13 to use premises for sexual intercourseSexual Offences Act 1956, s.25As above
Allowing or procuring child under 16 to go abroad to performChildren and Young Persons Act 1933, ss.25, 261933 c. 12
Sexual intercourse with patientsMental Health Act 1959, s.1281959 c. 72
Abduction of unmarried girl under 16 from parentSexual Offences Act 1956, s.201956 c. 69
Permitting girl under 16 to use premises for intercourseSexual Offences Act 1956, s.26As above
Causing or encouraging prostitution of girl under 16Sexual Offences Act 1956, s.28As above
RapeSexual Offences Act 2003, s.12003 c. 42
Assault by penetrationSexual Offences Act 2003, s.2As above
Causing sexual activity with penetrationSexual Offences Act 2003, s.4As above
Rape of child under 13Sexual Offences Act 2003, s.5As above
Assault of child under 13 by penetrationSexual Offences Act 2003, s.6As above
Sexual assault of child under 13Sexual Offences Act 2003, s.7As above
Causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activitySexual Offences Act 2003, s.8As above
Sexual activity with a childSexual Offences Act 2003, s.9As above
Causing a child to engage in sexual activitySexual Offences Act 2003, s.10As above
Arranging child sex offenceSexual Offences Act 2003, s.14As above
Sexual activity with a child family member, with penetrationSexual Offences Act 2003, s.25As above
Inciting a child family member to engage in sexual activitySexual Offences Act 2003, s.26As above
Sexual activity with a person with a mental disorderSexual Offences Act 2003, s.30As above
Causing or inciting a person with a mental disorder to engage in sexual activitySexual Offences Act 2003, s.31As above
Offering inducement to procure sexual activity with a person with a mental disorderSexual Offences Act 2003, s.34As above
Inducing person with mental disorder to engage in sexual activitySexual Offences Act 2003, s.35As above
Care workers: sexual activity with a person with a mental disorderSexual Offences Act 2003, s.38As above
Care workers: inciting person with mental disorder to engage in sexual actSexual Offences Act 2003, s.39As above
Paying for sexual services of a childSexual Offences Act 2003, s.47As above
Causing or inciting child prostitution or pornographySexual Offences Act 2003, s.48As above
Controlling a child prostituteSexual Offences Act 2003, s.49As above
Facilitating child prostitutionSexual Offences Act 2003, s.50As above
Trafficking into UK for sexual exploitationSexual Offences Act 2003, s.57As above
Trafficking within UK for sexual exploitationSexual Offences Act 2003, s.58As above
Trafficking out of UK for sexual exploitationSexual Offences Act 2003, s.59As above
[F51Trafficking people for sexual exploitation Sexual Offences Act 2003, s.59AAs above]
Class K: Other offences of dishonesty (high value)
Class K offences are listed under Classes F and G

Textual Amendments

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 2E+WLitigators' Graduated Fee Scheme

PART 1E+WDefinitions and Scope

InterpretationE+W

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

“case” means proceedings in the Crown Court against any one assisted person—

(a)

on one or more counts of a single indictment;

(b)

arising out of a single notice of appeal against conviction or sentence, or a single committal for sentence, whether on one or more charges; or

(c)

arising out of a single alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court,

and a case falling within paragraph (c) must be treated as a separate case from the proceedings in which the order was made;

“cracked trial” means a case on indictment in which—

(a)

[F52the assisted person enters a plea of not guilty to one or more counts at the first hearing at which he or she enters a plea] and—

(i)

the case does not proceed to trial (whether by reason of pleas of guilty or for other reasons) or the prosecution offers no evidence; and

(ii)

either—

(aa)

in respect of one or more counts to which the assisted person pleaded guilty, the assisted person did not so plead at the [F53first hearing at which he or she entered a plea]; or

(bb)

in respect of one or more counts which did not proceed, the prosecution did not, before or at the [F54first hearing at which the assisted person entered a plea], declare an intention of not proceeding with them; or

(b)

the case is listed for trial without a [F55hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea];

“guilty plea” means a case on indictment which—

(a)

is disposed of without a trial because the assisted person pleaded guilty to one or more counts; and

(b)

is not a cracked trial;

“main hearing” means—

(a)

in relation to a case which goes to trial, the trial;

(b)

in relation to a guilty plea, the hearing at which pleas are taken or, where there is more than one such hearing, the last such hearing;

(c)

in relation to a cracked trial, the hearing at which—

(i)

the case becomes a cracked trial by meeting the conditions in the definition of a cracked trial, whether or not any pleas were taken at that hearing; or

(ii)

a formal verdict of not guilty was entered as a result of the prosecution offering no evidence, whether or not the parties attended the hearing;

(d)

in relation to an appeal against conviction or sentence in the Crown Court, the hearing of the appeal;

(e)

in relation to proceedings arising out of a committal for sentence in the Crown Court, the sentencing hearing; and

(f)

in relation to proceedings arising out of an alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court, the hearing at which those proceedings are determined;

“Newton Hearing” means a hearing at which evidence is heard for the purpose of determining the sentence of a convicted person in accordance with the principles of R v Newton (1982) 77 Cr App R 13;

“PPE Cut-off” means the F56... number of pages of prosecution evidence for use in [F57determining] the fee payable to a litigator under this Schedule, as set out in the tables following paragraph 5(1) and (2)

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, the number of pages of prosecution evidence served on the court must be determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) to (5).

(3) The number of pages of prosecution evidence includes all—

(a)witness statements;

(b)documentary and pictorial exhibits;

(c)records of interviews with the assisted person; and

(d)records of interviews with other defendants,

which form part of the F58... served prosecution documents or which are included in any notice of additional evidence.

(4) Subject to sub-paragraph (5), a document served by the prosecution in electronic form is included in the number of pages of prosecution evidence.

(5) A documentary or pictorial exhibit which—

(a)has been served by the prosecution in electronic form; and

(b)has never existed in paper form,

is not included within the number of pages of prosecution evidence unless the appropriate officer decides that it would be appropriate to include it in the pages of prosecution evidence taking into account the nature of the document and any other relevant circumstances.

(6) In proceedings on indictment in the Crown Court initiated otherwise than by [F59sending] for trial, the appropriate officer must determine the number of pages of prosecution evidence in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) or as nearly in accordance with those sub-paragraphs as possible as the nature of the case permits.

(7) A reference to the Table of Offences in this Schedule is to the Table of Offences in Part 7 of Schedule 1 and a reference to a Class of Offence in this Schedule is to the Class in which that offence is listed in the Table of Offences.

Textual Amendments

F56Word in Sch. 2 para. 1(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(7)(b)(i) (with reg. 2(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2015/2049, reg. 2)

ApplicationE+W

2.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (7), this Schedule applies to—

(a)every case on indictment;

(b)the following proceedings in the Crown Court—

(i)an appeal against conviction or sentence from the magistrates' court;

(ii)a sentencing hearing following a committal for sentence to the Crown Court;

(iii)proceedings arising out of an alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court (whether or not this Schedule applies to the proceedings in which the order was made);

(c)a sentencing hearing following a case on indictment to which this Schedule applies, where sentence has been deferred under section 1 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 M12 (deferment of sentence);

(d)any other post-sentence hearing.

F60(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F61(3) Where, at any time after proceedings are sent for trial to the Crown Court they are—

(a)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), or

(b)dismissed pursuant to paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (applications for dismissal),

the provisions of paragraphs 21 and 22 apply.]

(4) Where, following a case on indictment, a Newton hearing takes place—

(a)for the purposes of this Schedule the case is to be treated as having gone to trial;

(b)the length of the trial is to be taken to be the combined length of the main hearing and the Newton hearing; and

(c)the provisions of this Schedule relating to cracked trials and guilty pleas will not apply.

(5) For the purposes of this Schedule, a case on indictment which discontinues at or before [F62the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] otherwise than—

(a)by reason of a plea of guilty being entered; or

(b)in accordance with sub-paragraph (3),

must be treated as a guilty plea.

(6) For the purposes of this Schedule, where a trial that is not a Very High Cost Case (in relation to fees claimed by litigators) lasts over 200 days, it must be treated as if it had lasted 200 days.

(7) For the purposes of this Schedule, where the number of pages of prosecution evidence in a case which is not a Very High Cost Case (in relation to fees claimed by litigators) exceeds—

(a)the PPE Cut-off figure specified in the table following paragraph 5(2) as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is to be tried and the length of trial; and

(b)10,000,

the case must be treated as though it had 10,000 pages of prosecution evidence.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

Class of OffencesE+W

3.—(1) For the purposes of this Schedule—

(a)every indictable offence falls within the Class under which it is listed in the Table of Offences and, subject to sub-paragraph (2), indictable offences not specifically so listed are deemed to fall within Class H;

(b)conspiracy to commit an indictable offence contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 M13 (the offence of conspiracy), incitement to commit an indictable offence and attempts to commit an indictable offence contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 M14 (attempting to commit an offence) fall within the same Class as the substantive offence to which they relate;

(c)where the Table of Offences specifies that the Class within which an offence falls depends on whether the value involved exceeds a stated limit, the value must be presumed not to exceed that limit unless the litigator making the claim under regulation 5 proves otherwise to the satisfaction of the appropriate officer;

(d)where more than one count of the indictment is for an offence in relation to which the Class depends on the value involved, that value must be taken to be the total value involved in all those offences, but where two or more counts relate to the same property, the value of that property must be taken into account once only;

(e)where an entry in the Table of Offences specifies an offence as being contrary to a statutory provision, then subject to any express limitation in the entry that entry includes every offence contrary to that statutory provision whether or not the words of description in the entry are appropriate to cover all such offences;

(f)where in a case on indictment there is a hearing to determine the question of whether an assisted person is unfit to plead or unfit to stand trial, the litigator must elect whether that hearing falls within the same Class as the indictable offence to which it relates or within Class D;

(g)where in a case on indictment a restriction order is made under section 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983 M15 (power of higher courts to restrict discharge from hospital), the offence falls within Class A, regardless of the Class under which the offence would be listed in the Table of Offences, but for this paragraph.

(2) Where a litigator in proceedings in the Crown Court is dissatisfied with the classification within Class H of an indictable offence not listed in the Table of Offences, the litigator may apply to the appropriate officer, when lodging the claim for fees, to reclassify the offence.

(3) The appropriate officer must, in light of the objections made by the litigator—

(a)confirm the classification of the offence within Class H; or

(b)reclassify the offence,

and must notify the litigator of the decision.

Marginal Citations

PART 2E+WGraduated Fees for Guilty Pleas, Cracked Trials and Trials

ScopeE+W

[F634.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and to paragraph 21, this Part does not apply to a guilty plea or cracked trial in a case F64... sent for trial to the Crown Court on the election of a defendant where the magistrates’ court has determined the case to be suitable for summary trial.

(2) This Part applies in all cases where the trial is a cracked trial because the prosecution offer no evidence on all counts against a defendant and the judge directs that a not guilty verdict be entered.]

Textual Amendments

Pages of Prosecution EvidenceE+W

5.—(1) For the purposes of this Part, the PPE Cut-off figures in a cracked trial or guilty plea are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, as appropriate to the offence with which the assisted person is charged.

PPE Cut-off figures in cracked trials and guilty pleas
Class of Offence
Type of caseABCDEFGHIJK
Cracked trial or guilty plea80704080405050404080120

(2) For the purposes of this Part, the PPE Cut-off figures in a trial are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial.

PPE Cut-off figures in trials
Trial length in daysPPE Cut offPPE Cut offPPE Cut offPPE Cut offPPE Cut offPPE Cut offPPE Cut offPPE Cut offPPE Cut offPPE Cut offPPE Cut off
ABCDEFGHIJK
180704080405050404080120
280704080405050404080120
395105819512013813812213495186
4126139120126158173173157185126252
5156170157156195206206191232156314
6186203193186229240240225281186372
7218238230218265276276260329218433
8257274267257301310310301376257495
9293306301293333342342338420293550
10330338339330365373373374464330606
11367370378367399405405412509367663
12404402417404433437437449554404721
13440434455440467470470486598440779
14477465493477500501501523642477836
15514497531514532533533559686514894
16551535569551565564564596730551951
175875736075875985965966377745871,007
186246116466246466276276878186241,063
196616496846616966596597368626611,119
206976877226977466906907869076971,174
217427227537427877207208269437421,230
227867577857868287527528679807861,286
238307928198308687847849081,0178301,341
248748268578749088168169481,0538741,396
259178608949179488488489881,0889171,451
269618959319619888808801,0281,1249611,505
271,0059359671,0051,0289129121,0681,1601,0051,560
281,0499751,0041,0491,0689449441,1071,1961,0491,615
291,0991,0161,0411,0991,1089769761,1471,2311,0991,670
301,1501,0571,0771,1501,1481,0071,0071,1871,2671,1501,725
311,2001,0981,1141,2001,1881,0391,0391,2261,3031,2001,780
321,2511,1381,1511,2511,2281,0701,0701,2661,3491,2511,835
331,3011,1791,1871,3011,2681,1021,1021,3071,3941,3011,889
341,3521,2201,2241,3521,3081,1331,1331,3571,4391,3521,944
351,4021,2611,2621,4021,3471,1651,1651,4071,4851,4021,999
361,4531,3021,3031,4531,4351,1961,1961,4571,5301,4532,054
371,5031,3481,3451,5031,5261,2281,2281,5071,5751,5032,109
381,5541,3951,3861,5541,6171,2591,2591,5571,6211,5542,164
391,6041,4411,4281,6041,7081,2911,2911,6071,6661,6042,219
401,6521,4841,4441,6521,7451,3141,3141,6291,7041,6522,271
411,7001,5271,4611,7001,7821,3381,3381,6511,7421,7002,324
421,7481,5701,4771,7481,8201,3611,3611,6731,7801,7482,377
431,7961,6131,4941,7961,8571,3841,3841,6951,8181,7962,430
441,8441,6561,5111,8441,8951,4101,4101,7161,8561,8442,483
451,8921,6991,5271,8921,9321,4401,4401,7381,8941,8922,536
461,9391,7421,5441,9391,9701,4701,4701,7601,9321,9392,589
471,9871,7851,5601,9872,0071,5011,5011,7821,9701,9872,642
482,0391,8281,5772,0392,0451,5311,5311,8042,0082,0392,695
492,0911,8711,5942,0912,0821,5611,5611,8262,0462,0912,749
502,1441,9141,6102,1442,1201,5911,5911,8482,0842,1442,802
512,1961,9571,6272,1962,1581,6221,6221,8702,1222,1962,855
522,2492,0001,6442,2492,1951,6521,6521,8922,1602,2492,908
532,3012,0431,6602,3012,2331,6821,6821,9142,1982,3012,962
542,3542,0861,6772,3542,2711,7121,7121,9362,2362,3543,015
552,4062,1291,6942,4062,3081,7431,7431,9582,2752,4063,068
562,4592,1721,7102,4592,3461,7731,7731,9802,3132,4593,121
572,5122,2151,7272,5122,3841,8031,8032,0022,3512,5123,175
582,5642,2581,7442,5642,4221,8331,8332,0242,3892,5643,228
592,6172,3011,7602,6172,4591,8641,8642,0462,4272,6173,281
602,6692,3451,7772,6692,4971,8941,8942,0682,4652,6693,335
612,7222,3881,7942,7222,5351,9241,9242,0902,5032,7223,388
622,7752,4311,8112,7752,5721,9591,9592,1122,5422,7753,442
632,8272,4741,8272,8272,6102,0202,0202,1342,5802,8273,495
642,8802,5171,8442,8802,6482,0812,0812,1562,6182,8803,549
652,9332,5611,8612,9332,6862,1412,1412,1782,6562,9333,602
662,9852,6041,8772,9852,7232,2022,2022,2002,6942,9853,656
673,0382,6471,8943,0382,7612,2632,2632,2222,7763,0383,709
683,0912,6901,9113,0912,7992,3232,3232,2442,8653,0913,763
693,1442,7341,9273,1442,8362,3842,3842,2662,9543,1443,816
703,1962,7771,9443,1962,8742,4452,4452,2883,0433,1963,870
713,2492,8201,9613,2492,9122,5062,5062,3103,1323,2493,923
723,3022,8641,9783,3022,9502,5662,5662,3323,2213,3023,977
733,3552,9071,9943,3552,9872,6272,6272,3543,3103,3554,031
743,4072,9502,0163,4073,0252,6882,6882,3763,3993,4074,084
753,4602,9942,0403,4603,0632,7492,7492,3983,4883,4604,138
763,5133,0372,0643,5133,1012,8092,8092,4203,5773,5134,192
773,5663,0802,0893,5663,1382,8702,8702,4423,6663,5664,245
783,6193,1242,1133,6193,1762,9312,9312,4643,7553,6194,299
793,6723,1672,1373,6723,2142,9922,9922,4863,8443,6724,353
803,7243,2112,1613,7243,2513,0523,0522,5083,9333,7244,406
813,7773,2542,1853,7773,2893,1133,1132,5304,0233,7774,460
823,8303,2972,2103,8303,3273,1743,1742,5524,1123,8304,514
833,8833,3412,2343,8833,3653,2353,2352,5754,2013,8834,568
843,9363,3842,2583,9363,4023,2953,2952,5974,2903,9364,622
853,9893,4282,2823,9893,4403,3563,3562,6194,3793,9894,675
864,0423,4712,3074,0423,4783,4173,4172,6414,4694,0424,729
874,0953,5152,3314,0953,5163,4783,4782,6634,5584,0954,783
884,1483,5582,3554,1483,5533,5393,5392,6854,6474,1484,837
894,2013,6022,3794,2013,5913,5993,5992,7074,7374,2014,891
904,2543,6452,4044,2543,6293,6603,6602,7294,8264,2544,945
914,3073,6892,4284,3073,6663,7213,7212,7514,9154,3074,999
924,3603,7332,4524,3603,7043,7823,7822,7745,0054,3605,053
934,4133,7762,4774,4133,7423,8433,8432,7965,0944,4135,107
944,4663,8202,5014,4663,7803,9033,9032,8185,1834,4665,161
954,5193,8632,5254,5193,8173,9643,9642,8405,2734,5195,215
964,5723,9072,5494,5723,8554,0254,0252,8625,3624,5725,269
974,6253,9512,5744,6253,8934,0864,0862,8845,4524,6255,323
984,6793,9942,5984,6793,9304,1474,1472,9065,5414,6795,377
994,7324,0382,6224,7323,9684,2074,2072,9295,6314,7325,431
1004,7854,0822,6474,7854,0064,2684,2682,9515,7204,7855,485
1014,8384,1252,6714,8384,0444,3294,3292,9735,8104,8385,539
1024,8914,1692,6954,8914,0814,3904,3902,9955,8994,8915,593
1034,9444,2132,7204,9444,1194,4514,4513,0325,9894,9445,647
1044,9974,2572,7444,9974,1574,5124,5123,0736,0794,9975,702
1055,0514,3002,7685,0514,1954,5734,5733,1146,1685,0515,756
1065,1044,3442,7935,1044,2324,6334,6333,1556,2585,1045,810
1075,1574,3882,8175,1574,2704,6944,6943,1966,3485,1575,864
1085,2104,4322,8415,2104,3084,7554,7553,2376,4375,2105,918
1095,2644,4752,8665,2644,3454,8164,8163,2786,5275,2645,973
1105,3174,5192,8905,3174,3834,8774,8773,3196,6175,3176,027
1115,3704,5632,9145,3704,4214,9384,9383,3616,7065,3706,081
1125,4234,6072,9395,4234,4594,9994,9993,4026,7965,4236,135
1135,4774,6502,9635,4774,4965,0595,0593,4436,8865,4776,189
1145,5304,6942,9875,5304,5345,1205,1203,4846,9765,5306,244
1155,5834,7383,0125,5834,5725,1815,1813,5257,0665,5836,298
1165,6374,7823,0365,6374,6105,2425,2423,5667,1555,6376,352
1175,6904,8263,0605,6904,6475,3035,3033,6077,2455,6906,406
1185,7434,8693,0855,7434,6855,3645,3643,6487,3355,7436,460
1195,7974,9133,1095,7974,7235,4255,4253,6897,4255,7976,514
1205,8504,9573,1335,8504,7605,4865,4863,7307,5155,8506,569
1215,9045,0013,1585,9044,7985,5475,5473,7717,6055,9046,623
1225,9565,0443,1825,9564,8365,6075,6073,8127,6935,9566,677
1236,0095,0883,2066,0094,8745,6685,6683,8537,7826,0096,731
1246,0615,1313,2306,0614,9115,7295,7293,8957,8716,0616,785
1256,1145,1753,2546,1144,9495,7895,7893,9367,9596,1146,839
1266,1675,2183,2786,1674,9875,8505,8503,9778,0486,1676,892
1276,2195,2613,3026,2195,0255,9115,9114,0178,1376,2196,945
1286,2725,3043,3266,2725,0625,9715,9714,0588,2256,2726,999
1296,3245,3473,3506,3245,1006,0326,0324,0988,3146,3247,052
1306,3775,3903,3746,3775,1386,0936,0934,1398,4036,3777,106
1316,4305,4333,3986,4305,1756,1536,1534,1798,4916,4307,159
1326,4825,4763,4226,4825,2136,2146,2144,2198,5806,4827,212
1336,5355,5203,4466,5355,2516,2746,2744,2608,6696,5357,266
1346,5885,5633,4706,5885,2896,3356,3354,3008,7576,5887,319
1356,6405,6063,4946,6405,3266,3966,3964,3418,8466,6407,373
1366,6935,6493,5186,6935,3646,4566,4564,3818,9356,6937,426
1376,7455,6923,5426,7455,4026,5176,5174,4229,0236,7457,479
1386,7985,7353,5666,7985,4396,5786,5784,4629,1126,7987,533
1396,8515,7783,5906,8515,4776,6386,6384,5039,2016,8517,586
1406,9035,8213,6146,9035,5156,6996,6994,5439,2896,9037,639
1416,9565,8643,6386,9565,5536,7606,7604,5849,3786,9567,693
1427,0085,9083,6627,0085,5906,8206,8204,6249,4677,0087,746
1437,0615,9513,6867,0615,6286,8816,8814,6649,5557,0617,800
1447,1145,9943,7097,1145,6666,9426,9424,7059,6447,1147,853
1457,1666,0373,7337,1665,7047,0027,0024,7459,7337,1667,906
1467,2196,0803,7577,2195,7417,0637,0634,7869,8217,2197,960
1477,2726,1233,7817,2725,7797,1247,1244,8269,9107,2728,013
1487,3246,1663,8057,3245,8177,1847,1844,8679,9997,3248,067
1497,3776,2093,8297,3775,8547,2457,2454,90710,0877,3778,120
1507,4296,2523,8537,4295,8927,3057,3054,94810,1767,4298,173
1517,4826,2963,8777,4825,9307,3667,3664,98810,2657,4828,227
1527,5356,3393,9017,5355,9687,4277,4275,02910,3537,5358,280
1537,5876,3823,9257,5876,0057,4877,4875,06910,4427,5878,333
1547,6406,4253,9497,6406,0437,5487,5485,11010,5317,6408,387
1557,6926,4683,9737,6926,0817,6097,6095,150106197,6928,440
1567,7456,5113,9977,7456,1197,6697,6695,19010,7087,7458,494
1577,7986,5544,0217,7986,1567,7307,7305,23110,7977,7988,547
1587,8506,5974,0457,8506,1947,7917,7915,27110,8857,8508,600
1597,9036,6414,0697,9036,2327,8517,8515,31210,9747,9038,654
1607,9566,6844,0937,9566,2697,9127,9125,35211,0637,9568,707
1618,0086,7274,1178,0086,3077,9737,9735,39311,1518,0088,760
1628,0616,7704,1418,0616,3458,0338,0335,43311,2408,0618,814
1638,1136,8134,1658,1136,3838,0948,0945,47411,3298,1138,867
1648,1666,8564,1898,1666,4208,1558,1555,51411,4178,1668,921
1658,2196,8994,2138,2196,4588,2158,2155,55511,5068,2198,974
1668,2716,9424,2378,2716,4968,2768,2765,59511,5958,2719,027
1678,3246,9854,2618,3246,5348,3378,3375,63611,6838,3249,081
1688,3767,0294,2858,3766,5718,3978,3975,67611,7728,3769,134
1698,4297,0724,3098,4296,6098,4588,4585,71611,8618,4299,188
1708,4827,1154,3338,4826,6478,5188,5185,75711,9498,4829,241
1718,5347,1584,3578,5346,6848,5798,5795,79712,0388,5349,294
1728,5877,2014,3808,5876,7228,6408,6405,83812,1278,5879,348
1738,6397,2444,4048,6396,7608,7008,7005,87812,2158,6399,401
1748,6927,2874,4288,6926,7988,7618,7615,91912,3048,6929,454
1758,7457,3304,4528,7456,8358,8228,8225,95912,3938,7459,508
1768,7977,3734,4768,7976,8738,8828,8826,00012,4818,7979,561
1778,8507,4174,5008,8506,9118,9438,9436,04012,5708,8509,615
1788,9037,4604,5248,9036,9489,0049,0046,08112,6598,9039,668
1798,9557,5034,5488,9556,9869,0649,0646,12112,7478,9559,721
1809,0087,5464,5729,0087,0249,1259,1256,16212,8369,0089,775
1819,0607,5894,5969,0607,0629,1869,1866,20212,9259,0609,828
1829,1137,6324,6209,1137,0999,2469,2466,24213,0139,1139,881
1839,1667,6754,6449,1667,1379,3079,3076,28313,1029,1669,935
1849,2187,7184,6689,2187,1749,3689,3686,32313,1919,2189,988
1859,2717,7624,6929,2717,2119,4289,4286,36413,2799,27110,042
1869,3237,8054,7169,3237,2489,4899,4896,40413,3689,32310,095
1879,3767,8484,7409,3767,2859,5499,5496,44513,4579,37610,148
1889,4297,8914,7649,4297,3229,6109,6106,48513,5459,42910,202
1899,4817,9344,7889,4817,3609,6719,6716,52613,6349,48110,255
1909,5347,9774,8129,5347,3979,7319,7316,56613,7239,53410,309
1919,5878,0204,8369,5877,4349,7929,7926,60713,8119,58710,362
1929,6398,0634,8609,6397,4719,8539,8536,64713,9009,63910,415
1939,6928,1064,8849,6927,5089,9139,9136,68713,9889,69210,469
1949,7448,1504,9089,7447,5459,9749,9746,72814,0779,74410,522
1959,7978,1934,9329,7977,58210,03510,0356,76814,1669,79710,575
1969,8508,2364,9569,8507,62010,09510,0956,80914,2549,85010,629
1979,9028,2794,9809,9027,65710,15610,1566,84914,3439,90210,682
1989,9558,3225,0049,9557,69410,21710,2176,89014,4329,95510,736
19910,0078,3655,02810,0077,73110,27710,2776,93014,52010,00710,789
20010,0608,4085,05110,0607,76810,33810,3386,97114,60910,06010,842

Cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-offE+W

6.—(1) Where in a cracked trial or guilty plea the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1) as appropriate to the Class of Offence with which the assisted person is charged, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

(a)the basic fee, calculated in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph;

(b)the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

(c)the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the basic fee appropriate to a cracked trial or a guilty plea is specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, in accordance with the type of case and Class of Offence with which the assisted person is charged.

Basic fees for cracked trials and guilty pleas (£)
[F65Class of Offence
Type of caseABCDEFGHIJK
Cracked trial904.58709.15524.83859.35233.03224.23224.23237.00253.67904.58773.86
Guilty plea680.39556.11442.91646.36184.70195.81195.81190.97174.60680.39640.84]

Textual Amendments

Trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-offE+W

7.—(1) Where in a trial the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2)  as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

(a)the basic fee, calculated in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (2);

(b)the length of trial proxy, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (3);

(c)the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

(d)the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the basic fee appropriate to a trial is specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, in accordance with the offence for which the assisted person is tried.

Basic fees for trials (£)
[F66Class of Offence
Type of caseABCDEFGHIJK
Trial1,467.581,097.66739.591,394.20352.72357.60357.60357.75357.441,467.581,031.82]

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the length of trial proxy is specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, in accordance with the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial.

Length of Trial Proxy
[F67Trial Length in DaysTrial length proxy ATrial length proxy BTrial length proxy CTrial length proxy DTrial length proxy ETrial length proxy FTrial length proxy GTrial length proxy HTrial length proxy ITrial length proxy JTrial length proxy K
10.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
20.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
3252.54452.88432.51239.92716.58644.94644.94703.69862.39252.54574.13
4769.79879.65843.33731.301,033.65898.77898.771,009.831,320.93769.791,140.63
51,261.161,285.081,233.611,198.101,334.861,139.901,139.901,300.641,756.541,261.161,678.81
61,761.171,695.981,621.201,673.121,617.111,386.431,386.431,589.052,200.591,761.172,181.04
72,253.872,102.222,011.032,141.181,915.451,632.831,632.831,879.512,637.652,253.872,713.26
82,746.562,508.442,400.872,609.242,213.791,875.251,875.252,169.973,074.702,746.563,245.48
93,210.922,874.042,751.713,050.382,482.292,093.452,093.452,431.383,473.433,210.923,724.49
103,675.293,239.653,102.563,491.522,750.812,311.642,311.642,692.793,872.173,675.294,203.48
114,143.103,605.743,462.933,935.943,031.662,536.062,536.062,961.384,279.024,143.104,703.99
124,607.743,971.383,823.474,377.353,312.592,760.472,760.473,229.644,686.224,607.745,204.80
135,072.394,337.024,175.804,818.773,593.152,983.982,983.983,492.075,086.285,072.395,705.63
145,537.034,702.674,528.135,260.193,865.073,203.343,203.343,754.515,486.325,537.036,206.43
156,001.685,068.314,880.465,701.594,136.153,422.693,422.694,016.955,886.376,001.686,707.21
166,466.325,433.965,232.796,143.004,407.263,642.053,642.054,279.396,286.426,466.327,207.20
176,930.965,799.605,585.126,584.424,678.353,861.413,861.414,541.826,686.476,930.967,693.86
187,395.606,165.245,937.457,025.834,949.454,080.764,080.764,804.267,086.527,395.608,180.52
197,860.256,530.886,289.777,467.245,220.544,300.124,300.125,066.697,486.577,860.258,667.17
208,324.896,896.536,642.117,908.665,491.634,519.484,519.485,329.137,886.638,324.899,153.84
218,798.407,234.276,931.618,358.475,715.664,698.944,698.945,544.968,215.378,798.409,640.50
229,271.817,571.997,221.198,808.225,939.704,878.484,878.485,760.908,544.129,271.8110,127.16
239,737.217,909.697,510.799,250.366,157.065,058.025,058.025,976.838,872.909,737.2110,613.82
2410,202.628,239.727,800.399,692.496,374.435,237.575,237.576,192.769,198.0710,202.6211,100.48
2510,668.048,569.748,088.4810,134.636,591.805,417.105,417.106,405.219,519.1510,668.0411,587.14
2611,133.448,899.778,371.5310,576.786,809.175,596.655,596.656,615.999,840.2411,133.4412,073.81
2711,598.849,229.808,654.6011,018.907,026.535,776.195,776.196,826.7610,161.3311,598.8412,560.46
2812,064.259,559.838,937.6511,461.057,243.915,955.735,955.737,037.5410,482.4112,064.2513,047.13
2912,529.679,889.869,220.7011,903.187,461.276,133.186,133.187,248.3010,803.5112,529.6713,533.78
3012,995.0710,219.889,503.7512,345.317,678.636,309.596,309.597,459.0711,124.5912,995.0714,020.44
3113,460.4810,549.919,786.8112,787.467,896.016,486.016,486.017,669.8511,445.6713,460.4814,507.11
3213,925.8810,879.9510,069.8713,229.598,113.386,662.436,662.437,880.6111,766.7613,925.8814,993.76
3314,391.3011,209.9710,352.9213,671.738,330.746,838.846,838.848,091.3912,087.8414,391.3015,480.43
3414,856.7011,540.0010,635.9714,113.878,548.117,015.267,015.268,302.1612,408.9314,856.7015,967.09
3515,322.1111,870.0310,919.0314,556.018,765.487,191.687,191.688,512.9312,730.0215,322.1116,453.75
3615,787.5212,200.0511,202.0914,998.148,982.847,368.107,368.108,723.7013,051.1015,787.5216,940.41
3716,252.9312,530.0911,485.1415,440.289,200.227,544.517,544.518,934.4813,372.1916,252.9317,427.07
3816,718.3312,860.1111,768.2015,882.429,417.587,720.937,720.939,145.2513,693.2816,718.3317,913.73
3917,183.7413,190.1312,051.2516,324.559,634.947,897.357,897.359,356.0214,014.3617,183.7418,400.40
4017,622.3813,492.1312,163.5716,741.269,722.098,027.768,027.769,447.1614,282.0017,622.3818,865.89
4118,063.4013,796.4312,277.1317,160.249,811.548,158.448,158.449,539.4014,551.2218,063.4019,334.83
4218,504.5414,100.8212,390.7317,579.329,901.048,289.128,289.129,631.6814,820.5118,504.5419,803.93
4318,945.7914,405.3112,504.3317,998.519,990.588,419.828,419.829,723.9715,089.8418,945.7920,273.20
4419,387.1514,709.8912,617.9618,417.7910,080.168,550.528,550.529,816.2815,359.2319,387.1520,742.61
4519,828.6115,014.5612,731.6118,837.1810,169.778,681.228,681.229,908.6315,628.6919,828.6121,212.18
4620,270.1815,319.3212,845.2819,256.6810,259.438,811.948,811.9410,000.9715,898.1920,270.1821,681.91
4720,711.8515,624.1812,958.9819,676.2610,349.138,942.668,942.6610,093.3516,167.7620,711.8522,151.80
4821,153.6515,929.1413,072.6920,095.9710,438.879,073.399,073.3910,185.7516,437.3821,153.6522,621.84
4921,595.5416,234.1913,186.4420,515.7610,528.649,204.129,204.1210,278.1616,707.0521,595.5423,092.04
5022,037.5316,539.3313,300.1920,935.6610,618.459,334.889,334.8810,370.6116,976.7922,037.5323,562.39
5122,479.6516,844.5613,413.9821,355.6710,708.329,465.639,465.6310,463.0617,246.5922,479.6524,032.91
5222,921.8617,149.8813,527.7821,775.7710,798.219,596.409,596.4010,555.5417,516.4322,921.8624,503.58
5323,364.1917,455.3013,641.6022,195.9910,888.159,727.169,727.1610,648.0417,786.3323,364.1924,974.41
5423,806.6217,760.8213,755.4422,616.2910,978.139,857.949,857.9410,740.5618,056.2923,806.6225,445.40
5524,249.1618,066.4213,869.3123,036.6911,068.149,988.729,988.7210,833.1018,326.3124,249.1625,916.54
5624,691.8018,372.1313,983.2023,457.2211,158.2010,119.5210,119.5210,925.6618,596.3924,691.8026,387.85
5725,134.5618,677.9214,097.1123,877.8311,248.2910,250.3210,250.3211,018.2418,866.5225,134.5626,859.31
5825,577.4218,983.8114,211.0424,298.5511,338.3910,381.1310,381.1311,110.8419,136.7125,577.4227,330.92
5926,020.3919,289.7914,325.0024,719.3811,428.4910,511.9510,511.9511,203.4719,406.9626,020.3927,802.70
6026,463.4719,595.8614,438.9725,140.2911,518.5910,642.7710,642.7711,296.1019,677.2626,463.4728,274.63
6126,906.6619,902.0314,552.9725,561.3211,608.7010,773.6010,773.6011,388.7719,947.6226,906.6628,746.72
6227,349.9420,208.3014,666.9925,982.4511,698.8010,904.4410,904.4411,481.4620,218.0427,349.9429,218.96
6327,793.3520,514.6414,781.0226,403.6911,788.9011,035.2811,035.2811,574.1620,488.5227,793.3529,691.37
6428,236.8620,821.1014,895.0926,825.0211,879.0011,166.1411,166.1411,666.8920,759.0428,236.8630,163.93
6528,680.4821,127.6315,009.1727,246.4511,969.1011,297.0111,297.0111,759.6221,029.6328,680.4830,636.65
6629,124.2021,434.2815,123.2827,667.9912,059.2011,427.8811,427.8811,852.3921,300.2829,124.2031,109.52
6729,568.0321,741.0115,237.4028,089.6312,149.3011,558.7611,558.7611,945.1721,570.9729,568.0331,582.55
6830,011.9722,047.8315,351.5528,511.3712,239.4011,689.6511,689.6512,037.9821,841.7330,011.9732,055.74
6930,456.0222,354.7415,465.7228,933.2112,329.5011,820.5411,820.5412,130.8122,112.5530,456.0232,529.08
7030,900.1722,661.7615,579.9129,355.1612,419.6011,951.4511,951.4512,223.6622,383.4230,900.1733,002.60
7131,344.4422,968.8615,694.1229,777.2212,509.7012,082.3612,082.3612,316.5322,654.3531,344.4433,476.26
7231,788.8123,276.0615,808.3530,199.3712,599.8012,213.2812,213.2812,409.4222,925.3331,788.8133,950.08
7332,233.2823,583.3515,922.6130,621.6312,689.9012,344.2112,344.2112,502.3223,196.3732,233.2834,424.05
7432,677.8723,890.7416,036.8931,043.9812,780.0012,475.1412,475.1412,595.2623,467.4732,677.8734,898.19
7533,122.5624,198.2116,151.1931,466.4312,870.1012,606.0912,606.0912,688.2123,738.6333,122.5635,372.48
7633,567.3624,505.7816,265.5031,889.0012,960.2012,737.0312,737.0312,781.1824,009.8433,567.3635,846.92
7734,012.2824,813.4516,379.8532,311.6613,050.3012,867.9912,867.9912,874.1624,281.1034,012.2836,321.53
7834,457.2925,121.2116,494.2132,734.4313,140.4012,998.9512,998.9512,967.1724,552.4334,457.2936,796.30
7934,902.4225,429.0616,608.6033,157.3013,230.5013,129.9413,129.9413,060.2124,823.8234,902.4237,271.22
8035,347.6525,737.0016,723.0033,580.2613,320.6013,260.9213,260.9213,153.2725,095.2635,347.6537,746.29
8135,792.9926,045.0416,837.4234,003.3513,410.7013,391.9013,391.9013,246.3425,366.7535,792.9938,221.52
8236,238.4326,353.1716,951.8834,426.5213,500.8013,522.9013,522.9013,339.4325,638.3036,238.4338,696.92
8336,683.9926,661.4017,066.3534,849.8013,590.9013,653.9013,653.9013,432.5525,909.9236,683.9939,172.47
8437,129.6526,969.7217,180.8335,273.1713,681.0113,784.9313,784.9313,525.6826,181.5837,129.6539,648.18
8537,575.4227,278.1317,295.3535,696.6513,771.1113,915.9413,915.9413,618.8326,453.3037,575.4240,124.04
8638,021.3027,586.6417,409.9036,120.2413,861.2114,046.9714,046.9713,712.0126,725.0938,021.3040,600.06
8738,467.2927,895.2317,524.4536,543.9313,951.3114,178.0114,178.0113,805.2126,996.9338,467.2941,076.24
8838,913.3928,203.9317,639.0336,967.7214,041.4114,309.0614,309.0613,898.4227,268.8238,913.3941,552.58
8939,359.5928,512.7117,753.6337,391.6114,131.5114,440.1014,440.1013,991.6627,540.7739,359.5942,029.07
9039,805.9028,821.6017,868.2537,815.6014,221.6114,571.1714,571.1714,084.9127,812.7839,805.9042,505.73
9140,252.3229,130.5717,982.8938,239.7014,311.7114,702.2414,702.2414,178.2028,084.8440,252.3242,982.53
9240,698.8329,439.6318,097.5638,663.9014,401.8114,833.3214,833.3214,271.4928,356.9740,698.8343,459.49
9341,145.4729,748.8018,212.2439,088.2014,491.9114,964.4014,964.4014,364.8128,629.1541,145.4743,936.62
9441,592.2130,058.0518,326.9539,512.6014,582.0115,095.4915,095.4914,458.1528,901.3841,592.2144,413.90
9542,039.0630,367.4018,441.6839,937.1014,672.1115,226.5915,226.5914,551.5229,173.6742,039.0644,891.33
9642,486.0230,676.8418,556.4440,361.7214,762.2215,357.6915,357.6914,644.8929,446.0342,486.0245,368.93
9742,933.0830,986.3818,671.2140,786.4314,852.3215,488.8115,488.8114,738.2529,718.4342,933.0845,846.68
9843,380.2531,296.0118,786.0041,211.2414,942.4215,619.9415,619.9414,831.6329,990.8943,380.2546,324.60
9943,827.5331,605.7318,900.8241,636.1515,032.5215,751.0715,751.0714,925.0030,263.4243,827.5346,802.66
10044,274.9131,915.5519,015.6542,061.1715,122.6215,882.2115,882.2115,018.3730,535.9844,274.9147,280.88
10144,722.4132,225.4619,130.5142,486.2915,212.7216,013.3616,013.3615,111.7430,808.6344,722.4147,759.26
10245,170.0132,535.4519,245.3942,911.5115,302.8216,144.5116,144.5115,205.1131,081.3145,170.0148,237.80
10345,617.7332,845.5519,360.3043,336.8415,392.9216,275.6716,275.6715,298.4831,354.0645,617.7348,716.50
10446,065.5433,155.7419,475.2143,762.2715,483.0216,406.8416,406.8415,391.8531,626.8646,065.5449,195.35
10546,513.4633,466.0319,590.1244,187.7915,573.1216,538.0216,538.0215,485.2231,899.7246,513.4649,674.36
10646,961.5033,776.4019,705.0444,613.4215,663.2216,669.2116,669.2115,578.5932,172.6446,961.5050,153.43
10747,409.6434,086.8419,819.9545,039.1515,753.3216,800.4016,800.4015,671.9632,445.6247,409.6450,632.48
10847,857.8934,397.2719,934.8745,465.0015,843.4316,931.6016,931.6015,765.3332,718.6547,857.8951,111.54
10948,306.2434,707.7120,049.7845,890.9315,933.5317,062.8217,062.8215,858.7032,991.7448,306.2451,590.60
11048,754.7035,018.1520,164.6946,316.9716,023.6317,194.0317,194.0315,952.0733,264.8848,754.7052,069.66
11149,203.2835,328.5920,279.6046,743.1216,113.7317,325.2617,325.2616,045.4433,538.0849,203.2852,548.71
11249,651.9535,639.0220,394.5147,169.3616,203.8317,456.4917,456.4916,138.8133,811.3449,651.9553,027.77
11350,100.7435,949.4520,509.4347,595.7216,293.9317,587.7317,587.7316,232.1834,084.6650,100.7453,506.84
11450,549.6336,259.8920,624.3448,022.1616,384.0317,718.9917,718.9916,325.5534,358.0350,549.6353,985.89
11550,998.6436,570.3320,739.2548,448.7016,474.1317,850.2417,850.2416,418.9234,631.4650,998.6454,464.95
11651,447.7536,880.7720,854.1748,875.3616,564.2317,981.5117,981.5116,512.2934,904.9451,447.7554,944.01
11751,896.9737,191.2020,969.0849,302.1216,654.3318,112.7818,112.7816,605.6635,178.4951,896.9755,423.07
11852,346.2937,501.6421,083.9949,728.9816,744.4318,244.0618,244.0616,699.0335,452.0952,346.2955,902.12
11952,795.7337,812.0721,198.9150,155.9416,834.5318,375.3518,375.3516,792.4035,725.7452,795.7356,381.19
12053,245.2738,122.5121,313.8250,583.0016,924.6318,506.6518,506.6516,885.7735,999.4653,245.2756,860.25
12153,694.9138,432.9521,428.7351,010.1717,014.7318,637.9518,637.9516,979.1436,273.2353,694.9157,339.30
12254,137.9138,743.3821,543.6451,431.0217,104.8318,768.6918,768.6917,072.5136,543.1754,137.9157,818.36
12354,580.9039,053.8221,658.5551,851.8717,194.9318,899.4318,899.4317,165.8836,813.1154,580.9058,297.42
12455,023.9139,360.6121,771.7952,272.7117,285.0319,030.1619,030.1617,259.2537,083.0555,023.9158,775.55
12555,466.9039,666.3921,884.9852,693.5517,375.1319,160.9019,160.9017,352.6237,353.0055,466.9059,247.42
12655,909.8939,972.1621,998.1753,114.4117,465.2319,291.6319,291.6317,445.9337,622.9355,909.8959,719.29
12756,352.9040,277.9522,111.3653,535.2517,555.3319,422.3719,422.3717,537.9137,892.8856,352.9060,191.17
12856,795.8940,583.7322,224.5553,956.1017,645.4319,553.1119,553.1117,629.8838,162.8256,795.8960,663.04
12957,238.8840,889.5122,337.7454,376.9417,735.5319,683.8519,683.8517,721.8538,432.7657,238.8861,134.92
13057,681.8841,195.2922,450.9254,797.7917,825.6319,814.5819,814.5817,813.8238,702.7057,681.8861,606.79
13158,124.8741,501.0722,564.1255,218.6317,915.7419,945.3219,945.3217,905.7938,972.6558,124.8762,078.65
13258,567.8741,806.8522,677.3055,639.4818,005.8420,076.0620,076.0617,997.7639,242.5858,567.8762,550.53
13359,010.8742,112.6322,790.4956,060.3218,095.9420,206.7920,206.7918,089.7339,512.5359,010.8763,022.41
13459,453.8642,418.4022,903.6856,481.1718,186.0420,337.5320,337.5318,181.7039,782.4759,453.8663,494.28
13559,896.8642,724.1923,016.8756,902.0118,276.1420,468.2720,468.2718,273.6640,052.4259,896.8663,966.15
13660,339.8643,029.9723,130.0757,322.8618,366.2420,599.0120,599.0118,365.6340,322.3660,339.8664,438.02
13760,782.8543,335.7523,243.2557,743.7018,456.3420,729.7420,729.7418,457.6040,592.3060,782.8564,909.90
13861,225.8543,641.5323,356.4458,164.5618,546.4420,860.4820,860.4818,549.5740,862.2461,225.8565,381.77
13961,668.8443,947.3023,469.6358,585.4018,636.5420,991.2220,991.2218,641.5441,132.1961,668.8465,853.64
14062,111.8444,253.0923,582.8259,006.2518,726.6421,121.9521,121.9518,733.5241,402.1362,111.8466,325.52
14162,554.8344,558.8623,696.0159,427.0918,816.7421,252.6921,252.6918,825.4841,672.0762,554.8366,797.38
14262,997.8244,864.6523,809.2059,847.9418,906.8421,383.4321,383.4318,917.4641,942.0162,997.8267,269.26
14363,440.8345,170.4323,922.3860,268.7918,996.9521,514.1721,514.1719,009.4342,211.9663,440.8367,741.13
14463,883.8245,476.2124,035.5860,689.6419,087.0521,644.9021,644.9019,101.3942,481.8963,883.8268,213.00
14564,326.8245,781.9924,148.7761,110.4719,177.1521,775.6421,775.6419,193.3642,751.8464,326.8268,684.88
14664,769.8246,087.7724,261.9561,531.3319,267.2521,906.3821,906.3819,285.3243,021.7864,769.8269,156.75
14765,212.8146,393.5524,375.1561,952.1719,357.3522,037.1122,037.1119,377.3043,291.7265,212.8169,628.62
14865,655.8146,699.3224,488.3362,373.0319,447.4522,167.8522,167.8519,469.2743,561.6665,655.8170,100.49
14966,098.8147,005.1024,601.5262,793.8619,537.5522,298.5922,298.5919,561.2443,831.6166,098.8170,572.37
15066,541.8047,310.8924,714.7163,214.7119,627.6522,429.3322,429.3319,653.2144,101.5466,541.8071,044.25
15166,984.7947,616.6724,827.9063,635.5619,717.7522,560.0622,560.0619,745.1844,371.4966,984.7971,516.11
15267,427.7947,922.4424,941.0964,056.4119,807.8522,690.8022,690.8019,837.1544,641.4367,427.7971,987.98
15367,870.7848,228.2325,054.2864,477.2519,897.9522,821.5422,821.5419,929.1244,911.3767,870.7872,459.86
15468,313.7848,534.0025,167.4664,898.1019,988.0522,952.2722,952.2720,021.0945,181.3268,313.7872,931.73
15568,756.7848,839.7925,280.6665,318.9420,078.1623,083.0123,083.0120,113.0545,451.2668,756.7873,403.61
15669,199.7849,145.5625,393.8465,739.7920,168.2623,213.7423,213.7420,205.0245,721.2069,199.7873,875.48
15769,642.7749,451.3425,507.0366,160.6320,258.3623,344.4923,344.4920,297.0045,991.1469,642.7774,347.34
15870,085.7749,757.1325,620.2266,581.4820,348.4623,475.2223,475.2220,388.9646,261.0970,085.7774,819.22
15970,528.7750,062.9125,733.4167,002.3320,438.5623,605.9623,605.9620,480.9346,531.0270,528.7775,291.10
16070,971.7650,368.6925,846.6167,423.1720,528.6623,736.7023,736.7020,572.9146,800.9770,971.7675,762.97
16171,414.7650,674.4625,959.7967,844.0220,618.7623,867.4323,867.4320,664.8747,070.9171,414.7676,234.84
16271,857.7550,980.2426,072.9868,264.8620,708.8623,998.1723,998.1720,756.8547,340.8571,857.7576,706.71
16372,300.7451,286.0226,186.1768,685.7220,798.9624,128.9124,128.9120,848.8247,610.7972,300.7477,178.59
16472,743.7451,591.8026,299.3669,106.5620,889.0624,259.6424,259.6420,940.7847,880.7472,743.7477,650.46
16573,186.7451,897.5926,412.5569,527.4020,979.1624,390.3824,390.3821,032.7548,150.6773,186.7478,122.33
16673,629.7352,203.3726,525.7469,948.2521,069.2624,521.1224,521.1221,124.7248,420.6273,629.7378,594.21
16774,072.7352,509.1426,638.9270,369.1021,159.3624,651.8524,651.8521,216.6948,690.5674,072.7379,066.07
16874,515.7352,814.9326,752.1270,789.9521,249.4624,782.5924,782.5921,308.6648,960.5074,515.7379,537.95
16974,958.7253,120.7026,865.3071,210.7921,339.5624,913.3324,913.3321,400.6349,230.4474,958.7280,009.83
17075,401.7253,426.4826,978.4971,631.6321,429.6625,044.0625,044.0621,492.6049,500.3975,401.7280,481.69
17175,844.7253,732.2627,091.6872,052.4921,519.7625,174.8125,174.8121,584.5749,770.3375,844.7280,953.57
17276,287.7154,038.0427,204.8772,473.3321,609.8625,305.5425,305.5421,676.5450,040.2876,287.7181,425.44
17376,730.7054,343.8327,318.0672,894.1821,699.9625,436.2825,436.2821,768.5150,310.2276,730.7081,897.32
17477,173.7054,649.6027,431.2573,315.0221,790.0625,567.0225,567.0221,860.4850,580.1677,173.7082,369.19
17577,616.7054,955.3827,544.4473,735.8721,880.1625,697.7525,697.7521,952.4450,850.1077,616.7082,841.06
17678,059.6955,261.1627,657.6374,156.7121,970.2625,828.4925,828.4922,044.4151,120.0578,059.6983,312.94
17778,502.6955,566.9427,770.8274,577.5622,060.3625,959.2325,959.2322,136.3951,389.9878,502.6983,784.80
17878,945.6955,872.7227,884.0074,998.4022,150.4726,089.9626,089.9622,228.3551,659.9378,945.6984,256.68
17979,388.6856,178.5027,997.2075,419.2522,240.5726,220.7026,220.7022,320.3251,929.8779,388.6884,728.55
18079,831.6856,484.2828,110.3875,840.0922,330.6726,351.4426,351.4422,412.3052,199.8179,831.6885,200.42
18180,274.6856,790.0728,223.5876,260.9422,420.7726,482.1726,482.1722,504.2652,469.7580,274.6885,672.30
18280,717.6757,095.8428,336.7776,681.7822,510.8726,612.9126,612.9122,596.2452,739.7080,717.6786,144.17
18381,160.6757,401.6228,449.9577,102.6422,599.6826,743.6526,743.6522,688.2153,009.6381,160.6786,616.04
18481,603.6657,707.4028,563.1577,523.4822,688.4326,874.3826,874.3822,780.1753,279.5881,603.6687,087.91
18582,046.6558,013.1828,676.3377,944.3222,777.1827,005.1327,005.1322,872.1453,549.5282,046.6587,559.79
18682,489.6658,318.9628,789.5278,365.1722,865.9327,135.8627,135.8622,964.1153,819.4682,489.6688,031.67
18782,932.6558,624.7428,902.7178,786.0222,954.6827,266.6027,266.6023,056.0854,089.4082,932.6588,503.53
18883,375.6558,930.5229,015.9079,206.8723,043.4327,397.3427,397.3423,148.0554,359.3583,375.6588,975.40
18983,818.6459,236.3029,129.0979,627.7123,132.1827,528.0627,528.0623,240.0254,629.2983,818.6489,447.28
19084,261.6459,542.0829,242.2880,048.5523,220.9327,658.8127,658.8123,331.9954,899.2384,261.6489,919.15
19184,704.6459,847.8629,355.4680,469.4123,309.6827,789.5527,789.5523,423.9655,169.1884,704.6490,391.03
19285,147.6360,153.6429,468.6680,890.2523,398.4327,920.2827,920.2823,515.9455,439.1185,147.6390,862.90
19385,590.6360,459.4129,581.8481,311.1023,487.1828,051.0228,051.0223,607.9055,709.0685,590.6391,334.76
19486,033.6260,765.2029,695.0381,731.9423,575.9228,181.7628,181.7623,699.8755,979.0086,033.6291,806.64
19586,476.6161,070.9829,808.2282,152.7923,664.6728,312.4928,312.4923,791.8456,248.9486,476.6192,278.52
19686,919.6161,376.7629,921.4182,573.6423,753.4228,443.2328,443.2323,883.8056,518.8886,919.6192,750.39
19787,362.6161,682.5430,034.6082,994.4823,842.1728,573.9628,573.9623,975.7856,788.8387,362.6193,222.26
19887,805.6061,988.3230,147.7983,415.3323,930.9228,704.7028,704.7024,067.7557,058.7687,805.6093,694.13
19988,248.6162,294.1030,260.9783,836.1724,019.6728,835.4528,835.4524,159.7257,328.7188,248.6194,166.01
20088,691.6062,599.8730,374.1784,257.0224,108.4228,966.1728,966.1724,251.6957,598.6588,691.6094,637.88]

Textual Amendments

Cracked trials and guilty pleas where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-offE+W

8.—(1) Where in a cracked trial or guilty plea the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1)  as appropriate to the offence with which the assisted person is charged, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

(a)the final fee, calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph;

(b)the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

(c)the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the final fee payable to a litigator in a cracked trial or guilty plea is calculated in accordance with the following formula—

Where—

F is the amount of the final fee;

I is the initial fee specified in the tables following this paragraph, as appropriate to the type of case, the offence with which the assisted person is charged and the number of pages of prosecution evidence;

D is the difference between—

(i)

the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case; and

(ii)

the lower number in the PPE range as specified in the tables following this paragraph, as appropriate to the type of case, the offence with which the assisted person is charged and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case;

i is the incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence specified in the tables following this paragraph, as appropriate to the type of case, the offence with which the assisted person is charged and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case.

[F68Table of final fees in cracked trials
Class of OffencePPE RangeInitial Fee (£)Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence (£)
A0-79904.580
A80-249904.5810.70
A250-9992,722.896.71
A1000-27997,757.903.92
A2800-459914,820.753.92
A4600-639921,883.613.11
A6400-819927,490.353.11
A8200-999933,097.093.11
A10,00038,700.710
B0-69709.150
B70-249709.157.83
B250-9992,117.673.66
B1000-27994,864.562.44
B2800-45999,255.512.44
B4600-639913,646.462.05
B6400-819917,338.492.05
B8200-999921,030.502.05
B10,00024,720.460
C0-39524.840
C40-249524.843.92
C250-9991,348.772.25
C1000-27993,033.061.43
C2800-45995,607.481.43
C4600-63998,181.891.43
C6400-819910,756.311.43
C8200-999913,330.741.43
C10,00015,903.730
D0-79859.350
D80-249859.3510.14
D250-9992,582.506.11
D1000-27997,163.763.61
D2800-459913,655.743.61
D4600-639920,147.712.96
D6400-819925,474.792.96
D8200-999930,801.872.96
D10,00036,125.980
E0-39233.030
E40-249233.034.60
E250-9991,199.431.46
E1000-27992,291.540.61
E2800-45993,390.260.61
E4600-63994,488.970.61
E6400-81995,587.690.61
E8200-99996,686.410.61
E10,0007,784.510
F0-49224.220
F50-249224.224.42
F250-9991,107.531.79
F1000-27992,450.390.70
F2800-45993,704.670.70
F4600-63994,958.940.70
F6400-81996,213.210.70
F8200-99997,467.490.70
F10,0008,721.060
G0-49224.220
G50-249224.224.42
G250-9991,107.531.79
G1000-27992,450.390.70
G2800-45993,704.670.70
G4600-63994,958.940.70
G6400-81996,213.210.70
G8200-99997,467.490.70
G10,0008,721.060
H0-39237.000
H40-249237.004.26
H250-9991,131.611.56
H1000-27992,298.200.70
H2800-45993,550.790.70
H4600-63994,803.370.70
H6400-81996,055.960.70
H8200-99997,308.550.70
H10,0008,560.440
I0-39253.680
I40-249253.685.92
I250-9991,496.802.31
I1000-27993,231.910.90
I2800-45994,847.360.90
I4600-63996,462.790.90
I6400-81998,078.230.90
I8200-99999,693.670.90
I10,00011,308.200
J0-79904.580
J80-249904.5810.70
J250-9992,722.896.71
J1000-27997,757.903.92
J2800-459914,820.753.92
J4600-639921,883.613.11
J6400-819927,490.353.11
J8200-999933,097.093.11
J10,00038,700.710
K0-119773.860
K120-249773.866.55
K250-9991,624.855.02
K1000-27995,388.984.39
K2800-459913,299.044.39
K4600-639921,209.123.75
K6400-819927,954.293.75
K8200-999934,699.463.75
K10,00041,440.890]
[F68Table of final fees in guilty pleas
Class of OffencePPE RangeInitial Fee (£)Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence (£)
A0-79680.390
A80-399680.395.62
A400-9992,478.292.96
A1000-27994,256.091.89
A2800-45997,666.891.89
A4600-639911,077.681.12
A6400-819913,090.601.12
A8200-999915,103.531.12
A10,00017,115.330
B0-69556.110
B70-399556.114.52
B400-9992,046.592.28
B1000-27993,411.751.45
B2800-45996,025.921.45
B4600-63998,640.111.06
B6400-819910,555.351.06
B8200-999912,470.601.06
B10,00014,384.780
C0-39442.910
C40-399442.912.66
C400-9991,401.881.46
C1000-27992,276.270.79
C2800-45993,699.930.79
C4600-63995,123.610.79
C6400-81996,547.280.79
C8200-99997,970.950.79
C10,0009,393.820
D0-79646.360
D80-399646.365.23
D400-9992,320.662.75
D1000-27993,968.371.71
D2800-45997,046.201.71
D4600-639910,124.031.06
D6400-819912,036.981.06
D8200-999913,949.911.06
D10,00015,861.790
E0-39184.700
E40-399184.702.92
E400-9991,237.241.25
E1000-27991,989.070.46
E2800-45992,819.700.46
E4600-63993,650.330.46
E6400-81994,480.960.46
E8200-99995,311.590.46
E10,0006,141.750
F0-49195.810
F50-399195.812.83
F400-9991,187.730.99
F1000-27991,781.210.32
F2800-45992,354.070.32
F4600-63992,926.930.32
F6400-81993,499.780.32
F8200-99994,072.640.32
F10,0004,645.180
G0-49195.810
G50-399195.812.83
G400-9991,187.730.99
G1000-27991,781.210.32
G2800-45992,354.070.32
G4600-63992,926.930.32
G6400-81993,499.780.32
G8200-99994,072.640.32
G10,0004,645.180
H0-39190.970
H40-399190.972.79
H400-9991,196.590.99
H1000-27991,790.740.32
H2800-45992,359.850.32
H4600-63992,928.980.32
H6400-81993,498.100.32
H8200-99994,067.220.32
H10,0004,636.000
I0-39174.600
I40-399174.603.12
I400-9991,298.521.36
I1000-27992,116.290.51
I2800-45993,033.020.51
I4600-63993,949.750.51
I6400-81994,866.480.51
I8200-99995,783.220.51
I10,0006,699.450
J0-79680.390
J80-399680.395.62
J400-9992,478.292.96
J1000-27994,256.091.89
J2800-45997,666.891.89
J4600-639911,077.681.12
J6400-819913,090.601.12
J8200-999915,103.531.12
J10,00017,115.330
K0-119640.840
K120-399640.845.26
K400-9992,113.132.93
K1000-27993,869.242.73
K2800-45998,775.552.73
K4600-639913,681.862.08
K6400-819917,423.282.08
K8200-999921,164.712.08
K10,00024,904.040]

Textual Amendments

Trials where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-offE+W

9.—(1) Where in a trial the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off figure specified in the table following paragraph 5(2) as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

(a)the final fee, calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph;

(b)the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

(c)the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the final fee is calculated in accordance with the following formula—

Where—

F is the amount of the final fee;

I is the initial fee specified in the table following this paragraph as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence;

D is the difference between—

(i)

the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case; and

(ii)

the lower number in the PPE range as specified in the table following this paragraph, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case;

i is the incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence specified in the table following this paragraph as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case.

Table of final fees in trials
[F69Class of OffencePPE RangeInitial Fee (£)Incremental fee per page (£)
A0-791,467.580
A80-2091,467.5816.58
A210-6993,622.5412.66
A700-10499,824.9110.62
A1050-199913,543.429.21
A2000-359922,295.428.42
A3600-519935,767.038.42
A5200-679949,238.648.42
A6800-839962,710.268.42
A8400-999976,181.878.42
A10,00089,645.060
B0-691,097.660
B70-1991,097.6612.81
B200-4992,762.6011.44
B500-8996,195.389.63
B900-129910,048.218.09
B1300-199913,285.037.09
B2000-329918,249.517.09
B3300-499927,469.247.09
B5000-599939,525.827.09
B6000-799946,617.937.09
B8000-899960,802.147.09
B9000-999967,894.247.09
B10,00074,979.260
C0-39739.590
C40-299739.5910.57
C300-7993,486.549.23
C800-12498,101.747.73
C1250-199911,578.096.83
C2000-319916,700.934.72
C3200-455922,368.794.72
C4560-591928,792.384.72
C5920-727935,215.964.72
C7280-863941,639.544.72
C8640-999948,063.124.72
C10,00054,482.000
D0-791,394.200
D80-2091,394.2015.75
D210-6993,441.4112.03
D700-10499,333.6710.09
D1050-199912,866.258.75
D2000-359921,180.658.00
D3600-519933,978.678.00
D5200-679946,776.708.00
D6800-839959,574.748.00
D8400-999972,372.778.00
D10,00085,162.800
E0-39352.720
E40-69352.729.52
E70-129638.208.57
E130-5991,152.588.29
E600-13495,049.745.44
E1350-29999,131.962.39
E3000-474913,072.772.39
E4750-649917,252.412.39
E6500-824921,432.042.39
E8250-999925,611.692.39
E10,00029,788.930
F0-49357.600
F50-229357.607.31
F230-6991,673.216.96
F700-13994,946.645.60
F1400-19498,865.804.32
F1950-354911,242.372.16
F3550-514914,691.412.16
F5150-674918,140.452.16
F6750-834921,589.492.16
F8350-999925,038.532.16
F10,00028,593.210
G0-49357.600
G50-229357.607.31
G230-6991,673.216.96
G700-13994,946.645.60
G1400-19498,865.804.32
G1950-354911,242.372.16
G3550-514914,691.412.16
G5150-674918,140.452.16
G6750-834921,589.492.16
G8350-999925,038.532.16
G10,00028,593.210
H0-39357.750
H40-249357.758.60
H250-6192,162.927.15
H620-12994,807.795.31
H1300-29998,418.744.21
H3000-499915,583.592.27
H5000-599920,129.842.27
H6000-699922,402.902.27
H7000-799924,676.032.27
H8000-899926,949.152.27
H9000-999929,222.282.27
H10,00031,493.130
I0-39357.440
I40-369357.449.14
I370-7993,373.669.09
I800-12997,282.438.99
I1300-269911,779.027.08
I2700-419921,697.633.04
I4200-535926,264.523.04
I5360-651929,796.253.04
I6520-767933,327.973.04
I7680-883936,859.713.04
I8840-999940,391.433.04
I10,00043,920.110
J0-791,467.580
J80-2091,467.5816.58
J210-6993,622.5412.66
J700-10499,824.9110.62
J1050-199913,543.429.21
J2000-359922,295.428.42
J3600-519935,767.038.42
J5200-679949,238.648.42
J6800-839962,710.268.42
J8400-999976,181.878.42
J10,00089,645.060
K0-1191,031.820
K120-7341,031.828.66
K735-12896,356.068.72
K1290-239911,193.678.87
K2400-449921,042.538.84
K4500-799939,605.748.84
K8000-839970,544.408.84
K8400-879974,080.248.84
K8800-919977,616.088.84
K9200-959981,151.948.84
K9600-999984,687.788.84
K10,00088,214.790]

Textual Amendments

Trials where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-offE+W

9.—(1) Where in a trial the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off figure specified in the table following [F70paragraph 5] as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

(a)the final fee, calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph;

(b)the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

(c)the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the final fee is calculated in accordance with the following formula—

Where—

F is the amount of the final fee;

I is the initial fee specified in the table following this paragraph as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence;

D is the difference between—

(i)

the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case; and

(ii)

the lower number in the PPE range as specified in the table following this paragraph, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case;

i is the incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence specified in the table following this paragraph as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case.

Table of final fees for trials
[F71Class of OffencePPE RangeInitial Fee (£)Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence (£)
A501-6996,605.4211.44
A700-10498,882.809.61
A1050-199912,244.738.33
A2000-359920,157.517.61
A3600-519932,337.327.61
A5200-679944,517.127.61
A6800-839956,696.957.61
A8400-999968,876.767.61
A10,00081,048.960
B501-8995,610.008.71
B900-12999,084.697.32
B1300-199912,011.136.41
B2000-329916,499.556.41
B3300-499924,835.216.41
B5000-599935,735.686.41
B6000-799942,147.726.41
B8000-899954,971.806.41
B9000-999961,383.846.41
B10,00067,789.470
C501-7994,829.628.35
C800-12497,324.866.98
C1250-199910,467.866.18
C2000-319915,099.474.27
C3200-455920,223.844.27
C4560-591926,031.464.27
C5920-727931,839.084.27
C7280-863937,646.714.27
C8640-999943,454.334.27
C10,00049,257.700
D501-6996,275.1510.87
D700-10498,438.669.13
D1050-199911,632.507.91
D2000-359919,149.637.23
D3600-519930,720.447.23
D5200-679942,291.277.23
D6800-839953,862.107.23
D8400-999965,432.927.23
D10,00076,996.510
E501-5993,823.587.75
E600-13494,565.524.92
E1350-29998,256.292.16
E3000-474911,819.212.16
E4750-649915,598.072.16
E6500-824919,376.922.16
E8250-999923,155.772.16
E10,00026,932.460
F501-6993,219.236.30
F700-13994,472.315.06
F1400-19498,015.663.91
F1950-354910,164.341.95
F3550-514913,282.651.95
F5150-674916,400.961.95
F6750-834919,519.271.95
F8350-999922,637.581.95
F10,00025,851.390
G501-6993,219.236.30
G700-13994,472.315.06
G1400-19498,015.663.91
G1950-354910,164.341.95
G3550-514913,282.651.95
G5150-674916,400.961.95
G6750-834919,519.271.95
G8350-999922,637.581.95
G10,00025,851.390
H501-6193,577.706.46
H620-12994,346.774.80
H1300-29997,611.473.81
H3000-499914,089.282.06
H5000-599918,199.582.06
H6000-699920,254.672.06
H7000-799922,309.832.06
H8000-899924,364.992.06
H9000-999926,420.152.06
H10,00028,473.240
I501-7994,126.788.22
I800-12996,584.128.13
I1300-269910,649.536.41
I2700-419919,617.042.75
I4200-535923,746.012.75
I5360-651926,939.072.75
I6520-767930,132.142.75
I7680-883933,325.222.75
I8840-999936,518.282.75
I10,00039,708.590
J501-6996,605.4211.44
J700-10498,882.809.61
J1050-199912,244.738.33
J2000-359920,157.517.61
J3600-519932,337.327.61
J5200-679944,517.127.61
J6800-839956,696.957.61
J8400-999968,876.767.61
J10,00081,048.960
K501-7343,915.047.83
K735-12895,746.587.88
K1290-239910,120.318.02
K2400-449919,024.767.99
K4500-799935,807.937.99
K8000-839963,779.877.99
K8400-879966,976.657.99
K8800-919970,173.447.99
K9200-959973,370.247.99
K9600-999976,567.047.99
K10,00079,755.840]

Textual Amendments

PART 3E+WFixed Fee for Guilty Pleas and Cracked Trials [F72in Elected Cases]

Textual Amendments

Scope of Part 3E+W

[F7310.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), this Part applies to a case F74... sent for trial to the Crown Court on the election of a defendant where the magistrates’ court has determined the case to be suitable for summary trial.

(2) This Part does not apply where the trial is a cracked trial because the prosecution offer no evidence on all counts against a defendant and the judge directs that a not guilty verdict be entered.]

Textual Amendments

Fixed fee for guilty pleas or cracked trialsE+W

11.  The fee payable to a litigator in relation to a guilty plea or cracked trial to which this Part applies is [F75£330.33] per proceedings.

Textual Amendments

PART 4E+WDefendant Uplifts, Retrials and Transfers

Defendant upliftsE+W

12.—(1) The defendant uplift payable to a litigator is calculated in accordance with the table following this paragraph.

(2) Only one defendant uplift is payable in each case.

(3) In the table following this paragraph, the total fee means—

(a)in a cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence does not exceed the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1), the basic fee specified in the table following paragraph 6(2);

(b)in a trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence does not exceed the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2), the basic fee specified in the table following paragraph 7(2) plus the length of trial proxy specified in the table following paragraph 7(3);

(c)in a cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1), the final fee, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 8(2); and

(d)in a trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2), the final fee, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 9(2);

(e)where appropriate, the fee set out in paragraph 11.

(4) In a case where the representation of one defendant would attract a fixed fee under Part 3 and the representation of one or more of the other defendants would attract a graduated fee under Part 2, the total fee is the fee falling within whichever of paragraphs (a) to (d) of sub-paragraph (3) is appropriate.

Defendant uplifts
Total number of defendants represented by litigatorPercentage uplift to total fee
2-420%
5+30%

Retrials and TransfersE+W

13.—(1) Where following a trial an order is made for a retrial and the same litigator acts for the assisted person at both trials the fee payable to that litigator is—

(a)in respect of the first trial, a fee calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule; and

(b)in respect of the retrial, 25% of the fee, as appropriate to the circumstances of the retrial, in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule.

(2) Where—

(a)a case is transferred to a new litigator; or

(b)a retrial is ordered and a new litigator acts for the assisted person at the retrial,

the fee payable to the original litigator and the new litigator is a percentage of the total fee, calculated in accordance with the table following this paragraph, as appropriate to the circumstances and timing of the retrial, transfer or withdrawal of the section 16 determination.

(3) In sub-paragraph (2), “transfer” includes the making of a section 16 determination in favour of an individual who, immediately before the making of the section 16 determination—

(a)had represented themselves; or

(b)had been represented (otherwise than pursuant to a section 16 determination) by the litigator named in the order,

and for the purposes of that sub-paragraph the litigator is to be treated as a new litigator.

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), a case is not transferred to a new litigator where—

(a)a firm of solicitors is named as litigator in the representation order and the solicitor or other appropriately qualified person with responsibility for the case moves to another firm;

(b)a firm of solicitors is named as litigator in the representation order and the firm changes (whether by merger or acquisition or in some other way), but so that the new firm remains closely related to the firm named in the order; or

(c)a solicitor or other appropriately qualified person is named as litigator in the representation order and responsibility for the case is transferred to another solicitor or appropriately qualified person in the same firm or a closely related firm.

(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), where a case which has been transferred to a new litigator is transferred again, that new litigator—

(a)must be treated as the original litigator, where the transfer takes place at any time before the trial or any retrial;

(b)must be treated as a new litigator, where the transfer takes place during the trial or any retrial; and

(c)must not receive any fee, where the transfer takes place after the trial or any retrial but before the sentencing hearing.

(6) Where a section 16 determination is withdrawn before the case ends, a litigator must receive a percentage of the total fee, in accordance with the table following this paragraph, as appropriate to the circumstances and timing of a transfer.

(7) In the table following this paragraph, the total fee means—

(a)in a cracked trial or guilty plea in a case to which Part 2 applies, where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1), the basic fee as set out in the table following paragraph 6(2);

(b)in a trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2), the basic fee specified in the table following paragraph 7(2) plus the length of trial proxy specified in the table following paragraph 7(3);

(c)in a cracked trial or guilty plea in a case to which Part 2 applies, where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1), the final fee as calculated in accordance with paragraph 8(2);

(d)in a trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2), the final fee, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 9(2);

(e)in a cracked trial or guilty plea in a case to which Part 3 applies, the fixed fee set out in paragraph 11.

(8) Where a case becomes a Very High Cost Case after a section 16 determination has been made and is transferred from the litigator named on the representation order to a new litigator—

(a)the original litigator must be remunerated in accordance with the individual Very High Cost Case contract entered into by that litigator; and

(b)the new litigator must be remunerated in accordance with the individual Very High Cost Case contract entered into by that litigator.

(9) Where a case becomes a Very High Cost Case after a section 16 determination has been made and the section 16 determination is withdrawn before the end of the case, the litigator must be remunerated in accordance with the table following this paragraph as appropriate to the circumstances and timing of the withdrawal.

(10) Sub-paragraph (11) applies where—

(a)the case is a case to which Part 3 would apply if it resulted in a cracked trial or guilty plea; and

(b)at the time the case is transferred to a new litigator in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) it is not known whether the case would result in a cracked trial or guilty plea or whether it would proceed to trial.

(11) Where this sub-paragraph applies—

(a)for the purpose of a claim by the original litigator at the time of the transfer of the case, “total fee” in the table following this paragraph, means the fixed fee set out in paragraph 11;

(b)the original litigator may, if the case proceeds to trial, claim the difference between the payment received at the time of transfer of the case and the payment that would have been due at that time if that payment had been based on the case proceeding to trial.

(12) A litigator may not be treated both as an original litigator and as a new litigator in a case.

Retrials and Transfers
ScenarioPercentage of the total feeCase type to be used to determine total feeClaim period
Cracked trial before retrial, where there is no change of litigator25%Cracked trial
Retrial where there is no change of litigator25%Trial
[F76Transfer at or before the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] (original litigator)25%Cracked trial
[F76Transfer at or before the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] – guilty plea (new litigator)100%Guilty plea
[F76Transfer at or before the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] – cracked trial (new litigator)100%Cracked trial
[F76Transfer at or before the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] – trial (new litigator)100%Trial
Before trial transfer (original litigator)75%Cracked trial
Before trial transfer – cracked trial (new litigator)100%Cracked trial
Before trial transfer – trial (new litigator)100%Trial
During trial transfer (original litigator)100%TrialClaim up to and including the day before the transfer
During trial transfer (new litigator)50%TrialClaim for the full trial length
Transfer after trial or guilty plea and before sentencing hearing (original litigator)100%Trial, Cracked trial or Guilty plea as appropriateClaim for the full trial length, excluding the length of the sentencing hearing
Transfer after trial or guilty plea and before sentencing hearing (new litigator)10%TrialClaim for one day or for the length of the sentencing hearing if longer than one day
Transfer before retrial (original litigator)25%Cracked trial
Transfer before cracked retrial (new litigator)50%Cracked trial
Transfer before retrial (new litigator)50%TrialClaim for the full retrial length
Transfer during retrial (original litigator)25%TrialClaim up to and including the day before the transfer
Transfer during retrial (new litigator)50%TrialClaim for the full retrial length
Transfer after retrial or cracked retrial and before sentencing hearing (original litigator)25%Trial or Cracked trial as appropriateClaim for the full retrial length, excluding the length of the sentencing hearing
Transfer after retrial or cracked retrial and before sentencing hearing (new litigator10%TrialClaim for one day or for the length of the sentencing hearing if longer than one day.

Textual Amendments

PART 5E+WFixed Fees

General provisionsE+W

14.—(1) All work undertaken by a litigator in a case to which Part 3 applies is included within the fee set out in paragraph 11 except for a defendant uplift as provided for in paragraph 22.

(2) Except as provided under this Part, remuneration for all work undertaken by a litigator in a case to which Part 2 applies is included within the fee set out in Part 2 of this Schedule as appropriate to—

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

(b)whether the case is a cracked trial, guilty plea or trial; and

(c)the number of pages of prosecution evidence.

Fees for appeals and committals for sentence hearingsE+W

15.  The fee payable to a litigator instructed in—

(a)an appeal against conviction from a magistrates' court;

(b)an appeal against sentence from a magistrates' court; or

(c)a sentencing hearing following a committal for sentence to the Crown Court,

is that set out in the table following paragraph 19.

Fees for hearing subsequent to sentenceE+W

16.—(1) The fee payable to a litigator instructed in relation to a hearing under an enactment listed in sub-paragraph (2) is that set out in the table following paragraph 19.

(2) The enactments are—

(a)section 1CA of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 M16 (variation and discharge of orders under section 1C);

(b)section 155 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 M17 (alteration of Crown Court sentence);

(c)section 74 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 M18 (assistance by defendant: review of sentence).

Marginal Citations

M161998 c. 37. Section 1CA was inserted by section 140 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15).

Fees for contempt proceedingsE+W

17.—(1) This paragraph applies to proceedings referred to in section 14(g) of the Act in the Crown Court.

(2) Where, in proceedings to which this paragraph applies, the contempt is alleged to have been committed by a person other than a defendant in a case to which this Schedule applies, remuneration for litigators must be at the rate set out in the table following paragraph 19.

(3) Where, in proceedings to which this paragraph applies, the contempt is alleged to have been committed by the defendant in a case to which this Schedule applies, all work undertaken by the litigator is included within—

(a)the fee payable under Part 2 of this Schedule, or

(b)in proceedings under paragraph 15 or paragraph 18, the fixed fee set out in the table following paragraph 19.

Fees for alleged breaches of a Crown Court orderE+W

18.—(1) This paragraph applies to proceedings in the Crown Court against one assisted person arising out of a single alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court.

(2) The fee payable to the litigator in respect of the proceedings to which this paragraph applies is that set out in the table following paragraph 19.

Fixed FeesE+W

19.  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.

Fixed Fees
[F77Types of proceedingsParagraph providing for feeFee payable – (£ per proceedings)
Appeal against sentence from a magistrates’ court15155.32
Appeal against conviction from a magistrates’ court15349.47
Committal for sentence15232.98
Hearing subsequent to sentence16155.32
Contempt proceedings (where contempt is alleged to have been committed by a person other than the defendant)17(2)116.49
Alleged breach of a Crown Court Order18(2)77.66]

Textual Amendments

Fees for special preparationE+W

20.—(1) This paragraph applies in any case on indictment in the Crown Court [F78to which Part 2 applies]—

(a)where a documentary or pictorial exhibit is served by the prosecution in electronic form and—

(i)the exhibit has never existed in paper form; and

(ii)the appropriate officer does not consider it appropriate to include the exhibit in the pages of prosecution evidence; or

(b)in respect of which a fee is payable under Part 2 (other than paragraph 7), where the number of pages of prosecution evidence, as so defined, exceeds 10,000,

and the appropriate officer considers it reasonable to make a payment in excess of the fee payable under Part 2.

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

(3) The amount of the special preparation fee must be calculated from the number of hours which the appropriate officer considers reasonable—

(a)where sub-paragraph (1)(a) applies, to view the prosecution evidence; and

(b)where sub-paragraph (1)(b) applies, to read the excess pages,

and in each case using the rates specified in the table following paragraph 27.

(4) A litigator claiming a special preparation fee must supply such information and documents as may be required by the appropriate officer in support of the claim.

(5) In determining a claim under this paragraph, the appropriate officer must take into account all the relevant circumstances of the case.

Textual Amendments

Discontinuance or dismissal of F79... proceedingsE+W

21.—[F80(1) This paragraph applies to proceedings which are sent for trial to the Crown Court.]

(2) Where proceedings to which this paragraph applies 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 M19 the litigator must be paid 50% of the basic fee for a guilty plea, as specified in the table following paragraph 6, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is charged.

(3) Where proceedings to which this paragraph applies 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 litigator must be paid a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6, or, where appropriate, paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

(4) Where an application for dismissal is made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act [F811998] F82... 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,

the litigator instructed in the proceedings must be paid a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6, or where appropriate, paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

F83(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) Where, at [F84or 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 litigator must be paid a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6 or where appropriate paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

Defendant upliftsE+W

22.—(1) Where a litigator represents more than one assisted person in proceedings referred to in paragraph 21(2), (3), (4) or (5), a defendant uplift is payable.

(2) The defendant uplift must be calculated in accordance with the table following this paragraph.

(3) In the table following this paragraph, the total fee means—

(a)the fee specified in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 21 where that sub-paragraph applies;

(b)the basic fee (B) specified in the table following paragraph 6, or, where appropriate, the initial fee specified in paragraph 8, where paragraph 21(3), (4) or (5) applies, as appropriate for the circumstances set out in that sub-paragraph; or

(c)where appropriate the fee set out in paragraph 11.

(4) In a case where the representation of one defendant would attract a fixed fee under Part 3 and the representation of one or more of the other defendants would attract a graduated fee under Part 2, the total fee in the table following this paragraph means the fee falling within sub-paragraph (3)(b).

Defendant uplifts
Total number of defendants represented by litigatorPercentage uplift to total fee
2-420%
5+30%

Warrant for arrestE+W

23.—(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, pursuant to section 7(1) of the Bail Act 1976 M20 (“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 litigator is—

(a)where the warrant is issued at or before [F85the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea], the fee payable for a guilty plea in accordance with paragraph 6 or where appropriate paragraph 8;

(b)where the warrant is issued after [F85the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea] but before the trial, the fee payable for a cracked trial in accordance with paragraph 6 or where appropriate paragraph 8, as appropriate to the Class of Offence with which the assisted person is charged; and

(c)where the warrant is issued during the trial, and the trial is aborted as a result, the fee payable for a trial as if the trial had ended on the day the warrant was issued.

(3) Where the warrant is issued during the course of proceedings referred to in paragraph 15 or 18 the fee payable to the litigator is the fee set out in the table following paragraph 19, as appropriate to the type of proceedings.

(4) Sub-paragraph (5) applies where—

(a)a fee has been paid, or is payable, to the litigator 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 litigator submits a claim for fees for the determination of the litigator's overall remuneration in the case, in accordance with regulation 5.

(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 litigator 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 litigator 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 litigator.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

PART 6E+WMiscellaneous

Additional chargesE+W

24.—(1) Where an assisted person is charged with more than one offence on one indictment, the fee payable to the litigator under this Schedule must be based on whichever of those offences the litigator selects.

(2) Where a litigator selects one offence, in preference to another offence, under sub-paragraph (1) that selection does not affect the litigator's right to claim any of the fees provided for in Part 5 of this Schedule to which the litigator would otherwise have been entitled.

Assisted person unfit to plead or stand trialE+W

25.  Where in any case a hearing is held to determine the question of whether the assisted person is unfit to plead or to stand trial (a “fitness hearing”)—

(a)if a trial on indictment is held, or continues, at any time thereafter, the length of the fitness hearing is included in determining the length of the trial for the calculation of the fee in accordance with Part 2;

(b)if a trial on indictment is not held, or does not continue, thereafter by reason of the assisted person being found unfit to plead or to stand trial, the litigator must be paid—

(i)a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 or where appropriate paragraph 9, as appropriate to the combined length of—

(aa)the fitness hearing; and

(bb)any hearing under section 4A of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 M21 (finding that the accused did the act or made the omission charged against him); or

(ii)a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6, or where appropriate paragraph 8, as appropriate, for representing an assisted person in a cracked trial,

whichever the litigator elects; and

(c)if at any time the assisted person pleads guilty to the indictable offence, the litigator must be paid either—

(i)a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 or, where appropriate, paragraph 9, as appropriate to the length of the fitness hearing; or

(ii)a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6 or, where appropriate, paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea,

whichever the litigator elects.

Marginal Citations

Fees for confiscation proceedingsE+W

26.—(1) This paragraph applies to—

(a)proceedings under Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 M22 (confiscation: England and Wales);

(b)proceedings under section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 M23 (confiscation orders); and

(c)proceedings under section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 M24 (confiscation orders).

(2) Where this paragraph applies, the appropriate officer may allow work done in the following classes by a litigator—

(a)preparation, including taking instructions, interviewing witnesses, ascertaining the prosecution case, preparing and perusing documents, dealing with letters and telephone calls, instructing an advocate and expert witnesses, conferences, consultations and work done in connection with advice on appeal;

(b)attending at court where an advocate is instructed, including conferences with the advocate at court;

(c)travelling and waiting; and

(d)writing routine letters and dealing with routine telephone calls.

(3) The appropriate officer must consider the claim, any further particulars, information or documents submitted by the litigator under regulation 5 and any other relevant information and must allow such work as appears to him to have been reasonably done in the proceedings.

(4) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the appropriate officer must allow fees under this paragraph in accordance with paragraph 27.

(5) The appropriate officer must allow fees in accordance with paragraphs 27 to 29 as appropriate to such of the following grades of fee earner as the appropriate officer considers reasonable—

(a)senior solicitor;

(b)solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience; or

(c)trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience.

Marginal Citations

Prescribed fee ratesE+W

27.  Subject to paragraphs 28 and 29, for proceedings in the Crown Court to which paragraph 26 applies the appropriate officer must allow fees for work under paragraph 26(2) at the following prescribed rates—

[F86Class of workGrade of fee earnerRateVariations
PreparationSenior solicitor£48.36 per hour£50.87 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience£41.06 per hour£43.12 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience£27.15 per hour£31.03 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Attendance at court where more than one representative instructedSenior solicitor£38.55 per hour
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience£31.03 per hour
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience£18.71 per hour
Travelling and waitingSenior solicitor£22.58 per hour
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience£22.58 per hour
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience£11.41 per hour
Writing routine letters and dealing with routine telephone calls£3.15 per item£3.29 per item for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough]

Textual Amendments

Allowing fees at less than the prescribed ratesE+W

28.  In respect of any item of work, the appropriate officer may allow fees at less than the relevant prescribed rate specified in paragraph 27 where it appears to the appropriate officer reasonable to do so having regard to the competence and despatch with which the work was done.

Allowing fees at more than the prescribed ratesE+W

29.—(1) Upon a determination the appropriate officer may, subject to the provisions of this paragraph, allow fees at more than the relevant prescribed rate specified in paragraph 27 for preparation, attendance at court where more than one representative is instructed, routine letters written and routine telephone calls, in respect of offences in Class A, B, C, D, G, I, J or K in the Table of Offences.

(2) The appropriate officer may allow fees at more than the prescribed rate where it appears to the appropriate officer, taking into account all the relevant circumstances of the case, that—

(a)the work was done with exceptional competence, skill or expertise;

(b)the work was done with exceptional despatch; or

(c)the case involved exceptional complexity or other exceptional circumstances.

(3) Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 applies to litigators in respect of proceedings in the Crown Court as it applies to advocates.

(4) Where the appropriate officer considers that any item or class of work should be allowed at more than the prescribed rate, the appropriate officer must apply to that item or class of work a percentage enhancement in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

(5) In determining the percentage by which fees should be enhanced above the prescribed rate the appropriate officer must have regard to—

(a)the degree of responsibility accepted by the fee earner;

(b)the care, speed and economy with which the case was prepared; and

(c)the novelty, weight and complexity of the case.

(6) The percentage above the relevant prescribed rate by which fees for work may be enhanced must not exceed 100%.

(7) The appropriate officer may have regard to the generality of proceedings to which these Regulations apply in determining what is exceptional within the meaning of this paragraph.

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 3E+WProceedings in the Court of Appeal

General ProvisionsE+W

1.—(1) The provisions of this Schedule apply to proceedings in the Court of Appeal.

(2) In determining fees the appropriate officer must, subject to the provisions of this Schedule—

(a)take into account all the relevant circumstances of the case including the nature, importance, complexity or difficulty of the work and the time involved; and

(b)allow a reasonable amount in respect of all work actually and reasonably done.

Claims for fees and disbursements by litigatorsE+W

2.—(1) Subject to regulation 31, no claim by a litigator for fees and disbursements in respect of work done in proceedings in the Court of Appeal pursuant to a section 16 determination must be entertained unless the litigator submits it within three months of the conclusion of the proceedings to which it relates.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), a claim for fees in proceedings in the Court of Appeal must be submitted to the appropriate officer in such form and manner as the appropriate officer may direct and must be accompanied by the representation order and any receipts or other documents in support of any disbursement claimed.

(3) A claim must—

(a)summarise the items of work done by a fee earner in respect of which fees are claimed according to the classes specified in paragraph 3(1);

(b)state, where appropriate, the dates on which the items of work were done, the time taken, the sums claimed and whether the work was done for more than one assisted person;

(c)specify, where appropriate, the level of fee earner who undertook each of the items of work claimed;

(d)give particulars of any work done in relation to more than one indictment or a retrial; and

(e)specify any disbursements claimed, the circumstances in which they were incurred and the amounts claimed in respect of them.

(4) Where the litigator claims that paragraph 8(1) applies in relation to an item of work, the litigator must give full particulars in support of the claim.

(5) The litigator must specify any special circumstances which the litigator considers should be drawn to the attention of the appropriate officer.

(6) The litigator must supply such further information and documents as the appropriate officer may require.

(7) Where a retrospective section 16 determination has been made under regulations made under section 19 of the Act in respect of any proceedings where an appellant has been successful on appeal and granted a defendant's costs order under section 16(4) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 M25 (defence costs), the litigator must certify that no claim for fees incurred before the retrospective section 16 determination was made has been or will be made from central funds in relation to that work.

Marginal Citations

Determination of litigators' feesE+W

3.—(1) The appropriate officer may allow work done in the following classes by fee earners—

(a)preparation, including taking instructions, interviewing witnesses, ascertaining the prosecution case, advising on plea and mode of trial, preparing and perusing documents, dealing with letters and telephone calls which are not routine, preparing for advocacy, instructing an advocate and expert witnesses, conferences, consultations, views and work done in connection with advice on appeal;

(b)advocacy, including applications for bail and other applications to the court;

(c)attending at court where an advocate is assigned, including conferences with the advocate at court;

(d)travelling and waiting; and

(e)writing routine letters and dealing with routine telephone calls.

(2) The appropriate officer must consider the claim, any further information or documents submitted by the fee earner under paragraph 2 and any other relevant information and must allow—

(a)such work as appears to the appropriate officer to have been reasonably done pursuant to the section 16 determination (including any representation or advice which is deemed to be work done pursuant to that determination) by a fee earner, classifying such work according to the classes specified in sub-paragraph (1) as the appropriate officer considers appropriate; and

(b)such time in each class of work allowed by him (other than routine letters written and routine telephone calls) as the appropriate officer considers reasonable.

(3) The fees allowed in accordance with this Schedule are those appropriate to such of the following grades of litigator as the appropriate officer considers reasonable—

(a)senior solicitor;

(b)solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience; or

(c)trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience.

Determination of litigators' disbursementsE+W

4.  The appropriate officer must allow such disbursements claimed under paragraph 2 as appear to the appropriate officer to have been reasonably incurred, provided that—

(a)if they are abnormally large by reason of the distance of the court or the assisted person's residence or both from the litigator's place of business, the appropriate officer may limit reimbursement of the disbursements to what otherwise would, having regard to all the circumstances, be a reasonable amount; and

(b)the cost of a transcript, or any part thereof, of the proceedings in the court from which the appeal lies obtained otherwise than through the registrar must not be allowed except where the appropriate officer considers that it is reasonable in all the circumstances for such disbursement to be allowed.

Claims for fees by advocatesE+W

5.—(1) Subject to regulation 31, a claim by an advocate for fees for work done in proceedings in the Court of Appeal pursuant to a section 16 determination must not be entertained unless the advocate submits it within three months of the conclusion of the proceedings to which the section 16 determination relates.

(2) Where the advocate claims that paragraph 9(4) applies in relation to an item of work the advocate must give full particulars in support of his claim.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), a claim for fees by an advocate in proceedings in the Court of Appeal must be submitted to the appropriate officer in such form and manner as the appropriate officer may direct.

(4) A claim must—

(a)summarise the items of work done by an advocate in respect of which fees are claimed according to the classes specified in paragraph 6(2);

(b)state, where appropriate, the dates on which the items of work were done, the time taken, the sums claimed and whether the work was done for more than one assisted person; and

(c)give particulars of any work done in relation to more than one indictment or a retrial.

(5) The advocate must specify any special circumstances which the advocate considers should be drawn to the attention of the appropriate officer.

(6) The advocate must supply such further information and documents as the appropriate officer may require.

Determination of advocates' feesE+W

6.—(1) The appropriate officer must consider the claim, any further particulars and information submitted by an advocate under paragraph 5 and any other relevant information and must allow such work as appears to the appropriate officer to have been reasonably done.

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

(a)a basic fee for preparation including preparation 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;

(b)a refresher 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 at the scene of the alleged offence and any other preparation;

(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 or appeal or other written work; and

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

(3) Where a section 16 determination provides for representation by—

(a)a single advocate other than a QC; or

(b)two advocates other than QC,

and a QC agrees to appear as the single advocate or as a leading junior, that QC must be treated for all the purposes of this Schedule as having been instructed pursuant to that section 16 determination, and the remuneration of the QC must be determined as if the advocate were not a QC.

Litigators' fees for proceedings in the Court of AppealE+W

7.—(1) For proceedings in the Court of Appeal the appropriate officer must allow fees for work by litigators at the following prescribed rates—

[F87Class of workGrade of fee earnerRateVariations
PreparationSenior solicitor£48.36 per hour£50.87 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience£41.06 per hour£43.12 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience£27.15 per hour£31.03 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
AdvocacySenior Solicitor£58.40 per hour
Solicitor£51.10 per hour
Attendance at court where more than one representative assignedSenior Solicitor£38.55 per hour
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience£31.03 per hour
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience£18.71 per hour
Travelling and waitingSenior Solicitor£22.58 per hour
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience£22.58 per hour
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience£11.41 per hour
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls£3.15 per item£3.29 per item for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough]

(2) In respect of any item of work, the appropriate officer may allow fees at less than the relevant prescribed rate specified in the table following sub-paragraph (1) where it appears to the appropriate officer reasonable to do so having regard to the competence and despatch with which the work was done.

Textual Amendments

Allowance of litigators' fees at more than the prescribed rateE+W

8.—(1) Upon a determination of fees the appropriate officer may, subject to the provisions of this paragraph, allow fees at more than the relevant prescribed rate specified in paragraph 7 for preparation, advocacy, attendance at court where more than one representative is assigned, routine letters written and routine telephone calls, in respect of offences in Class A, B, C, D, G, I, J or K in the Table of Offences in Part 7 of Schedule 1.

(2) The appropriate officer may allow fees at more than the prescribed rate where it appears to the appropriate officer, taking into account all the relevant circumstances of the case, that—

(a)the work was done with exceptional competence, skill or expertise;

(b)the work was done with exceptional despatch; or

(c)the case involved exceptional complexity or other exceptional circumstances.

(3) Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 applies to litigators in respect of proceedings in the Court of Appeal as it applies to advocates.

(4) Where the appropriate officer considers that any item or class of work should be allowed at more than the prescribed rate, the appropriate officer must apply to that item or class of work a percentage enhancement in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

(5) In determining the percentage by which fees should be enhanced above the prescribed rate the appropriate officer may have regard to—

(a)the degree of responsibility accepted by the fee earner;

(b)the care, speed and economy with which the case was prepared; and

(c)the novelty, weight and complexity of the case.

(6) The percentage above the relevant prescribed rate by which fees for work may be enhanced must not exceed 100%.

(7) The appropriate officer may have regard to the generality of proceedings to which these Regulations apply in determining what is exceptional within the meaning of this paragraph.

Advocates' fees for proceedings in the Court of AppealE+W

9.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph 9(4), for proceedings in the Court of Appeal the appropriate officer must allow fees for work by advocates at the following prescribed rates—

Junior Counsel

Types of proceedingsBasic feeFull day refresherSubsidiary fees
Attendance at consultation, conferences and viewsWritten workAttendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances
All appealsMaximum amount: £545 per caseMaximum amount: £178.75 per day£33.50 per hour, minimum amount: £16.75Maximum amount: £58.25 per itemMaximum amount: £110 per appearance

QC

Types of proceedingsBasic feeFull day refresherSubsidiary fees
Attendance at consultation, conferences and viewsWritten workAttendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances
All appealsMaximum amount: £5,400 per caseMaximum amount: £330.50 per day£62.50 per hour, minimum amount: £32Maximum amount: £119.50 per itemMaximum amount: £257.50 per appearance

(2) Where an hourly rate is specified in the table following sub-paragraph (1), the appropriate officer must determine any fee for such work in accordance with that hourly rate, provided that the fee determined must not be less than the minimum amount specified.

(3) Where a refresher fee is claimed in respect of less than a full day, the appropriate officer must allow such fee as appears to the appropriate officer reasonable having regard to the fee which would be allowable for a full day.

(4) Where it appears to the appropriate officer, taking into account all the relevant circumstances of the case, that owing to the exceptional circumstances of the case the amount payable by way of fees in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (1) would not provide reasonable remuneration for some or all of the work the appropriate officer has allowed, the appropriate officer may allow such amounts as appear to the appropriate officer to be reasonable remuneration for the relevant work.

Payment of feesE+W

10.—(1) Having determined the fees payable to a representative in accordance with the terms of this Schedule, the appropriate officer must notify the representative of the fees payable and authorise payment accordingly.

(2) Where, as a result of any redetermination or appeal made or brought pursuant to paragraph 11, the fees payable under paragraph (1) are altered—

(a)if they are increased, the appropriate officer must authorise payment of the increase; and

(b)if they are decreased, the representative must repay the amount of such decrease.

(3) Where the payment of any fees of the representative is ordered under regulation 29(12) or regulation 30(8), the appropriate officer must authorise payment.

Redeterminations and appealsE+W

11.—(1) Where a representative is dissatisfied with—

(a)the fees determined in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule; or

(b)the decision of the appropriate officer under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1,

he may apply to the appropriate officer to redetermine those fees or reclassify the offence, in accordance with the provisions of regulation 28(3) to (9).

(2) Where—

(a)a representative has made an application to the appropriate officer under sub-paragraph (1); and

(b)the appropriate officer has given his reasons for a decision under regulation 28(7),

a representative who is dissatisfied with that decision may appeal to a Costs Judge, in accordance with the provisions of regulation 29(2) to (14).

(3) A representative who is dissatisfied with the decision of a Costs Judge on an appeal under sub-paragraph (2) may apply to a Costs Judge to certify a point of principle of general importance, and the provisions of regulation 30(2) to (8) apply.

Regulation 8

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

Interpretation of this ScheduleE+W

[F881.  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

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)[F89£28.70] per claim in London; and

(b)[F90£27.60] per claim outside London (“National”)

(2) The Criminal Defence Direct Fixed Acceptance Fee is [F91£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.

[F92London (£) 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 M26.

Police Station Attendance – Fixed Fees and Escape Fee Thresholds

[F93Criminal Justice System AreaSchemeFixed Fee (£)Escape Fee Threshold (£)
ClevelandHartlepool131.40405.40
Teesside135.96417.03
DurhamDarlington154.54463.62
South Durham152.39468.28
Durham177.94554.48
Derwentside171.63514.90
Easington166.99512.54
NorthumbriaSouth East Northumberland148.33444.98
Newcastle upon Tyne137.79424.01
Gateshead142.90428.69
North Tyneside140.53431.02
South Tyneside133.23410.05
Sunderland / Houghton Le Spring148.74458.97
Berwick & Alnwick177.03545.17
Tynedale & Hexham154.21475.28
Avon & SomersetAvon North & Thornbury177.94561.49
Bath193.37580.10
Mendip & South Somerset216.67650.02
Bristol159.98479.94
Sedgemore / Taunton Deane181.59615.06
Weston-Super-Mare180.95542.85
DorsetCentral Dorset182.50547.50
Bournemouth & Christchurch145.22435.67
Poole East Dorset153.30470.60
Bridport / West Dorset146.00438.00
WiltshireSalisbury174.29535.84
Chippenham / Trowbridge187.94563.82
Swindon171.55528.86
GloucestershireCheltenham157.86486.92
Gloucester155.13477.61
Stroud177.94547.50
Devon & CornwallBarnstaple173.96521.88
Exeter154.54463.62
Plymouth179.40538.19
East Cornwall198.93675.64
Carrick / Kerrier (Camborne) / Penwith177.94563.82
Teignbridge / Torbay163.17489.25
StaffordshireStoke on Trent / Leek177.94563.82
Stafford / Cannock & Rugeley177.94547.50
Lichfield & Tamworth / Burton Upon Trent / Uttoxeter172.46531.18
WarwickshireLeamington / Nuneaton / Rugby178.61535.84
West MerciaHereford / Leominster155.32465.95
Kidderminster / Redditch198.81596.42
Shrewsbury166.08510.22
Telford172.46531.18
Worcester180.95542.85
West MidlandsSandwell176.11540.52
Wolverhampton & Seisdon176.11540.52
Dudley & Halesowen173.18519.55
Walsall177.94549.83
Birmingham177.94566.14
Solihull187.16561.49
Coventry153.77461.30
Dyfed PowysAmman Valley177.94570.80
Carmarthen East Dyfed201.92605.75
Llanelli138.70426.34
Brecon & Radnor203.47610.41
Mid Wales155.32465.95
North Ceredigion / South Ceredigion204.24612.73
Pembrokeshire166.99514.90
GwentEast Gwent169.73521.88
Newport166.99512.54
Lower Rhymney Valley / North Bedwellty/ South Bedwellty177.94556.81
North WalesBangor & Caernarfon189.49568.47
Colwyn Bay173.38533.51
Denbighshire188.71566.14
Dolgellau188.71566.14
Mold & Hawarden177.94554.48
North Anglesey197.26591.77
Pwllheli133.57400.72
Wrexham161.53484.59
South WalesCardiff177.94587.11
Vale of Glamorgan208.13624.40
Cynon Valley177.94563.82
Mid Glamorgan & Miskin177.94587.11
Merthyr Tydfil177.94582.46
Port Talbot219.00740.88
Newcastle & Ogmore177.94596.42
Neath180.68612.73
Swansea171.55528.86
MerseysideBootle & Crosby162.43498.58
Southport135.91407.72
Liverpool179.40538.19
St Helens153.30472.96
Knowsley165.16507.89
Wirral157.86484.59
CheshireCrewe & Nantwich / Sandbach & Congleton / Macclesfield176.11540.52
Warrington / Halton154.54463.62
Chester / Vale Royal (Northwich)160.76482.27
CumbriaBarrow in Furness153.77461.30
Kendal & Windermere183.28549.83
Penrith / Carlisle173.18519.55
Whitehaven / Workington143.67431.02
Greater ManchesterManchester177.94587.11
Stockport167.74503.23
Trafford177.94559.16
Salford177.94570.80
Bolton164.64493.93
Bury159.98479.94
Wigan170.07510.22
Rochdale / Middleton169.30507.89
Tameside156.04479.94
Oldham137.46412.38
LancashireBurnley / Rossendale162.31486.92
Blackburn / Accrington / Ribble Valley177.94580.10
Blackpool126.58379.75
Fleetwood129.69389.08
Lancaster159.20477.61
Chorley / Ormskirk / South Ribble & Leyland174.73524.20
Preston142.90428.69
KentDartford & Gravesend232.98698.94
Ashford & Tenterden / Dover / Folkestone205.31696.61
Medway205.02615.06
Swale243.07729.22
Maidstone & West Malling216.67650.02
Canterbury / Thanet177.94603.43
West Kent (Tonbridge)208.13624.40
SurreyGuildford & Farnham179.76610.41
North West Surrey (Woking)196.19666.31
South East Surrey207.14703.59
Epsom209.88712.93
Staines240.90815.42
SussexBrighton & Hove & Lewes183.41622.04
Chichester & District162.43498.58
Crawley / Horsham228.32684.95
Hastings142.35438.00
Worthing164.25505.56
Eastbourne173.18519.55
DerbyshireEast Derbyshire (Ripley) / Ilkeston206.57619.72
Ashbourne / Matlock / High Peak (Buxton)190.27570.80
Chesterfield177.84533.51
Derby / Swadlincote177.94570.80
LeicestershireAshby & Coalville / Loughborough / Melton Mowbray181.72545.17
Leicester177.94552.15
Hinckley / Market Harborough201.92605.75
LincolnshireBoston, Bourne, Stamford173.38533.51
Skegness156.09468.28
Lincoln / Gainsborough161.53484.59
Grantham & Sleaford159.69491.57
NottinghamshireMansfield160.60493.93
Newark180.17540.52
Nottingham179.40538.19
Worksop & East Retford170.64524.20
NorthamptonshireCorby (Kettering) / Wellingborough157.65472.96
Northampton170.85512.54
BedfordshireBedford167.90517.22
Luton177.94601.07
CambridgeshireCambridge162.43500.91
Ely177.94575.45
Huntingdon173.18519.55
March & Wisbech171.63514.90
Peterborough142.90428.69
EssexBasildon177.94549.83
Brentwood249.11845.72
Braintree198.93673.32
Clacton & Harwich / Colchester177.94563.82
Grays232.69789.80
Harlow & Loughton232.69789.80
Stansted257.33873.67
Rayleigh / Southend on Sea166.97500.91
Chelmsford / Witham176.11542.85
HertfordshireDacorum (Hemel Hempstead)209.88710.57
Bishop’s Stortford / East Hertfordshire254.59864.34
Stevenage & North Hertfordshire236.34801.46
St. Albans214.44702.25
Watford210.79715.25
NorfolkCromer & North Walsham184.33624.40
Great Yarmouth168.52505.56
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk164.64493.93
Norwich & District169.30507.89
Diss / Thetford175.20538.19
Dereham198.01670.99
SuffolkLowestoft / Beccles & Halesworth / Aldeburgh169.30507.89
Felixstowe / Ipswich & District / Woodbridge172.41517.22
Sudbury & Hadleigh / Bury St. Edmunds / Haverhill / Newmarket177.94552.15
Thames ValleyAbingdon, Didcot & Witney (South Oxfordshire)208.96708.25
Aylesbury198.81596.42
High Wycombe & Amersham190.71647.69
Milton Keynes165.16507.89
Bicester / North Oxon (Banbury)194.36659.33
Oxford194.36659.33
Reading188.71566.14
Slough (East Berkshire)208.96708.25
West Berkshire (Newbury etc.)174.73524.20
HampshireAldershot / Petersfield (North East Hampshire)199.84677.97
Andover / Basingstoke / Winchester (North West Hampshire)210.46631.38
Isle of Wight171.63514.90
Portsmouth / Waterlooville (South East Hampshire)176.29528.86
Gosport & Fareham215.11645.34
Southampton (South West Hampshire)198.81596.42
HumbersideGrimsby & Cleethorpes134.35403.04
Scunthorpe144.18444.98
Hull153.30470.60
Beverley / Bridlington177.94587.11
Goole182.50617.39
North YorkshireNorthallerton & Richmond191.82575.45
Harrogate & Ripon184.05552.15
Skipton, Settle & Ingleton177.94547.50
Scarborough / Whitby152.39468.28
Malton & Rydale146.78440.33
York / Selby159.69491.57
South YorkshireBarnsley158.78489.25
Doncaster153.30470.60
Rotherham162.43500.91
Sheffield166.99514.90
West YorkshireHalifax173.96521.88
Huddersfield146.78440.33
Dewsbury159.20477.61
Bradford135.96419.36
Keighley & Bingley153.30470.60
Leeds144.18442.65
Pontefract & Castleford141.34424.01
Wakefield139.61428.69
LondonBarking224.48761.85
Bexley200.75680.30
Bishopsgate234.51794.45
Brent219.00740.88
Brentford222.65754.84
Bromley211.70717.58
Camberwell Green219.00743.20
Central London237.25803.78
Clerkenwell / Hampstead221.74750.18
Croydon216.26731.54
Ealing229.95780.67
Enfield218.09738.55
Greenwich / Woolwich208.96708.25
Haringey225.39764.17
Harrow219.00743.20
Havering204.40691.96
Heathrow274.66931.93
Hendon / Barnet220.83747.86
Highbury Corner229.95778.16
Kingston-Upon-Thames228.13773.48
Newham219.91745.53
Old Street219.00743.20
Redbridge225.39764.17
Richmond-Upon-Thames240.90815.42
South London229.95778.16
Sutton218.09738.55
Thames218.09738.55
Tower Bridge232.69789.80
Uxbridge210.79715.25
Waltham Forest204.40694.28
West London235.43799.10
Wimbledon223.56757.19]

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

M26A 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 StationE+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 [F94£273.75].

Free standing Advice and Assistance

[F95London (£)National (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item3.513.38
Preparation hourly rate45.3542.80
Travel and waiting hourly rate24.0024.00]

(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 [F96£1,368.75].

[F97Table 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 Solicitor3.513.38
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)4.654.47
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor45.3542.80
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)60.5057.03
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor53.8453.84
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)71.7771.77
Travelling and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor24.0024.00
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)31.9831.98]

[F97Table B

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

London (£)National (£)
Routine letter out per item6.846.84
Routine telephone calls per item3.793.79
All other preparation work, hourly rate72.5468.44
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment, hourly rate33.7633.76
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 rate68.4468.44
Travelling and waiting, hourly rate30.3430.34]

(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 [F96£1,368.75].

Advocacy Assistance for armed forces custody hearings

[F98London (£)National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item)
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor3.513.38
Duty Solicitor(Unsocial Hours)4.654.47
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor45.3542.80
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)60.5057.03
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor53.8453.84
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)71.7771.77
Travelling and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor24.0024.00
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)31.9831.98]

(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 [F96£1,368.75].

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

[F99London (£)National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item3.703.56
Preparation hourly rate47.9545.35
Advocacy hourly rate56.8956.89
Travelling and waiting hourly rate24.0024.00 ]

Textual Amendments

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

[F100London (£)National (£)
Standard hourly rate (attendance and waiting at a magistrates’ court)50.3249.14
Enhanced hourly rate (only payable in respect of work done on a day which is not a Business Day)62.8761.41
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)).24.0024.00]

(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

[F101London (£)National (£)
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Business Hours182.50136.88
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Unsocial hours219.00164.25]

Textual Amendments

Representation in the Magistrates' CourtE+W

5.—[F102(A1) This paragraph does not apply where paragraph 5A applies.]

(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates [F103for representation in a magistrates’ court F104...] 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

[F105All 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 [F106(except where paragraph 5A applies)].

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table

[F107Lower Standard Fee (£)Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)Higher Standard Fee (£)Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
Designated Area Standard Fees
Category 1A248.71272.34471.81471.85
Category 1B202.20272.34435.64471.85
Category 2345.34467.84723.35779.64
Undesignated Area Standard Fees
Category 1A194.68272.34412.30471.85
Category 1B158.27272.34380.70471.85
Category 2279.45467.84640.94779.64]

(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;

[F108(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 F109...relating to either way offences [F110or proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (ia)] which are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offer no evidence; and

(iv)proceedings F109... relating to either way offences [F111or 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 [F112(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 F113... relating to summary offences which are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offer no evidence;

(iv)proceedings F113... 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 M27;

(vi)proceedings prescribed under regulation 9 of the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013 M28, except where the case was listed and fully prepared for a contested hearing to decide whether an order should be made; F114...

(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 M29;

(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

F115(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.

F116(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F108Sch. 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)

F109Words 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))

F113Words 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))

Marginal Citations

[F117Representation in proceedings relating to an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act or related parenting order in any courtE+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

[F118All 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

[F119Lower fee (£)Lower fee limit (£)Higher fee (£)Higher fee limit (£)
Uncontested158.27272.34380.70471.85
Contested279.45467.84640.94779.64]

(4) The hourly rate for travelling and waiting in any court is [F120£24.00]].

Textual Amendments

Own client workE+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)[F121£47.95] per claim in London; and

(b)[F122£45.35] per claim outside London (“National”).

(3) The Fixed Fee for Early Cover is [F123£68.44].

(4) The refused means test completion fee is [F124£22.81].

[F125Work undertaken prior to a determination that an individual is not eligible for criminal legal aid

London (£)National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item3.703.56
Preparation hourly rate47.9545.35
Advocacy (including applications for bail and other applications to the court) hourly rate56.8956.89
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only applicable where the Undesignated Area fees apply) N/A 24.00]

Textual Amendments

Representation in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the ActE+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 [F126or 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 [F96£1,368.75].

Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in a [F127Crown Court]

[F128London (£)National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item3.703.56
Preparation hourly rate47.9545.35
Advocacy hourly rate56.8956.89
Travelling and waiting hourly rate24.0024.00]

(2) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for representation in the High Court[F129, the family court] or a county court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act [F130(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[F131, the family court] or a county court

[F132London (£)National (£)
Routine letters out per item6.846.02
Routine telephone calls per item3.793.33
All other preparation work hourly rate68.44 (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 rate33.7629.66
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 rate68.4460.23
Travelling and waiting hourly rate30.3426.65]

(3) The fees payable to Assigned Counsel for representation in the High Court[F133, 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

Advice and Assistance on an appeal against conviction or sentence or an application to the Criminal Cases Review CommissionE+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)[F134£273.75] for Advice and Assistance on appeals against conviction or sentence; and

(b)[F135£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

[F136London (£)National (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item3.513.38
Preparation hourly rate45.3542.80
Travel and waiting hourly rate24.0024.00]

Textual Amendments

Representation on an appeal by way of case statedE+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

[F137High Court (£)
Routine letters out per item6.84
Routine telephone calls per item3.79
All other preparation work – hourly rate68.44 (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 rate33.76
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 rate68.44
Travelling and waiting hourly rate30.34]

(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

Representation in the Crown Court on an appeal from a magistrates' court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the ActE+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 [F138or 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 [F96£1,368.75]

[F139London (£)National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item3.703.56
Preparation hourly rate47.9545.35
Advocacy hourly rate56.8956.89
Travelling and waiting hourly rate24.0024.00]

Textual Amendments

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

11.—(1) The Fixed Fee for Advice and Assistance in F140...Sentence Cases, Disciplinary Cases and Parole Board Cases is [F141£200.75] and the Escape Fee Threshold is [F142£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

[F143All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item3.38
Preparation hourly rate42.80
Travel and waiting hourly rate24.00]

(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.

[F144Hourly rates in Disciplinary Cases for determining application of Standard Fees

All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item3.70
Preparation hourly rate51.24
Advocacy hourly rate62.28
Travel and waiting hourly rate24.00

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Disciplinary Cases

Lower Standard Fee (£)Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)Higher Standard Fee (£)Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
203.93357.06564.161,691.69]

(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.

[F145Hourly rates in Parole Board Cases for determining application of Standard Fees

All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item3.70
Preparation hourly rate51.24
Advocacy hourly rate62.28
Travel and waiting hourly rate24.00

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Parole Board Cases

Lower Standard Fee (£)Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)Higher Standard Fee (£)Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
437.21933.931,454.444,362.54]

Textual Amendments

F140Words 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))

Payment for Assigned CounselE+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[F146, 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

[F147Junior 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: 427.00maximum 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: 147.00maximum 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: 13.2549.73 per hour – minimum amount 25.55
Written work (on evidence, plea, appeal, case stated or other written work).maximum amount: 46.77maximum 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: 85.78maximum amount: 187.06]

Textual Amendments

Regulation 16

[F148SCHEDULE 5E+WExperts' Fees and Rates

Textual Amendments

Expert

Non-London - hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee

London - hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee

A&E consultant£100.80£108
Accident reconstruction£72£54.40
Accountant£64£64
Accountant (general staff)£40£40
Accountant (manager)£86.40£86.40
Accountant (partner)£115.20£115.20
Anaesthetist£108£72
Architect£79.20£72
Back calculations£144 fixed fee£151.20 fixed fee
Benefit expert£72£72
Cardiologist£115.20£72
Cell telephone site analysis£72£72
Child psychiatrist£108£72
Child psychologist£100.80£72
Computer expert£72£72
Consultant engineer£72£54.40
Dentist£93.60£72
Dermatologist£86.40£72
Disability consultant£54.40£54.40
DNA (testing of sample)£252 per test£252 per test
DNA (preparation of report)£72£72
Doctor (GP)£79.20£72
Drug expert£72£72
Employment consultant£54.40£54.40
Enquiry agent£25.60£18.40
ENT surgeon£100.80£72
Facial Mapping£108£72
Fingerprint expert£72£37.60
Fire investigation£72£54.40
Firearm expert£72£72
Forensic scientist£90.40£72
General surgeon£108£72
Geneticist£86.40£72
GP (records report)£50.40 fixed fee£72 fixed fee
Gynaecologist£108£72
Haematologist£97.60£72
Handwriting expert£72£72
Interpreter£28£25
Lip reader/Signer£57.60£32.80
Mediator£100.80£100.80
Medical consultant£108£72
Medical microbiologist£108£72
Medical Report£79.20£72
Meteorologist£100.80£144 fixed fee
Midwife£72£72
Neonatologist£108£72
Neurologist£122.40£72
Neuropsychiatrist£126.40£72
Neuroradiologist£136.80£72
Neurosurgeon£136.80£72
Nursing expert£64.80£64.80
Obstetrician£108£72
Occupational therapist£54.40£54.40
Oncologist£112£72
Orthopaedic surgeon£115.20£72
Paediatrician£108£72
Pathologist£122.40£432 fixed fee
Pharmacologist£97.60£72
Photographer£25.60£18.40
Physiotherapist£64.80£64.80
Plastic surgeon£108£72
Process server£25.60£18.40
Psychiatrist£108£72
Psychologist£93.60£72
Radiologist£108£72
Rheumatologist£108£72
Risk assessment expert£50.40£50.40
Speech therapist£79.20£72
Surgeon£108£72
Surveyor£40£40
Telecoms expert£72£72
Toxicologist£108£72
Urologist£108£72
Vet£72£72
Voice recognition£93.60£72]

Regulation 12A

[F149SCHEDULE 6E+WFees in Very High Cost Cases

Textual Amendments

PART 1E+WInterpretation and Application

InterpretationE+W

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

(a)a reference to a level is a reference to that level as defined in the Very High Cost Case contract;

(b)a reference to a category is a reference to that category as defined in that contract;

(c)the standard rates apply to work as described in the Very High Cost Case contract Guide; and

(d)the preliminary hearing, half day and full day rates apply as described in the Very High Cost Case contract Guide.

(2) In this Part—

(a)“Task List” has the meaning given in the Very High Cost Case contract;

(b)“parties” means the representative who has signed the Very High Cost Case contract and the Lord Chancellor.

(3) In Table 2, a junior may be either a barrister or a solicitor-advocate.

ApplicationE+W

2.—(1) This paragraph makes provision in relation to the application of this Schedule to work done in a case which is the subject of a Very High Cost Case contract signed by the parties before 2nd December 2013.

(2) Part 2 of this Schedule applies to work done pursuant to any Task List agreed between the parties before 2nd December 2013.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), Part 3 of this Schedule applies to work done pursuant to any Task List agreed between the parties on or after 2nd December 2013.

(4) Part 2 of this Schedule applies to work done in a case in which—

(a)the court has set a trial date before 2nd December 2013; and

(b)that trial date is on or before 31st March 2014.

(5) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (4), any adjournment or postponement of a trial which takes place after the trial date is set must be disregarded.

3.  Part 3 of this Schedule applies to work done in a case which is the subject of a Very High Cost Case contract signed by the parties on or after 2nd December 2013.

PART 2E+W

Table 1

Preparation (hourly rates)

Category 1 (£)

Category 2 (£)

Category 3 (£)

Category 4 (£)

Standard Rates (£)

Litigator
Level A145.00113.0091.0091.0055.75
Level B127.00100.0079.0079.0047.25
Level C84.0065.0051.0051.0034.00
Pupil/junior45.0036.0030.0030.00
Barrister
QC145.00113.0091.0091.00
Leading junior127.00100.0079.0079.00
Led junior91.0073.0061.0061.00
Junior alone100.0082.0070.0070.00
2nd Led junior63.0050.0043.0043.00
Solicitor Advocate
Leading level A145.00113.0091.0091.00
Led level A127.00100.0079.0079.00
Leading level B127.00100.0079.0079.00
Led level B104.0086.0066.0066.00
Level A alone131.00109.0088.0088.00
Level B alone113.0095.0075.0075.00
Second advocate63.0050.0043.0043.00

Table 2

Advocacy rates

Preliminary hearing (£)

Half day (£)

Full day (£)

QC113.00238.00476.00
Leading junior86.00195.00390.00
Led junior58.00126.00252.00
Junior alone67.00143.00285.00
2nd Led junior34.0064.00128.00
Noting junior29.0055.00109.00

Table 3

Attendance at court with Advocate (hourly rates for litigators)

£

Level A42.25
Level B34.00
Level C20.50

Table 4

Travelling, waiting and mileage

£

Travelling (hourly rates)25.00 (up to a maximum of 4 hours in one day)
Waiting (hourly rates)25.00
Mileage00.45 per mile

PART 3E+W

Table 1

Preparation (hourly rates)

Category 1 (£)

Category 2 (£)

Category 3 (£)

Category 4 (£)

Standard Rates (£)

Litigator
Level A101.5079.1063.7063.7039.03
Level B88.9070.0055.3055.3033.08
Level C58.8045.5035.7035.7024.50
Pupil/junior31.5025.2021.0021.00
Barrister
QC101.5079.1063.7063.70
Leading junior88.9070.0055.3055.30
Led junior63.7051.1042.7042.70
Junior alone70.0057.4049.0049.00
2nd Led junior44.1035.0030.1030.10
Solicitor Advocate
Leading level A101.5079.1063.7063.70
Led level A88.9070.0055.3055.30
Leading level B88.9070.0055.3055.30
Led level B72.8060.2046.2046.20
Level A alone91.7076.3061.6061.60
Level B alone79.1066.5052.5052.50
Second advocate44.1035.0030.1030.10

Table 2

Advocacy rates

Preliminary hearing (£)

Half day (£)

Full day (£)

QC79.10166.60333.20
Leading junior60.20136.50273.00
Led junior40.6088.20176.40
Junior alone46.90100.10199.50
2nd Led junior23.8044.8089.60
Noting junior20.3038.5076.30

Table 3

Attendance at court with Advocate (hourly rates for litigators)

£

Level A29.58
Level B23.80
Level C14.35

Table 4

Travelling, waiting and mileage

£

Travelling (hourly rates)25.00 (up to a maximum of 4 hours in one day)
Waiting (hourly rates)25.00
Mileage00.45 per mile]

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