The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Regulation 2(4)

SCHEDULE 3 Amendments to Schedule 4 to the 2013 Regulations

1.  Schedule 4 (Rates payable for the claims specified in Regulation 8) to the 2013 Regulations is amended as follows.

2.  In paragraph 2 (Work conducted at the Police station: Police Station advice and assistance)—

(a) in Paragraph (1)(a), for “£31.45” substitute “£28.70”;

(b) in Paragraph (1)(b), for “£30.25” substitute “£27.60”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (2), for “£8.00” substitute “£7.30”; and

(d) for the table following sub-paragraph (3), substitute the following table—

	“London	National
Police Station attendance hourly rates
Own or Duty Solicitor	£51.28	£47.45
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	£63.01	£63.01
Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate	£59.31	£54.75
Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate (Unsocial Hours)	£73.00	£73.00
Travel and waiting hourly rates
Own Solicitor	£26.28	£26.28
Duty Solicitor	£51.28	£47.45
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	£63.01	£63.01”

3.  In paragraph 2, for the table following sub-paragraph (8) (Police Station Attendance – Fixed Fees and Escape Fee Thresholds), substitute the following table—

“Police Station Attendance – Fixed Fees and Escape Fee Thresholds

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Escape Fee Threshold (£)
Cleveland	Hartlepool	131.40	405.40
	Teesside	135.96	417.03
Durham	Darlington	154.54	463.62
	South Durham	152.39	468.28
	Durham	177.94	554.48
	Derwentside	171.63	514.90
	Easington	166.99	512.54
Northumbria	South East Northumberland	148.33	444.98
	Newcastle upon Tyne	137.79	424.01
	Gateshead	142.90	428.69
	North Tyneside	140.53	431.02
	South Tyneside	133.23	410.05
	Sunderland / Houghton Le Spring	148.74	458.97
	Berwick & Alnwick	177.03	545.17
	Tynedale & Hexham	154.21	475.28
Avon & Somerset	Avon North & Thornbury	177.94	561.49
	Bath & Wansdyke	193.37	580.10
	Mendip/Yeovil & South Somerset	216.67	650.02
	Bristol	159.98	479.94
	Sedgemore / Taunton Dane	181.59	615.06
	Weston-Super-Mare	180.95	542.85
Dorset	Central Dorset	182.50	547.50
	Bournemouth & Christchurch	145.22	435.67
	Poole East Dorset	153.30	470.60
	Bridport West Dorset / Weymouth & Dorchester	146.00	438.00
Wiltshire	Salisbury	174.29	535.84
	Chippenham / Trowbridge	187.94	563.82
	Swindon	171.55	528.86
Gloucestershire	Cheltenham	157.86	486.92
	Gloucester	155.13	477.61
	Stroud	177.94	547.50
Devon & Cornwall	Barnstaple	173.96	521.88
	Exeter	154.54	463.62
	Plymouth	179.40	538.19
	East Cornwall	198.93	675.64
	Carrick / Kerrier (Camborne) / Penwith	177.94	563.82
	Teignbridge / Torbay	163.17	489.25
Staffordshire	Stoke on Trent / Leek	177.94	563.82
	Stafford / Cannock & Rugeley	177.94	547.50
	Lichfield & Tamworth / Burton Upon Trent / Uttoxeter	172.46	531.18
Warwickshire	Leamington / Nuneaton / Rugby	178.61	535.84
West Mercia	Hereford / Leominster	155.32	465.95
	Kidderminster / Redditch	198.81	596.42
	Shrewsbury	166.08	510.22
	Telford	172.46	531.18
	Worcester	180.95	542.85
West Midlands	Sandwell	176.11	540.52
	Wolverhampton & Seisdon	176.11	540.52
	Dudley & Halesowen	173.18	519.55
	Walsall	177.94	549.83
	Birmingham	177.94	566.14
	Solihull	187.16	561.49
	Coventry	153.77	461.30
Dyfed Powys	Amman Valley	177.94	570.80
	Carmarthen East Dyfed	201.92	605.75
	Llanelli	138.70	426.34
	Brecon & Radnor	203.47	610.41
	Mid Wales	155.32	465.95
	North Ceredigion / South Ceredigion	204.24	612.73
	Pembrokeshire	166.99	514.90
Gwent	East Gwent	169.73	521.88
	Newport	166.99	512.54
	Lower Rhymney Valley / North Bedwellty/ South Bedwellty	177.94	556.81
North Wales	Bangor & Caernarfon	189.49	568.47
	Colwyn Bay	173.38	533.51
	Denbighshire	188.71	566.14
	Dolgellau	188.71	566.14
	Mold & Hawarden	177.94	554.48
	North Anglesey	197.26	591.77
	Pwllheli	133.57	400.72
	Wrexham	161.53	484.59
South Wales	Cardiff	177.94	587.11
	Vale of Glamorgan	208.13	624.40
	Cynon Valley	177.94	563.82
	Mid Glamorgan & Miskin	177.94	587.11
	Merthyr Tydfil	177.94	582.46
	Port Talbot	219.00	740.88
	Newcastle & Ogmore	177.94	596.42
	Neath	180.68	612.73
	Swansea	171.55	528.86
Merseyside	Bootle & Crosby	162.43	498.58
	Southport	135.91	407.72
	Liverpool	179.40	538.19
	St Helens	153.30	472.96
	Knowsley	165.16	507.89
	Wirral	157.86	484.59
Cheshire	Crewe & Nantwich / Sandbach & Congleton / Macclesfield	176.11	540.52
	Warrington / Halton	154.54	463.62
	Chester / Vale Royal (Northwich)	160.76	482.27
Cumbria	Barrow in Furness	153.77	461.30
	Kendal & Windermere	183.28	549.83
	Penrith / Carlisle	173.18	519.55
	Whitehaven / Workington	143.67	431.02
Greater Manchester	Manchester	177.94	587.11
	Stockport	167.74	503.23
	Trafford	177.94	559.16
	Salford	177.94	570.80
	Bolton	164.64	493.93
	Bury	159.98	479.94
	Wigan	170.07	510.22
	Rochdale / Middleton	169.30	507.89
	Tameside	156.04	479.94
	Oldham	137.46	412.38
Lancashire	Burnley / Rossendale	162.31	486.92
	Blackburn / Accrington / Ribble Valley	177.94	580.10
	Blackpool	126.58	379.75
	Fleetwood	129.69	389.08
	Lancaster	159.20	477.61
	Chorley / Ormskirk / South Ribble & Leyland	174.73	524.20
	Preston	142.90	428.69
Kent	Dartford & Gravesend	232.98	698.94
	Ashford & Tenterden / Dover / Folkestone	205.31	696.61
	Medway	205.02	615.06
	Swale	243.07	729.22
	Maidstone & West Malling	216.67	650.02
	Canterbury / Thanet	177.94	603.43
	West Kent (Tonbridge)	208.13	624.40
Surrey	Guildford & Farnham	179.76	610.41
	North West Surrey (Woking)	196.19	666.31
	South East Surrey	207.14	703.59
	Epsom	209.88	712.93
	Staines	240.90	815.42
Sussex	Brighton & Hove & Lewes	183.41	622.04
	Chichester & District	162.43	498.58
	Crawley / Horsham	228.32	684.95
	Hastings	142.35	438.00
	Worthing	164.25	505.56
	Eastbourne	173.18	519.55
Derbyshire	East Derbyshire (Ripley) / Ilkeston	206.57	619.72
	Ashbourne / Matlock / High Peak (Buxton)	190.27	570.80
	Chesterfield	177.84	533.51
	Derby / Swadlincote	177.94	570.80
Leicestershire	Ashby & Coalville / Loughborough / Melton Mowbray	181.72	545.17
	Leicester	177.94	552.15
	Hinckley / Market Harborough	201.92	605.75
Lincolnshire	Boston, Bourne, Stamford	173.38	533.51
	Skegness	156.09	468.28
	Lincoln / Gainsborough	161.53	484.59
	Grantham & Sleaford	159.69	491.57
Nottinghamshire	Mansfield	160.60	493.93
	Newark	180.17	540.52
	Nottingham	179.40	538.19
	Worksop & East Retford	170.64	524.20
Northamptonshire	Corby (Kettering) / Wellingborough	157.65	472.96
	Northampton	170.85	512.54
Bedfordshire	Bedford	167.90	517.22
	Luton	177.94	601.07
Cambridgeshire	Cambridge	162.43	500.91
	Ely	177.94	575.45
	Huntingdon	173.18	519.55
	March & Wisbech	171.63	514.90
	Peterborough	142.90	428.69
Essex	Basildon	177.94	549.83
	Brentwood	249.11	845.72
	Braintree	198.93	673.32
	Clacton & Harwich / Colchester	177.94	563.82
	Grays	232.69	789.80
	Harlow & Loughton	232.69	789.80
	Stansted	257.33	873.67
	Rayleigh / Southend on Sea	166.97	500.91
	Chelmsford / Witham	176.11	542.85
Hertfordshire	Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead)	209.88	710.57
	Bishop’s Stortford / East Hertfordshire	254.59	864.34
	Stevenage & North Hertfordshire	236.34	801.46
	St. Albans	214.44	702.25
	Watford	210.79	715.25
Norfolk	Cromer & North Walsham	184.33	624.40
	Great Yarmouth	168.52	505.56
	Kings Lynn & West Norfolk	164.64	493.93
	Norwich & District	169.30	507.89
	Diss / Thetford	175.20	538.19
	Dereham	198.01	670.99
Suffolk	Lowestoft / Beccles & Halesworth / Aldeburgh	169.30	507.89
	Felixstowe / Ipswich & District / Woodbridge	172.41	517.22
	Sudbury & Hadleigh / Bury St. Edmunds / Haverhill / Newmarket	177.94	552.15
Thames Valley	Abingdon, Didcot & Witney (South Oxfordshire)	208.96	708.25
	Aylesbury	198.81	596.42
	High Wycombe & Amersham	190.71	647.69
	Milton Keynes	165.16	507.89
	Bicester / North Oxon (Banbury)	194.36	659.33
	Oxford	194.36	659.33
	Reading	188.71	566.14
	Slough (East Berkshire)	208.96	708.25
	West Berkshire (Newbury etc.)	174.73	524.20
Hampshire	Aldershot / Petersfield (North East Hampshire)	199.84	677.97
	Andover / Basingstoke / Winchester (North West Hampshire)	210.46	631.38
	Isle of Wight	171.63	514.90
	Portsmouth / Waterlooville (South East Hampshire)	176.29	528.86
	Gosport & Fareham	215.11	645.34
	Southampton (South West Hampshire)	198.81	596.42
Humberside	Grimsby & Cleethorpes	134.35	403.04
	Scunthorpe	144.18	444.98
	Hull	153.30	470.60
	Beverley / Bridlington	177.94	587.11
	Goole	182.50	617.39
North Yorkshire	Northallerton & Richmond	191.82	575.45
	Harrogate & Ripon	184.05	552.15
	Skipton, Settle & Ingleton	177.94	547.50
	Scarborough / Whitby	152.39	468.28
	Malton & Rydale	146.78	440.33
	York / Selby	159.69	491.57
South Yorkshire	Barnsley	158.78	489.25
	Doncaster	153.30	470.60
	Rotherham	162.43	500.91
	Sheffield	166.99	514.90
West Yorkshire	Halifax	173.96	521.88
	Huddersfield	146.78	440.33
	Dewsbury	159.20	477.61
	Bradford	135.96	419.36
	Keighley & Bingley	153.30	470.60
	Leeds	144.18	442.65
	Pontefract & Castleford	141.34	424.01
	Wakefield	139.61	428.69
London	Barking	224.48	761.85
	Bexley	200.75	680.30
	Bishopsgate	234.51	794.45
	Brent	219.00	740.88
	Brentford	222.65	754.84
	Bromley	211.70	717.58
	Camberwell Green	219.00	743.20
	Central London	237.25	803.78
	Clerkenwell / Hampstead	221.74	750.18
	Croydon	216.26	731.54
	Ealing	229.95	780.67
	Enfield	218.09	738.55
	Greenwich / Woolwich	208.96	708.25
	Haringey	225.39	764.17
	Harrow	219.00	743.20
	Havering	204.40	691.96
	Heathrow	274.66	931.93
	Hendon / Barnet	220.83	747.86
	Highbury Corner	229.95	778.16
	Kingston-Upon-Thames	228.13	773.48
	Newham	219.91	745.53
	Old Street	219.00	743.20
	Redbridge	225.39	764.17
	Richmond-Upon-Thames	240.90	815.42
	South London	229.95	778.16
	Sutton	218.09	738.55
	Thames	218.09	738.55
	Tower Bridge	232.69	789.80
	Uxbridge	210.79	715.25
	Waltham Forest	204.40	694.28
	West London	235.43	799.10
	Wimbledon	223.56	757.19”

4.  In paragraph 3 (Work conducted outside the Police Station)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “£300” substitute “£273.75”; and

(b) for the table following sub-paragraph (1) (Free standing Advice and Assistance), substitute the following table—

“Free standing Advice and Assistance

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item	3.51	3.38
Preparation hourly rate	45.35	42.80
Travel and waiting hourly rate	24.00	24.00”

5.  In paragraph 3—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), for “£1,500” substitute “£1,368.75”; and

(b) for Table A (Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – Magistrates’ Court or judicial authority) and Table B (Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – High Court or a senior judge) following sub-paragraph (2), substitute the following tables—

“Table A

Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – Magistrates’ Court or judicial authority

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item)
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	3.51	3.38
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	4.65	4.47
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	45.35	42.80
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	60.50	57.03
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	53.84	53.84
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	71.77	71.77
Travelling and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	24.00	24.00
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	31.98	31.98

Table B

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

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letter out per item	6.84	6.84
Routine telephone calls per item	3.79	3.79
All other preparation work, hourly rate	72.54	68.44
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment, hourly rate	33.76	33.76
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or the hearing of any summons or application at court, or other appointment, hourly rate	68.44	68.44
Travelling and waiting, hourly rate	30.34	30.34”

6.  In paragraph 3—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3), for “£1,500” substitute “£1,368.75”; and

(b) for the table following sub-paragraph (3) (Advocacy Assistance for armed forces custody hearings), substitute the following table—

“Advocacy Assistance for armed forces custody hearings

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item)
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	3.51	3.38
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	4.65	4.47
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	5.35	42.80
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	60.50	57.03
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	53.84	53.84
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	71.77	71.77
Travelling and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	24.00	24.00
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	31.98	31.98”

7.  In paragraph 3—

(a) in sub-paragraph (4), for “£1,500” substitute “£1,368.75”; and

(b) for the table following sub-paragraph (4) (Advocacy Assistance in the magistrates’ court in connection with an application to vary police bail conditions), substitute the following table—

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

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	3.70	3.56
Preparation hourly rate	47.95	45.35
Advocacy hourly rate	56.89	56.89
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	24.00	24.00 ”

8.  In paragraph 4 (Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor and Advocacy Assistance at the virtual court), for the table following sub-paragraph (1) (Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor), substitute the following table—

“Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor

	London (£)	National (£)
Standard hourly rate (attendance and waiting at a magistrates’ court)	50.32	49.14
Enhanced hourly rate (only payable in respect of work done on a day which is not a Business Day)	62.87	61.41
Travelling hourly rate (only payable where the Duty Solicitor is called out (including being called to return) to the court from the Office or attends on a day that is not a Business Day. Reasonable travel expenses may also be claimed (where relevant)).	24.00	24.00”

9.  In paragraph 4, for the table following sub-paragraph (2) (Advocacy Assistance at the Virtual Court), substitute the following table—

“Advocacy Assistance at the Virtual Court

	London (£)	National (£)
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during normal working hours	182.50	136.88
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Unsocial hours	219.00	164.25”

10.  In paragraph 5 (Representation in the Magistrates’ Court), for the table following sub-paragraph (1) (Representation in a magistrates’ court), substitute the following table—

“Representation in a magistrates’ court

	All Areas
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	£3.56
Preparation hourly rate	£45.35
Advocacy hourly rate (including applications for bail and other applications to the court)	£56.89
Hourly rate for attendance at court where Counsel is assigned (including conferences with Counsel at court)	£31.03
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only claimable where the undesignated area fees apply)	£24.00”

11.  In paragraph 5, for the table following sub-paragraph (2) (Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table), substitute the following table—

“Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table

	Lower Standard Fee (£)	Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)	Higher Standard Fee (£)	Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
Designated Area Standard Fees
Category 1A	248.71	272.34	471.81	471.85
Category 1B	202.20	272.34	435.64	471.85
Category 2	345.34	467.84	723.35	779.64
Category 3	326.56	412.63	670.29	720.42
Undesignated Area Standard Fees
Category 1A	194.68	272.34	412.30	471.85
Category 1B	158.27	272.34	380.70	471.85
Category 2	279.45	467.84	640.94	779.64
Category 3	252.31	412.63	571.68	720.42”

12.  In paragraph 6 (Own client work)—

(a) in Paragraph (2)(a), for “£52.55” substitute “£47.95”;

(b) in Paragraph (2)(b), for “49.50” substitute “£45.35”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (3), for “£75” substitute “£68.44”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (4) for “£25” substitute “£22.81”; and

(e) for the table following sub-paragraph (4) (own client work), substitute the following table—

“Own client work

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	3.70	3.56
Preparation hourly rate	47.95	45.35
Advocacy (including applications for bail and other applications to the court) hourly rate	56.89	56.89
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only applicable where the Undesignated Area fees apply)	N/A	24.00”

13.  In paragraph 7 (Representation in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “£1,500” substitute “£1,368.75”; and

(b) for the table following sub-paragraph (1) (representation in Prescribed Proceedings in a Magistrates’ Court), substitute the following table—

“Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in a Magistrates’ Court

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	3.70	3.56
Preparation hourly rate	47.95	45.35
Advocacy hourly rate	56.89	56.89
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	24.00	24.00”

14.  In paragraph 7, for the table following sub-paragraph (2) (Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in the High Court or a county court), substitute the following table—

“Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in the High Court or a county court

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters out per item	6.84	6.02
Routine telephone calls per item	3.79	3.33
All other preparation work hourly rate	68.44 (72.54 where Provider’s office is in London)	60.23 (63.88 where Provider’s office is in London)
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment – hourly rate	33.76	29.66
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or the hearing of any summons or other application at court or other appointment – hourly rate	68.44	60.23
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	30.34	26.65”

15.  In paragraph 8 (Advice and Assistance on an appeal against conviction or sentence or an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “£300” substitute “£273.75”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “£500” substitute “£456.25”; and

(c) for the table following paragraph 8, substitute the following table—

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

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item	3.51	3.38
Preparation hourly rate	45.35	42.80
Travel and waiting hourly rate	24.00	24.00”

16.  In paragraph 9 (Representation on an appeal by way of case stated), for the table following sub-paragraph (1) (Representation on an appeal by way of case stated in the High Court), substitute the following table.

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

	High Court (£)
Routine letters out per item	6.84
Routine telephone calls per item	3.79
All other preparation work – hourly rate	68.44 (72.54 where the Provider’s office is in London)
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment – hourly rate	33.76
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or the hearing of any summons or other application at court or other appointment – hourly rate	68.44
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	30.34”

17.  In paragraph 10 (Representation in the Crown Court on an appeal from a magistrates’ court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act)—

(a) for “£1,500”, substitute “£1,368.75”; and

(b) for the table following paragraph 10, substitute the following table—

	“London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	3.70	3.56
Preparation hourly rate	47.95	45.35
Advocacy hourly rate	56.89	56.89
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	24.00	24.00”

18.  In paragraph 11 (Advice and Assistance provided pursuant to a determination made under section 15 of the Act in Prison Law cases)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for—

(i) “£220” substitute “£200.75”;

(ii) “£660” substitute “£602.25”; and

(b) for the table following sub-paragraph (2) (Hourly rates for determining whether Escape Fee Threshold reached), substitute the following table—

“Hourly rates for determining whether Escape Fee Threshold reached

	All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item	3.38
Preparation hourly rate	42.80
Travel and waiting hourly rate	24.00”

19.  In paragraph 11, for the tables following sub-paragraph (3) (Hourly rates in Disciplinary Cases for determining application of Standard Fees and Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Disciplinary Cases), substitute the following tables—

“Hourly rates in Disciplinary Cases for determining application of Standard Fees

	All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item	3.70
Preparation hourly rate	51.24
Advocacy hourly rate	62.28
Travel and waiting hourly rate	24.00

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Disciplinary Cases

Lower Standard Fee (£)	Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)	Higher Standard Fee (£)	Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
203.93	357.06	564.16	1,691.69”

20.  In paragraph 11, for the tables following sub-paragraph (4) (Hourly rates in Parole Board Cases for determining application of Standard Fees and Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Parole Board Cases), substitute the following tables—

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

	All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item	3.70
Preparation hourly rate	51.24
Advocacy hourly rate	62.28
Travel and waiting hourly rate	24.00

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Parole Board Cases

Lower Standard Fee (£)	Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)	Higher Standard Fee (£)	Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
437.21	933.93	1,454.44	4,362.54”

21.  In paragraph 12 (Payment for Assigned Counsel), for the table following sub-paragraph (2) (Payment for Assigned Counsel), substitute the following table—

“Payment for Assigned Counsel

	Junior Counsel (£)	Queen’s Counsel (£)
Basic fee for preparation, including for a pre-trial review and, where appropriate, the first day’s hearing including, where they took place on that day, short conferences, consultations, applications and appearances (including bail applications, views and any other preparation).	maximum amount: 427.00	maximum amount: 4,056.00
Refresher daily fee (for any day or part of a day during which a hearing continued, including, where they took place on that day, short conferences, consultations, applications and appearances (including bail applications, views and any other preparation).	maximum amount: 147.00	maximum amount: 271.01
Subsidiary fees:
Attendance at consultations, conferences and views not covered by the basic fee or the refresher fee.	26.69 per hour – minimum amount: 13.25	49.73 per hour – minimum amount 25.55
Written work (on evidence, plea, appeal, case stated or other written work).	maximum amount: 46.77	maximum amount: 95.81
Attendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances (including bail applications and adjournments for sentence) not covered by the basic fee or the refresher fee.	maximum amount: 85.78	maximum amount: 187.06”