The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

5.  In paragraph 5 (representation in the magistrates’ court)(1)—

(a) for the table following sub-paragraph (1) (representation in a magistrates’ court), substitute the following—

	“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”,

and

(b) for the table following sub-paragraph (2) (Higher and Lower Standard Fees table), substitute the following—

	“Lower Standard Fee (£)	Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)	Higher Standard Fee (£)	Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
Designated Area Standard Fees
Category 1A	248.71	272.34	471.81	471.85
Category 1B	202.20	272.34	435.64	471.85
Category 2	345.34	467.84	723.35	779.64
Undesignated Area Standard Fees
Category 1A	194.68	272.34	412.30	471.85
Category 1B	158.27	272.34	380.70	471.85
Category 2	279.45	467.84	640.94	779.64”.

(1)

Amended by S.I. 2014/415, 2015/325, 2015/1369 (Part 3 of which is revoked by regulation 2(a) of these Regulations, subject to the exceptions in regulation 3) and 2015/1678.