The Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011

Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Fixed Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1999

7.  In Part 1 of Schedule 1—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for the entry in the second column (which relates to the JP court), substitute—

“£295; or

£270 where criminal legal aid has been made available in the circumstances referred to in paragraphs 11 or 12 below”;

(ii) for the entry in the third column (which relates to the sheriff court or stipendiary magistrate), substitute—

“£485 in relation to proceedings in the sheriff court;

£460 where criminal legal aid has been made available in the circumstances referred to in paragraphs 11 or 12 in relation to proceedings in the sheriff court;

£390 in relation to proceedings in the JP court(1); or

£365 where criminal legal aid has been made available in the circumstances referred to in paragraphs 11 or 12 in relation to proceedings in the JP court”;

(iii) for the entry in the fourth column (which relates to certain specified sheriff courts), substitute—

“£535; or

£510 where criminal legal aid has been made available in the circumstances referred to in paragraphs 11 or 12 below”;

(b) for the entry in the first column of paragraph 10 substitute—

“10.   Representation, per appearance—

(a) in a court which has been designated as a youth court by the sheriff principal;

(b) in a court which has been designated as a domestic abuse court by the sheriff principal;

(c) at a hearing in respect of a community supervision order.”;

(c) after paragraph 10 insert—

“10ZA. Representation in court, per appearance, at a deferred sentence hearing.

£25 where the hearing relates to one complaint; or £37.50 where the hearing relates to more than one complaint

£50 where the hearing relates to one complaint; or £75 where the hearing relates to more than one complaint

£50 where the hearing relates to one complaint; or £75 where the hearing relates to more than one complaint”.

(1)

By virtue of regulation 8(2) of S.S.I. 2008/240, any reference to “the JP court” in S.I. 1999/491 means the justice of the peace court and includes any remaining district court.