The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Amendments to Schedule 1 to the Remuneration Regulations

4.—(1) Schedule 1 to the Remuneration Regulations (civil standard and graduated fees) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading to Part 1 omit “and Graduated”.

(3) In paragraph 2A for “or the 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)”, substitute “, the 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) or the 2018 Standard Civil Contract.”

(4) After Table 4(a) (immigration and asylum standard fees) insert—

“Table 4(aa): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees – online system appeals

Immigration and Asylum: online procedure appeals

Type of matter	Stage 2d (appeals without a hearing)	Stage 2e (appeals with a hearing)
Asylum	£669	£1,009
Immigration – non asylum	£628	£855”

(5) In Table 4(b) (additional payment - UKBA interview), including its heading, for “UKBA” substitute “UKVI” in both places it occurs.

(6) After Table 4(b) insert—

“Table 4(ba): Additional Payment – National Referral Mechanism

National Referral Mechanism Advice

£150”

(7) In Table 4(d) (immigration removal centres standard fees (for exclusive schedule holders only)), in the third row of the first column omit “Fast Track”.

(8) In the heading to Table 7, for “2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) and 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits)”, substitute “Legal help or help at court in the Welfare Benefits Category of Law under the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits), 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) and the 2018 Standard Civil Contract”.

(9) Before Table 7(a) insert a new heading “Legal help, help at court and family help (lower)”.

(10) In the heading to Table 7(a) omit “Legal help, help at court and family help (lower)”.

(11) In the heading to Table 7(d) omit “hourly rates cases”.

(12) In Tables 8(c) and 8(ca), in the “Routine letters out and telephone calls” rows, for “per hour” substitute “per item” in both places it occurs.

(13) In Table 8(d)—

(a) in the first row of the “Activity” column, for “Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy”, substitute “Preparation and Attendance”,

(b) in the fourth row “Advocacy”, under the London Rate and Non-London Rate columns, for “per item” substitute “per hour” in both places it occurs.

(14) In Table 10(a), in the fourth row “Attendance at court or conference with Counsel”, after “£33.30” insert “per hour” and after “£29.25” insert “per hour”