6. For paragraph 1(1) of Part I of Schedule 1 there shall be substituted, in respect of work done on or after 1st April 1992, the following new sub-paragraph—
“1.—(1) Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, the appropriate authority shall allow fees for work allowed by it under regulation 6 at the following basic rates—
(a)Magistrates' court proceedings
Class of work | Rate | ||
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Preparation | £43.25 | per hour— | (£45.75 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1) |
Advocacy | £54.50 | per hour | |
Attendance at court where counsel assigned | £29.50 | per hour | |
Travelling and waiting | £24.25 | per hour | |
Routine letters written and routine telepnhone calls | £3.35 | per item— | (£3.50 per item for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1) |
(b)Crown Court and Court of Appeal
Class of work | Grade for fee-earner | Rate | ||
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Preparation | Senior Solicitor | £51.50 | Per hour— | (£54 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1) |
Solicitor, legal executive or fee-earner of equivalent experience | £43.50 | per hour | (£45.75 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1) | |
Articled clerk or fee-earner of equivalent experience | £28.75 | per hour | (£33 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1) | |
Advocacy | Senior solicitor | £62.50 | per hour | |
Solicitor | £54.50 | per hour | ||
Attendance at court where counsel assigned | Senior solicitor | £41.25 | per hour | |
Solicitor, legal executive or fee-earner of equivalent experience | £33 | per hour | ||
Articled clerk or fee-earner of equivalent experience | £20 | per hour | ||
Travelling and waiting | Senior solicitor | £24.25 | per hour | |
Solicitor, legal executive or fee-earner of equivalent experience | £24.25 | per hour | ||
Articled clerk or fee-earner of equivalent experience | £12 | per hour | ||
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls | £3.35 | per hour— | (£3.50 per item for a fee-earner whose office is situated within legal aid area 1)” |