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The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

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3.  In Table 1, “consumer general contract”, “employment” and “personal injury” have the same meanings as in the category definitions of the 2010 Standard Civil Contract in force on 31st March 2013 M1.E+W

Table 1

Category DefinitionF1... Standard FeeF1... Escape Fee Threshold
[F2Claims Against Public Authorities]£239£717
Clinical Negligence£195£585
Community Care£266£798
Debt£180£540
Education£272£816
Housing£157£471
Miscellaneous

£159 (consumer general contract)

£207 (employment)

[F3£157 (injunctions under Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and related parenting orders)]

£203 (personal injury)

£79 (all other matters)

£477 (consumer general contract)

£621 (employment)

[F3£471 (injunctions under Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and related parenting orders)]

£609 (personal injury)

£237 (all other matters)

Public Law£259£777
Welfare Benefits£150£450

Table 2(a): Legal help

Family Public Law

RegionFee
National£132

Table 2(b): Family help (lower) - section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision proceedings only

RegionFee
National£365

[F4Table 2(c): Legal representation – section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision proceedings only

PartyPerson before whom proceedings are heardNumber of clientsMidlandsNorthLondon and SouthWales
Child [F5Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge1£1,754£1,438£2,013£1,965
Child [F5Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge2 or more£2,630£2,156£3,020£2,948
ChildJudge of High Court judge level1£2,332£1,913£2,678£2,613
ChildJudge of High Court judge level2 or more£3,498£2,869£4,015£3,919
Joined Party [F5Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£930£718£1,081£1,171
Joined PartyJudge of High Court judge level£1,237£956£1,437£1,557
Parent [F5Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge1£2,300£1,911£2,616£2,370
Parent [F5Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge2£2,876£2,388£3,270£2,962
ParentJudge of High Court judge level1£3,059£2,541£3,479£3,152
ParentJudge of High Court judge level2£3,824£3,177£4,349£3,940]

Table 3(a): Legal help

Family Private Law

RegionFee
National£86

Table 3(b): Legal help – Divorce [F6application] only

RegionFee
National£146

Table 3(c): Family help (lower) - Children

RegionFeeSettlement Fee
London£230£138
Non-London£199£119

Table 3(d): Family help (lower) - Finance

RegionFeeSettlement Fee
London£241£145
Non-London£208£125

Table 3(e): Help with family mediation

ActivityFee
Mediation Advice£150
Mediation Consent Order (Finance)£200

[F7Table 3(f): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Children

RegionPerson or court before whom proceedings are heardFamily help (higher) Standard FeeLegal representation Standard Fee
London [F8Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£424£302
LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£509£362
Non-London [F8Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£353£251
Non-LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£424£302]

[F9Table 3(g): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Finance

RegionPerson or court before whom proceedings are heard

Family help (higher)

Standard Fee

Family help (higher) Settlement Fee

Legal representation

Standard Fee

London [F10Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£471£95£374
LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£565£113£449
Non-London [F10Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£392£78£311
Non-LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£471£95£374]

[F11Table 3(h): Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Domestic Abuse Proceedings

RegionPerson or court before whom proceedings are heard

Legal representation

Standard Fee

London [F12Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£608
LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£729
Non-London [F12Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge£507
Non-LondonJudge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection£608]

Table 4(a): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees

Immigration and Asylum

Type of matterStage 1 (legal help)Stage 2a (controlled legal representation)Stage 2b (controlled legal representation)
Asylum£413£227£567
Immigration – non-asylum£234£227£454

[F13Table 4(aa): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees – online system appeals

Immigration and Asylum: online procedure appeals

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

Table 4(b): Additional Payment – [F14UKVI] Interview

Representation at [F14UKVI] Interview£266

[F15Table 4(ba): Additional Payment – National Referral Mechanism

National Referral Mechanism Advice£150]

Table 4(c): Additional Payments for Advocacy Services

Oral Case Management Review Hearing£166
Telephone Case Management Review Hearing£90
Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal

Asylum - £302

Immigration - £ 237

Additional Day Substantive Hearing

Asylum - £161

Immigration - £161

[F16Table 4(ca)

Immigration and Asylum Online Procedure Advocacy Services Standard Fees

ActivityAdvocacy Services Standard Fee
Oral Case Management Review Hearing£166
Telephone Case Management Review Hearing£90
Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal

Asylum - £302

Immigration - £237

Additional Day Substantive Hearing

Asylum - £161

Immigration - £161]

Table 4(d): Immigration Removal Centres Standard Fees (for Exclusive Schedule Holders only)

On Site Surgery – advising 5 or more clients£360
On Site Surgery – advising 4 clients or less£180
F17... Standby Payment£34.02

Table 5(a): Basic Fees

Mental Health

Basic FeesValue
Mental Health – non Tribunal£253
Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings)£129
Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings)£321
Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings)£294

Table 5(b): Additional Fees

Additional FeesValue
Adjourned Hearing Fee£117
Remote Travel Payment: Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings)£69
Remote Travel Payment: Non-Tribunal, Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings), Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings)£138

Table 6: Standard Fee

Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme

RegionStandard Fee
London£75.60
Non-London£71.55

[F18Table 6(a)

Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS)

ActivityStandard FeeEscape Fee Threshold
HLPAS Stage One: early legal advice£157£471
HLPAS Stage Two: in-court duty scheme

£75.60 (London rate)

£71.55 (Non-London rate).

N/A]

[F19Table 7: Standard Fee

[F20Legal 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) [F21, 2018 Standard Civil Contract and 2024 Standard Civil Contract]]

Standard Fee£208]

Textual Amendments

F6Word in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(b) heading substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/237), Sch. para. 7(3) (with reg. 3); S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2

Marginal Citations

M1The contract is available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office) at 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.

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