SCHEDULE 1E+WAdvocates' Graduated Fee Scheme

PART 2E+WGraduated Fees for Trial

Calculation of Graduated FeesE+W

4.  The amount of the graduated fee for a single trial advocate representing one assisted person being tried on one indictment in the Crown Court in a trial F1... must be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

[F2Where—

GF is the amount of the graduated fee;

BF is the basic fee specified as appropriate to the band of the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate (see paragraph 5);

D is the number of days or parts of a day on which the advocate attends at court by which the trial exceeds 1 day;

DAF is the fee payable in respect of daily attendance at court for the number of days by which the trial exceeds 1 day, as appropriate to the band of the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the category of trial advocate (see paragraph 5A).]

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 4 omitted (1.4.2018) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/220), regs. 1, 9(a) (with reg. 34)

[F3Basic feesE+W

5.  For the purposes of paragraph 4, in relation to the offence concerned, the basic fee is the amount set out in the table following this paragraph which corresponds with the band within which that offence falls (as set out in column (1) of the table) and the category of the advocate concerned (as set out in columns (2) to (4) of the table).

[F4(1) Band of offenceAmount of basic fee per category of trial advocate
(2) Junior Alone or Led Junior(3) Leading Junior(4) Queen’s Counsel
1.1£9,873£14,812£19,746
1.2£4,939£7,412£9,879
1.3£2,961£4,445£5,923
1.4£2,467£3,703£4,934
2.1£9,873£14,812£19,746
2.2£2,961£4,445£5,923
3.1£4,065£6,101£8,131
3.2£2,323£3,485£4,646
3.3£1,380£2,070£2,760
3.4£978£1,466£1,955
3.5£863£1,294£1,725
4.1£2,323£3,485£4,646
4.2£1,800£2,703£3,600
4.3£1,742£2,616£3,485
5.1£2,185£3,278£4,370
5.2£1,627£2,444£3,255
5.3£1,162£1,742£2,323
6.1£9,758£14,640£19,516
6.2£8,855£13,283£17,710
6.3£3,283£4,928£6,567
6.4£1,162£1,742£2,323
6.5£932£1,397£1,863
7.1£1,627£2,444£3,255
7.2£932£1,397£1,863
7.3£874£1,311£1,748
8.1£1,392£2,087£2,783
9.1£6,739£10,109£13,478
9.2£4,646£6,969£9,292
9.3£3,485£5,227£6,969
9.4£3,048£4,571£6,095
9.5£1,857£2,789£3,715
9.6£1,392£2,087£2,783
9.7£932£1,397£1,863
10.1£2,553£3,830£5,106
11.1£1,610£2,415£3,220
11.2£920£1,380£1,840
12.1£2,438£3,657£4,876
12.2£1,512£2,271£3,025
12.3£1,047£1,570£2,093
13.1£2,070£3,105£4,140
14.1£2,674£4,014£5,348
15.1£1,857£2,789£3,715
15.2£1,610£2,415£3,220
15.3£978£1,466£1,955
16.1£2,553£3,830£5,106
16.2£1,857£2,789£3,715
16.3£1,162£1,742£2,323
17.1£834£1,254£1,668]

Textual Amendments

F3Sch. 1 paras. 5, 5A substituted for Sch. 1 para. 5 (1.4.2018) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/220), regs. 1, 10 (with reg. 34)

Daily attendance feesE+W

5A.  For the purposes of paragraph 4, in relation to the offence concerned, the daily attendance fee is the amount set out in the table following this paragraph which corresponds with the band within which that offence falls (as set out in column (1) of the table) and the category of the advocate concerned (as set out in columns (2) to (4) of the table).

[F5(1) Band of offenceAmount of daily attendance fee per category of trial advocate
(2) Junior Alone or Led Junior(3) Leading Junior(4) Queen’s Counsel
1.1£667£1,001£1,334
1.2£667£1,001£1,334
1.3£667£1,001£1,334
1.4£667£1,001£1,334
2.1£667£1,001£1,334
2.2£667£1,001£1,334
3.1£581£874£1,162
3.2£581£874£1,162
3.3£581£874£1,162
3.4£581£874£1,162
3.5£460£690£920
4.1£610£914£1,219
4.2£581£874£1,162
4.3£552£828£1,104
5.1£610£914£1,219
5.2£581£874£1,162
5.3£552£828£1,104
6.1£610£914£1,219
6.2£581£874£1,162
6.3£466£702£932
6.4£460£690£920
6.5£460£690£920
7.1£581£874£1,162
7.2£523£788£1,047
7.3£466£702£932
8.1£581£874£1,162
9.1£610£914£1,219
9.2£610£914£1,219
9.3£523£788£1,047
9.4£523£788£1,047
9.5£523£788£1,047
9.6£466£702£932
9.7£460£690£920
10.1£610£914£1,219
11.1£523£788£1,047
11.2£460£690£920
12.1£581£874£1,162
12.2£581£874£1,162
12.3£581£874£1,162
13.1£581£874£1,162
14.1£638£960£1,277
15.1£581£874£1,162
15.2£466£702£932
15.3£460£690£920
16.1£638£960£1,277
16.2£581£874£1,162
16.3£581£874£1,162
17.1£460£690£920]]

Textual Amendments

F3Sch. 1 paras. 5, 5A substituted for Sch. 1 para. 5 (1.4.2018) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/220), regs. 1, 10 (with reg. 34)