The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 2 E+W Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme

PART 1 E+W Definitions and Scope

Interpretation E+W

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

“case” means proceedings in the Crown Court against any one assisted person—

(a)

on one or more counts of a single indictment;

(b)

arising out of a single notice of appeal against conviction or sentence, or a single committal for sentence, whether on one or more charges; or

(c)

arising out of a single alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court,

and a case falling within paragraph (c) must be treated as a separate case from the proceedings in which the order was made;

“cracked trial” means a case on indictment in which—

(a)

a plea and case management hearing takes place and—

(i)

the case does not proceed to trial (whether by reason of pleas of guilty or for other reasons) or the prosecution offers no evidence; and

(ii)

either—

(aa)

in respect of one or more counts to which the assisted person pleaded guilty, the assisted person did not so plead at the plea and case management hearing; or

(bb)

in respect of one or more counts which did not proceed, the prosecution did not, before or at the plea and case management hearing, declare an intention of not proceeding with them; or

(b)

the case is listed for trial without a plea and case management hearing taking place;

“guilty plea” means a case on indictment which—

(a)

is disposed of without a trial because the assisted person pleaded guilty to one or more counts; and

(b)

is not a cracked trial;

“main hearing” means—

(a)

in relation to a case which goes to trial, the trial;

(b)

in relation to a guilty plea, the hearing at which pleas are taken or, where there is more than one such hearing, the last such hearing;

(c)

in relation to a cracked trial, the hearing at which—

(i)

the case becomes a cracked trial by meeting the conditions in the definition of a cracked trial, whether or not any pleas were taken at that hearing; or

(ii)

a formal verdict of not guilty was entered as a result of the prosecution offering no evidence, whether or not the parties attended the hearing;

(d)

in relation to an appeal against conviction or sentence in the Crown Court, the hearing of the appeal;

(e)

in relation to proceedings arising out of a committal for sentence in the Crown Court, the sentencing hearing; and

(f)

in relation to proceedings arising out of an alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court, the hearing at which those proceedings are determined;

“Newton Hearing” means a hearing at which evidence is heard for the purpose of determining the sentence of a convicted person in accordance with the principles of R v Newton (1982) 77 Cr App R 13;

“PPE Cut-off” means the minimum number of pages of prosecution evidence for use in calculating the fee payable to a litigator under this Schedule, as set out in the tables following paragraph 5(1) and (2).

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, the number of pages of prosecution evidence served on the court must be determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) to (5).

(3) The number of pages of prosecution evidence includes all—

(a) witness statements;

(b) documentary and pictorial exhibits;

(c) records of interviews with the assisted person; and

(d) records of interviews with other defendants,

which form part of the committal or served prosecution documents or which are included in any notice of additional evidence.

(4) Subject to sub-paragraph (5), a document served by the prosecution in electronic form is included in the number of pages of prosecution evidence.

(5) A documentary or pictorial exhibit which—

(a) has been served by the prosecution in electronic form; and

(b) has never existed in paper form,

is not included within the number of pages of prosecution evidence unless the appropriate officer decides that it would be appropriate to include it in the pages of prosecution evidence taking into account the nature of the document and any other relevant circumstances.

(6) In proceedings on indictment in the Crown Court initiated otherwise than by committal for trial, the appropriate officer must determine the number of pages of prosecution evidence in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) or as nearly in accordance with those sub-paragraphs as possible as the nature of the case permits.

(7) A reference to the Table of Offences in this Schedule is to the Table of Offences in Part 7 of Schedule 1 and a reference to a Class of Offence in this Schedule is to the Class in which that offence is listed in the Table of Offences.

Application E+W

2.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (7), this Schedule applies to—

(a) every case on indictment;

(b) the following proceedings in the Crown Court—

(i) an appeal against conviction or sentence from the magistrates' court;

(ii) a sentencing hearing following a committal for sentence to the Crown Court;

(iii) proceedings arising out of an alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court (whether or not this Schedule applies to the proceedings in which the order was made);

(c) a sentencing hearing following a case on indictment to which this Schedule applies, where sentence has been deferred under section 1 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 M1 (deferment of sentence);

(d) any other post-sentence hearing.

(2) Sub-paragraph (3) applies where proceedings are—

(a) sent for trial to the Crown Court; or

(b) transferred to the Crown Court under—

(i) section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 M2 (transfer of serious fraud cases); or

(ii) section 53 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 M3 (transfer of certain cases involving children).

(3) Where, at any time after proceedings are sent or transferred to the Crown Court as referred to in sub-paragraph (2), they are—

(a) discontinued by a notice served under section 23A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 M4 (discontinuance of proceedings after accused has been sent for trial); or

(b) dismissed pursuant to—

(i) paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 M5 (applications for dismissal);

(ii) section 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (applications for dismissal); or

(iii) paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (applications for dismissal),

the provisions of paragraphs 21 and 22 apply.

(4) Where, following a case on indictment, a Newton hearing takes place—

(a) for the purposes of this Schedule the case is to be treated as having gone to trial;

(b) the length of the trial is to be taken to be the combined length of the main hearing and the Newton hearing; and

(c) the provisions of this Schedule relating to cracked trials and guilty pleas will not apply.

(5) For the purposes of this Schedule, a case on indictment which discontinues at or before the plea and case management hearing otherwise than—

(a) by reason of a plea of guilty being entered; or

(b) in accordance with sub-paragraph (3),

must be treated as a guilty plea.

(6) For the purposes of this Schedule, where a trial that is not a Very High Cost Case (in relation to fees claimed by litigators) lasts over 200 days, it must be treated as if it had lasted 200 days.

(7) For the purposes of this Schedule, where the number of pages of prosecution evidence in a case which is not a Very High Cost Case (in relation to fees claimed by litigators) exceeds—

(a) the PPE Cut-off figure specified in the table following paragraph 5(2) as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is to be tried and the length of trial; and

(b) 10,000,

the case must be treated as though it had 10,000 pages of prosecution evidence.

Marginal Citations

M1 2000 c. 6.

M2 1987 c. 38. Section 4 was repealed by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), sections 41, 332, Schedule 3, Part 2, Paragraphs 58(1) and (2) and Schedule 37, Part 4, which repeal is in force for certain purposes and will take effect in full from a date to be appointed.

M3 1991 c. 53. Section 53 was repealed by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), sections 41, 332, Schedule 3, Part 2, Paragraphs 62(1) and (2) and Schedule 37, Part 4, which repeal is in force for certain purposes and will take effect in full from a date to be appointed

M4 1985 c. 23. Section 23A was inserted by section 119 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37).

M5 1998 c. 37.

Class of Offences E+W

3.—(1) For the purposes of this Schedule—

(a) every indictable offence falls within the Class under which it is listed in the Table of Offences and, subject to sub-paragraph (2), indictable offences not specifically so listed are deemed to fall within Class H;

(b) conspiracy to commit an indictable offence contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 M6 (the offence of conspiracy), incitement to commit an indictable offence and attempts to commit an indictable offence contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 M7 (attempting to commit an offence) fall within the same Class as the substantive offence to which they relate;

(c) where the Table of Offences specifies that the Class within which an offence falls depends on whether the value involved exceeds a stated limit, the value must be presumed not to exceed that limit unless the litigator making the claim under regulation 5 proves otherwise to the satisfaction of the appropriate officer;

(d) where more than one count of the indictment is for an offence in relation to which the Class depends on the value involved, that value must be taken to be the total value involved in all those offences, but where two or more counts relate to the same property, the value of that property must be taken into account once only;

(e) where an entry in the Table of Offences specifies an offence as being contrary to a statutory provision, then subject to any express limitation in the entry that entry includes every offence contrary to that statutory provision whether or not the words of description in the entry are appropriate to cover all such offences;

(f) where in a case on indictment there is a hearing to determine the question of whether an assisted person is unfit to plead or unfit to stand trial, the litigator must elect whether that hearing falls within the same Class as the indictable offence to which it relates or within Class D;

(g) where in a case on indictment a restriction order is made under section 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983 M8 (power of higher courts to restrict discharge from hospital), the offence falls within Class A, regardless of the Class under which the offence would be listed in the Table of Offences, but for this paragraph.

(2) Where a litigator in proceedings in the Crown Court is dissatisfied with the classification within Class H of an indictable offence not listed in the Table of Offences, the litigator may apply to the appropriate officer, when lodging the claim for fees, to reclassify the offence.

(3) The appropriate officer must, in light of the objections made by the litigator—

(a) confirm the classification of the offence within Class H; or

(b) reclassify the offence,

and must notify the litigator of the decision.

Marginal Citations

M6 1977 c. 45.

M7 1981 c. 47.

M8 1983 c. 20.

PART 2 E+W Graduated Fees for Guilty Pleas, Cracked Trials and Trials

Scope E+W

4.  Subject to paragraph 21, this Part does not apply to a guilty plea or cracked trial in a case committed or sent for trial to the Crown Court on the election of a defendant where the magistrates' court has determined the case to be suitable for summary trial.

Pages of Prosecution Evidence E+W

5.—(1) For the purposes of this Part, the PPE Cut-off figures in a cracked trial or guilty plea are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, as appropriate to the offence with which the assisted person is charged.

PPE Cut-off figures in cracked trials and guilty pleas

	Class of Offence
Type of case	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
Cracked trial or guilty plea	80	70	40	80	40	50	50	40	40	80	120

(2) For the purposes of this Part, the PPE Cut-off figures in a trial are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial.

PPE Cut-off figures in trials

Trial length in days	PPE Cut off	PPE Cut off	PPE Cut off	PPE Cut off	PPE Cut off	PPE Cut off	PPE Cut off	PPE Cut off	PPE Cut off	PPE Cut off	PPE Cut off
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
1	80	70	40	80	40	50	50	40	40	80	120
2	80	70	40	80	40	50	50	40	40	80	120
3	95	105	81	95	120	138	138	122	134	95	186
4	126	139	120	126	158	173	173	157	185	126	252
5	156	170	157	156	195	206	206	191	232	156	314
6	186	203	193	186	229	240	240	225	281	186	372
7	218	238	230	218	265	276	276	260	329	218	433
8	257	274	267	257	301	310	310	301	376	257	495
9	293	306	301	293	333	342	342	338	420	293	550
10	330	338	339	330	365	373	373	374	464	330	606
11	367	370	378	367	399	405	405	412	509	367	663
12	404	402	417	404	433	437	437	449	554	404	721
13	440	434	455	440	467	470	470	486	598	440	779
14	477	465	493	477	500	501	501	523	642	477	836
15	514	497	531	514	532	533	533	559	686	514	894
16	551	535	569	551	565	564	564	596	730	551	951
17	587	573	607	587	598	596	596	637	774	587	1,007
18	624	611	646	624	646	627	627	687	818	624	1,063
19	661	649	684	661	696	659	659	736	862	661	1,119
20	697	687	722	697	746	690	690	786	907	697	1,174
21	742	722	753	742	787	720	720	826	943	742	1,230
22	786	757	785	786	828	752	752	867	980	786	1,286
23	830	792	819	830	868	784	784	908	1,017	830	1,341
24	874	826	857	874	908	816	816	948	1,053	874	1,396
25	917	860	894	917	948	848	848	988	1,088	917	1,451
26	961	895	931	961	988	880	880	1,028	1,124	961	1,505
27	1,005	935	967	1,005	1,028	912	912	1,068	1,160	1,005	1,560
28	1,049	975	1,004	1,049	1,068	944	944	1,107	1,196	1,049	1,615
29	1,099	1,016	1,041	1,099	1,108	976	976	1,147	1,231	1,099	1,670
30	1,150	1,057	1,077	1,150	1,148	1,007	1,007	1,187	1,267	1,150	1,725
31	1,200	1,098	1,114	1,200	1,188	1,039	1,039	1,226	1,303	1,200	1,780
32	1,251	1,138	1,151	1,251	1,228	1,070	1,070	1,266	1,349	1,251	1,835
33	1,301	1,179	1,187	1,301	1,268	1,102	1,102	1,307	1,394	1,301	1,889
34	1,352	1,220	1,224	1,352	1,308	1,133	1,133	1,357	1,439	1,352	1,944
35	1,402	1,261	1,262	1,402	1,347	1,165	1,165	1,407	1,485	1,402	1,999
36	1,453	1,302	1,303	1,453	1,435	1,196	1,196	1,457	1,530	1,453	2,054
37	1,503	1,348	1,345	1,503	1,526	1,228	1,228	1,507	1,575	1,503	2,109
38	1,554	1,395	1,386	1,554	1,617	1,259	1,259	1,557	1,621	1,554	2,164
39	1,604	1,441	1,428	1,604	1,708	1,291	1,291	1,607	1,666	1,604	2,219
40	1,652	1,484	1,444	1,652	1,745	1,314	1,314	1,629	1,704	1,652	2,271
41	1,700	1,527	1,461	1,700	1,782	1,338	1,338	1,651	1,742	1,700	2,324
42	1,748	1,570	1,477	1,748	1,820	1,361	1,361	1,673	1,780	1,748	2,377
43	1,796	1,613	1,494	1,796	1,857	1,384	1,384	1,695	1,818	1,796	2,430
44	1,844	1,656	1,511	1,844	1,895	1,410	1,410	1,716	1,856	1,844	2,483
45	1,892	1,699	1,527	1,892	1,932	1,440	1,440	1,738	1,894	1,892	2,536
46	1,939	1,742	1,544	1,939	1,970	1,470	1,470	1,760	1,932	1,939	2,589
47	1,987	1,785	1,560	1,987	2,007	1,501	1,501	1,782	1,970	1,987	2,642
48	2,039	1,828	1,577	2,039	2,045	1,531	1,531	1,804	2,008	2,039	2,695
49	2,091	1,871	1,594	2,091	2,082	1,561	1,561	1,826	2,046	2,091	2,749
50	2,144	1,914	1,610	2,144	2,120	1,591	1,591	1,848	2,084	2,144	2,802
51	2,196	1,957	1,627	2,196	2,158	1,622	1,622	1,870	2,122	2,196	2,855
52	2,249	2,000	1,644	2,249	2,195	1,652	1,652	1,892	2,160	2,249	2,908
53	2,301	2,043	1,660	2,301	2,233	1,682	1,682	1,914	2,198	2,301	2,962
54	2,354	2,086	1,677	2,354	2,271	1,712	1,712	1,936	2,236	2,354	3,015
55	2,406	2,129	1,694	2,406	2,308	1,743	1,743	1,958	2,275	2,406	3,068
56	2,459	2,172	1,710	2,459	2,346	1,773	1,773	1,980	2,313	2,459	3,121
57	2,512	2,215	1,727	2,512	2,384	1,803	1,803	2,002	2,351	2,512	3,175
58	2,564	2,258	1,744	2,564	2,422	1,833	1,833	2,024	2,389	2,564	3,228
59	2,617	2,301	1,760	2,617	2,459	1,864	1,864	2,046	2,427	2,617	3,281
60	2,669	2,345	1,777	2,669	2,497	1,894	1,894	2,068	2,465	2,669	3,335
61	2,722	2,388	1,794	2,722	2,535	1,924	1,924	2,090	2,503	2,722	3,388
62	2,775	2,431	1,811	2,775	2,572	1,959	1,959	2,112	2,542	2,775	3,442
63	2,827	2,474	1,827	2,827	2,610	2,020	2,020	2,134	2,580	2,827	3,495
64	2,880	2,517	1,844	2,880	2,648	2,081	2,081	2,156	2,618	2,880	3,549
65	2,933	2,561	1,861	2,933	2,686	2,141	2,141	2,178	2,656	2,933	3,602
66	2,985	2,604	1,877	2,985	2,723	2,202	2,202	2,200	2,694	2,985	3,656
67	3,038	2,647	1,894	3,038	2,761	2,263	2,263	2,222	2,776	3,038	3,709
68	3,091	2,690	1,911	3,091	2,799	2,323	2,323	2,244	2,865	3,091	3,763
69	3,144	2,734	1,927	3,144	2,836	2,384	2,384	2,266	2,954	3,144	3,816
70	3,196	2,777	1,944	3,196	2,874	2,445	2,445	2,288	3,043	3,196	3,870
71	3,249	2,820	1,961	3,249	2,912	2,506	2,506	2,310	3,132	3,249	3,923
72	3,302	2,864	1,978	3,302	2,950	2,566	2,566	2,332	3,221	3,302	3,977
73	3,355	2,907	1,994	3,355	2,987	2,627	2,627	2,354	3,310	3,355	4,031
74	3,407	2,950	2,016	3,407	3,025	2,688	2,688	2,376	3,399	3,407	4,084
75	3,460	2,994	2,040	3,460	3,063	2,749	2,749	2,398	3,488	3,460	4,138
76	3,513	3,037	2,064	3,513	3,101	2,809	2,809	2,420	3,577	3,513	4,192
77	3,566	3,080	2,089	3,566	3,138	2,870	2,870	2,442	3,666	3,566	4,245
78	3,619	3,124	2,113	3,619	3,176	2,931	2,931	2,464	3,755	3,619	4,299
79	3,672	3,167	2,137	3,672	3,214	2,992	2,992	2,486	3,844	3,672	4,353
80	3,724	3,211	2,161	3,724	3,251	3,052	3,052	2,508	3,933	3,724	4,406
81	3,777	3,254	2,185	3,777	3,289	3,113	3,113	2,530	4,023	3,777	4,460
82	3,830	3,297	2,210	3,830	3,327	3,174	3,174	2,552	4,112	3,830	4,514
83	3,883	3,341	2,234	3,883	3,365	3,235	3,235	2,575	4,201	3,883	4,568
84	3,936	3,384	2,258	3,936	3,402	3,295	3,295	2,597	4,290	3,936	4,622
85	3,989	3,428	2,282	3,989	3,440	3,356	3,356	2,619	4,379	3,989	4,675
86	4,042	3,471	2,307	4,042	3,478	3,417	3,417	2,641	4,469	4,042	4,729
87	4,095	3,515	2,331	4,095	3,516	3,478	3,478	2,663	4,558	4,095	4,783
88	4,148	3,558	2,355	4,148	3,553	3,539	3,539	2,685	4,647	4,148	4,837
89	4,201	3,602	2,379	4,201	3,591	3,599	3,599	2,707	4,737	4,201	4,891
90	4,254	3,645	2,404	4,254	3,629	3,660	3,660	2,729	4,826	4,254	4,945
91	4,307	3,689	2,428	4,307	3,666	3,721	3,721	2,751	4,915	4,307	4,999
92	4,360	3,733	2,452	4,360	3,704	3,782	3,782	2,774	5,005	4,360	5,053
93	4,413	3,776	2,477	4,413	3,742	3,843	3,843	2,796	5,094	4,413	5,107
94	4,466	3,820	2,501	4,466	3,780	3,903	3,903	2,818	5,183	4,466	5,161
95	4,519	3,863	2,525	4,519	3,817	3,964	3,964	2,840	5,273	4,519	5,215
96	4,572	3,907	2,549	4,572	3,855	4,025	4,025	2,862	5,362	4,572	5,269
97	4,625	3,951	2,574	4,625	3,893	4,086	4,086	2,884	5,452	4,625	5,323
98	4,679	3,994	2,598	4,679	3,930	4,147	4,147	2,906	5,541	4,679	5,377
99	4,732	4,038	2,622	4,732	3,968	4,207	4,207	2,929	5,631	4,732	5,431
100	4,785	4,082	2,647	4,785	4,006	4,268	4,268	2,951	5,720	4,785	5,485
101	4,838	4,125	2,671	4,838	4,044	4,329	4,329	2,973	5,810	4,838	5,539
102	4,891	4,169	2,695	4,891	4,081	4,390	4,390	2,995	5,899	4,891	5,593
103	4,944	4,213	2,720	4,944	4,119	4,451	4,451	3,032	5,989	4,944	5,647
104	4,997	4,257	2,744	4,997	4,157	4,512	4,512	3,073	6,079	4,997	5,702
105	5,051	4,300	2,768	5,051	4,195	4,573	4,573	3,114	6,168	5,051	5,756
106	5,104	4,344	2,793	5,104	4,232	4,633	4,633	3,155	6,258	5,104	5,810
107	5,157	4,388	2,817	5,157	4,270	4,694	4,694	3,196	6,348	5,157	5,864
108	5,210	4,432	2,841	5,210	4,308	4,755	4,755	3,237	6,437	5,210	5,918
109	5,264	4,475	2,866	5,264	4,345	4,816	4,816	3,278	6,527	5,264	5,973
110	5,317	4,519	2,890	5,317	4,383	4,877	4,877	3,319	6,617	5,317	6,027
111	5,370	4,563	2,914	5,370	4,421	4,938	4,938	3,361	6,706	5,370	6,081
112	5,423	4,607	2,939	5,423	4,459	4,999	4,999	3,402	6,796	5,423	6,135
113	5,477	4,650	2,963	5,477	4,496	5,059	5,059	3,443	6,886	5,477	6,189
114	5,530	4,694	2,987	5,530	4,534	5,120	5,120	3,484	6,976	5,530	6,244
115	5,583	4,738	3,012	5,583	4,572	5,181	5,181	3,525	7,066	5,583	6,298
116	5,637	4,782	3,036	5,637	4,610	5,242	5,242	3,566	7,155	5,637	6,352
117	5,690	4,826	3,060	5,690	4,647	5,303	5,303	3,607	7,245	5,690	6,406
118	5,743	4,869	3,085	5,743	4,685	5,364	5,364	3,648	7,335	5,743	6,460
119	5,797	4,913	3,109	5,797	4,723	5,425	5,425	3,689	7,425	5,797	6,514
120	5,850	4,957	3,133	5,850	4,760	5,486	5,486	3,730	7,515	5,850	6,569
121	5,904	5,001	3,158	5,904	4,798	5,547	5,547	3,771	7,605	5,904	6,623
122	5,956	5,044	3,182	5,956	4,836	5,607	5,607	3,812	7,693	5,956	6,677
123	6,009	5,088	3,206	6,009	4,874	5,668	5,668	3,853	7,782	6,009	6,731
124	6,061	5,131	3,230	6,061	4,911	5,729	5,729	3,895	7,871	6,061	6,785
125	6,114	5,175	3,254	6,114	4,949	5,789	5,789	3,936	7,959	6,114	6,839
126	6,167	5,218	3,278	6,167	4,987	5,850	5,850	3,977	8,048	6,167	6,892
127	6,219	5,261	3,302	6,219	5,025	5,911	5,911	4,017	8,137	6,219	6,945
128	6,272	5,304	3,326	6,272	5,062	5,971	5,971	4,058	8,225	6,272	6,999
129	6,324	5,347	3,350	6,324	5,100	6,032	6,032	4,098	8,314	6,324	7,052
130	6,377	5,390	3,374	6,377	5,138	6,093	6,093	4,139	8,403	6,377	7,106
131	6,430	5,433	3,398	6,430	5,175	6,153	6,153	4,179	8,491	6,430	7,159
132	6,482	5,476	3,422	6,482	5,213	6,214	6,214	4,219	8,580	6,482	7,212
133	6,535	5,520	3,446	6,535	5,251	6,274	6,274	4,260	8,669	6,535	7,266
134	6,588	5,563	3,470	6,588	5,289	6,335	6,335	4,300	8,757	6,588	7,319
135	6,640	5,606	3,494	6,640	5,326	6,396	6,396	4,341	8,846	6,640	7,373
136	6,693	5,649	3,518	6,693	5,364	6,456	6,456	4,381	8,935	6,693	7,426
137	6,745	5,692	3,542	6,745	5,402	6,517	6,517	4,422	9,023	6,745	7,479
138	6,798	5,735	3,566	6,798	5,439	6,578	6,578	4,462	9,112	6,798	7,533
139	6,851	5,778	3,590	6,851	5,477	6,638	6,638	4,503	9,201	6,851	7,586
140	6,903	5,821	3,614	6,903	5,515	6,699	6,699	4,543	9,289	6,903	7,639
141	6,956	5,864	3,638	6,956	5,553	6,760	6,760	4,584	9,378	6,956	7,693
142	7,008	5,908	3,662	7,008	5,590	6,820	6,820	4,624	9,467	7,008	7,746
143	7,061	5,951	3,686	7,061	5,628	6,881	6,881	4,664	9,555	7,061	7,800
144	7,114	5,994	3,709	7,114	5,666	6,942	6,942	4,705	9,644	7,114	7,853
145	7,166	6,037	3,733	7,166	5,704	7,002	7,002	4,745	9,733	7,166	7,906
146	7,219	6,080	3,757	7,219	5,741	7,063	7,063	4,786	9,821	7,219	7,960
147	7,272	6,123	3,781	7,272	5,779	7,124	7,124	4,826	9,910	7,272	8,013
148	7,324	6,166	3,805	7,324	5,817	7,184	7,184	4,867	9,999	7,324	8,067
149	7,377	6,209	3,829	7,377	5,854	7,245	7,245	4,907	10,087	7,377	8,120
150	7,429	6,252	3,853	7,429	5,892	7,305	7,305	4,948	10,176	7,429	8,173
151	7,482	6,296	3,877	7,482	5,930	7,366	7,366	4,988	10,265	7,482	8,227
152	7,535	6,339	3,901	7,535	5,968	7,427	7,427	5,029	10,353	7,535	8,280
153	7,587	6,382	3,925	7,587	6,005	7,487	7,487	5,069	10,442	7,587	8,333
154	7,640	6,425	3,949	7,640	6,043	7,548	7,548	5,110	10,531	7,640	8,387
155	7,692	6,468	3,973	7,692	6,081	7,609	7,609	5,150	10619	7,692	8,440
156	7,745	6,511	3,997	7,745	6,119	7,669	7,669	5,190	10,708	7,745	8,494
157	7,798	6,554	4,021	7,798	6,156	7,730	7,730	5,231	10,797	7,798	8,547
158	7,850	6,597	4,045	7,850	6,194	7,791	7,791	5,271	10,885	7,850	8,600
159	7,903	6,641	4,069	7,903	6,232	7,851	7,851	5,312	10,974	7,903	8,654
160	7,956	6,684	4,093	7,956	6,269	7,912	7,912	5,352	11,063	7,956	8,707
161	8,008	6,727	4,117	8,008	6,307	7,973	7,973	5,393	11,151	8,008	8,760
162	8,061	6,770	4,141	8,061	6,345	8,033	8,033	5,433	11,240	8,061	8,814
163	8,113	6,813	4,165	8,113	6,383	8,094	8,094	5,474	11,329	8,113	8,867
164	8,166	6,856	4,189	8,166	6,420	8,155	8,155	5,514	11,417	8,166	8,921
165	8,219	6,899	4,213	8,219	6,458	8,215	8,215	5,555	11,506	8,219	8,974
166	8,271	6,942	4,237	8,271	6,496	8,276	8,276	5,595	11,595	8,271	9,027
167	8,324	6,985	4,261	8,324	6,534	8,337	8,337	5,636	11,683	8,324	9,081
168	8,376	7,029	4,285	8,376	6,571	8,397	8,397	5,676	11,772	8,376	9,134
169	8,429	7,072	4,309	8,429	6,609	8,458	8,458	5,716	11,861	8,429	9,188
170	8,482	7,115	4,333	8,482	6,647	8,518	8,518	5,757	11,949	8,482	9,241
171	8,534	7,158	4,357	8,534	6,684	8,579	8,579	5,797	12,038	8,534	9,294
172	8,587	7,201	4,380	8,587	6,722	8,640	8,640	5,838	12,127	8,587	9,348
173	8,639	7,244	4,404	8,639	6,760	8,700	8,700	5,878	12,215	8,639	9,401
174	8,692	7,287	4,428	8,692	6,798	8,761	8,761	5,919	12,304	8,692	9,454
175	8,745	7,330	4,452	8,745	6,835	8,822	8,822	5,959	12,393	8,745	9,508
176	8,797	7,373	4,476	8,797	6,873	8,882	8,882	6,000	12,481	8,797	9,561
177	8,850	7,417	4,500	8,850	6,911	8,943	8,943	6,040	12,570	8,850	9,615
178	8,903	7,460	4,524	8,903	6,948	9,004	9,004	6,081	12,659	8,903	9,668
179	8,955	7,503	4,548	8,955	6,986	9,064	9,064	6,121	12,747	8,955	9,721
180	9,008	7,546	4,572	9,008	7,024	9,125	9,125	6,162	12,836	9,008	9,775
181	9,060	7,589	4,596	9,060	7,062	9,186	9,186	6,202	12,925	9,060	9,828
182	9,113	7,632	4,620	9,113	7,099	9,246	9,246	6,242	13,013	9,113	9,881
183	9,166	7,675	4,644	9,166	7,137	9,307	9,307	6,283	13,102	9,166	9,935
184	9,218	7,718	4,668	9,218	7,174	9,368	9,368	6,323	13,191	9,218	9,988
185	9,271	7,762	4,692	9,271	7,211	9,428	9,428	6,364	13,279	9,271	10,042
186	9,323	7,805	4,716	9,323	7,248	9,489	9,489	6,404	13,368	9,323	10,095
187	9,376	7,848	4,740	9,376	7,285	9,549	9,549	6,445	13,457	9,376	10,148
188	9,429	7,891	4,764	9,429	7,322	9,610	9,610	6,485	13,545	9,429	10,202
189	9,481	7,934	4,788	9,481	7,360	9,671	9,671	6,526	13,634	9,481	10,255
190	9,534	7,977	4,812	9,534	7,397	9,731	9,731	6,566	13,723	9,534	10,309
191	9,587	8,020	4,836	9,587	7,434	9,792	9,792	6,607	13,811	9,587	10,362
192	9,639	8,063	4,860	9,639	7,471	9,853	9,853	6,647	13,900	9,639	10,415
193	9,692	8,106	4,884	9,692	7,508	9,913	9,913	6,687	13,988	9,692	10,469
194	9,744	8,150	4,908	9,744	7,545	9,974	9,974	6,728	14,077	9,744	10,522
195	9,797	8,193	4,932	9,797	7,582	10,035	10,035	6,768	14,166	9,797	10,575
196	9,850	8,236	4,956	9,850	7,620	10,095	10,095	6,809	14,254	9,850	10,629
197	9,902	8,279	4,980	9,902	7,657	10,156	10,156	6,849	14,343	9,902	10,682
198	9,955	8,322	5,004	9,955	7,694	10,217	10,217	6,890	14,432	9,955	10,736
199	10,007	8,365	5,028	10,007	7,731	10,277	10,277	6,930	14,520	10,007	10,789
200	10,060	8,408	5,051	10,060	7,768	10,338	10,338	6,971	14,609	10,060	10,842

Cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off E+W

6.—(1) Where in a cracked trial or guilty plea the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1) as appropriate to the Class of Offence with which the assisted person is charged, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

(a) the basic fee, calculated in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph;

(b) the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

(c) the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the basic fee appropriate to a cracked trial or a guilty plea is specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, in accordance with the type of case and Class of Offence with which the assisted person is charged.

Basic fees for cracked trials of guilty pleas (£)

	Class of Offence
Type of case	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
Cracked trial	991.32	775.15	575.16	941.75	255.38	245.73	245.73	259.73	277.99	991.32	848.07
Guilty plea	745.63	609.44	485.38	708.34	202.41	214.59	214.59	209.28	191.34	745.63	702.29

Trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off E+W

7.—(1) Where in a trial the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2)  as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

(a) the basic fee, calculated in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (2);

(b) the length of trial proxy, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (3);

(c) the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

(d) the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the basic fee appropriate to a trial is specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, in accordance with the offence for which the assisted person is tried.

Basic fees for trials (£)

	Class of Offence
Type of case	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
Trial	1608.31	1202.92	810.51	1527.89	386.54	391.89	391.89	392.05	391.72	1608.31	1130.76

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the length of trial proxy is specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, in accordance with the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial.

Length of trial proxy

Trial Length in Days	Trial length proxy A	Trial length proxy B	Trial length proxy C	Trial length proxy D	Trial length proxy E	Trial length proxy F	Trial length proxy G	Trial length proxy H	Trial length proxy I	Trial length proxy J	Trial length proxy K
1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
3	276.76	496.31	473.98	262.93	785.29	706.78	706.78	771.17	945.08	276.76	629.18
4	843.60	964.00	924.20	801.42	1,132.77	984.95	984.95	1,106.66	1,447.59	843.60	1,250.00
5	1,382.09	1,408.31	1,351.90	1,312.99	1,462.86	1,249.21	1,249.21	1,425.36	1,924.97	1,382.09	1,839.79
6	1,930.05	1,858.61	1,776.66	1,833.56	1,772.17	1,519.38	1,519.38	1,741.43	2,411.61	1,930.05	2,390.18
7	2,469.99	2,303.80	2,203.87	2,346.50	2,099.12	1,789.40	1,789.40	2,059.74	2,890.57	2,469.99	2,973.44
8	3,009.93	2,748.97	2,631.09	2,859.44	2,426.07	2,055.07	2,055.07	2,378.05	3,369.53	3,009.93	3,556.69
9	3,518.82	3,149.63	3,015.57	3,342.88	2,720.32	2,294.19	2,294.19	2,664.53	3,806.50	3,518.82	4,081.63
10	4,027.71	3,550.30	3,400.07	3,826.32	3,014.59	2,533.30	2,533.30	2,951.00	4,243.47	4,027.71	4,606.55
11	4,540.38	3,951.50	3,794.99	4,313.36	3,322.37	2,779.24	2,779.24	3,245.35	4,689.34	4,540.38	5,155.06
12	5,049.58	4,352.20	4,190.10	4,797.10	3,630.24	3,025.17	3,025.17	3,539.33	5,135.58	5,049.58	5,703.89
13	5,558.78	4,752.90	4,576.22	5,280.84	3,937.70	3,270.12	3,270.12	3,826.93	5,574.00	5,558.78	6,252.75
14	6,067.98	5,153.61	4,962.33	5,764.59	4,235.69	3,510.51	3,510.51	4,114.53	6,012.41	6,067.98	6,801.57
15	6,577.18	5,554.31	5,348.45	6,248.32	4,532.77	3,750.89	3,750.89	4,402.14	6,450.82	6,577.18	7,350.37
16	7,086.38	5,955.02	5,734.56	6,732.06	4,829.87	3,991.29	3,991.29	4,689.74	6,889.23	7,086.38	7,898.30
17	7,595.57	6,355.73	6,120.68	7,215.80	5,126.96	4,231.68	4,231.68	4,977.34	7,327.64	7,595.57	8,431.63
18	8,104.77	6,756.43	6,506.79	7,699.54	5,424.05	4,472.07	4,472.07	5,264.94	7,766.05	8,104.77	8,964.95
19	8,613.97	7,157.13	6,892.90	8,183.28	5721.14	4,712.46	4,712.46	5,552.54	8,204.46	8,613.97	9,498.27
20	9,123.17	7,557.84	7,279.02	8,667.02	6,018.23	4,952.85	4,952.85	5,840.14	8,642.88	9,123.17	10,031.60
21	9,642.08	7,927.97	7,596.29	9,159.97	6,263.74	5,149.52	5,149.52	6,076.67	9,003.14	9,642.08	10,564.93
22	10,160.89	8,298.07	7,913.63	9,652.84	6,509.26	5,346.28	5,346.28	6,313.31	9,363.42	10,160.89	11,098.26
23	10,670.92	8,668.15	8,231.00	10,137.38	6,747.46	5,543.04	5,543.04	6,549.95	9,723.73	10,670.92	11,631.58
24	11,180.95	9,029.83	8,548.37	10,621.91	6,985.68	5,739.80	5,739.80	6,786.59	10,080.08	11,180.95	12,164.91
25	11,691.00	9,391.50	8,864.09	11,106.44	7,223.89	5,936.55	5,936.55	7,019.41	10,431.95	11,691.00	12,698.24
26	12,201.03	9,753.17	9,174.28	11,590.99	7,462.10	6,133.31	6,133.31	7,250.40	10,783.83	12,201.03	13,231.57
27	12,711.06	10,114.85	9,484.49	12,075.51	7,700.31	6,330.07	6,330.07	7,481.38	11,135.70	12,711.06	13,764.89
28	13,221.10	10,476.53	9,794.68	12,560.05	7,938.53	6,526.83	6,526.83	7,712.37	11,487.57	13,221.10	14,298.22
29	13,731.14	10,838.20	10,104.88	13,044.58	8,176.73	6,721.29	6,721.29	7,943.34	11,839.46	13,731.14	14,831.54
30	14,241.17	11,199.87	10,415.07	13,529.11	8,414.94	6,914.62	6,914.62	8,174.32	12,191.33	14,241.17	15,364.87
31	14,751.21	11,561.55	10,725.27	14,013.65	8,653.16	7,107.96	7,107.96	8,405.31	12,543.20	14,751.21	15,898.20
32	15,261.24	11,923.23	11,035.47	14,498.18	8,891.37	7,301.29	7,301.29	8,636.29	12,895.08	15,261.24	16,431.52
33	15,771.29	12,284.90	11,345.67	14,982.72	9,129.58	7,494.62	7,494.62	8,867.28	13,246.95	15,771.29	16,964.85
34	16,281.32	12,646.57	11,655.86	15,467.26	9,367.79	7,687.96	7,687.96	9,098.26	13,598.83	16,281.32	17,498.18
35	16,791.35	13,008.25	11,966.06	15,951.79	9,606.00	7,881.29	7,881.29	9,329.24	13,950.71	16,791.35	18,031.51
36	17,301.39	13,369.92	12,276.26	16,436.32	9,844.21	8,074.63	8,074.63	9,560.22	14,302.58	17,301.39	18,564.83
37	17,811.43	13,731.60	12,586.46	16,920.86	10,082.43	8,267.96	8,267.96	9,791.21	14,654.45	17,811.43	19,098.16
38	18,321.46	14,093.27	12,896.66	17,405.39	10,320.64	8,461.29	8,461.29	10,022.19	15,006.33	18,321.46	19,631.49
39	18,831.50	14,454.94	13,206.85	17,889.92	10,558.84	8,654.63	8,654.63	10,253.17	15,358.20	18,831.50	20,164.82
40	19,312.20	14,785.90	13,329.94	18,346.59	10,654.34	8,797.55	8,797.55	10,353.05	15,651.51	19,312.20	20,674.95
41	19,795.51	15,119.38	13,454.39	18,805.74	10,752.37	8,940.76	8,940.76	10,454.14	15,946.54	19,795.51	21,188.86
42	20,278.95	15,452.95	13,578.88	19,265.01	10,850.45	9,083.97	9,083.97	10,555.27	16,241.65	20,278.95	21,702.94
43	20,762.51	15,786.64	13,703.38	19,724.39	10,948.58	9,227.20	9,227.20	10,656.41	16,536.81	20,762.51	22,217.20
44	21,246.19	16,120.43	13,827.90	20,183.88	11,046.75	9,370.43	9,370.43	10,757.57	16,832.03	21,246.19	22,731.63
45	21,729.98	16,454.31	13,952.45	20,643.48	11,144.95	9,513.67	9,513.67	10,858.77	17,127.33	21,729.98	23,246.22
46	22,213.90	16,788.30	14,077.02	21,103.21	11,243.21	9,656.92	9,656.92	10,959.97	17,422.67	22,213.90	23,761.00
47	22,697.92	17,122.39	14,201.62	21,563.03	11,341.51	9,800.18	9,800.18	11,061.21	17,718.09	22,697.92	24,275.94
48	23,182.08	17,456.59	14,326.24	22,022.98	11,439.86	9,943.44	9,943.44	11,162.47	18,013.57	23,182.08	24,791.06
49	23,666.34	17,790.89	14,450.89	22,483.03	11,538.24	10,086.71	10,086.71	11,263.74	18,309.10	23,666.34	25,306.34
50	24,150.72	18,125.29	14,575.55	22,943.19	11,636.66	10,230.00	10,230.00	11,365.05	18,604.70	24,150.72	25,821.80
51	24,635.23	18,459.79	14,700.25	23,403.47	11,735.14	10,373.29	10,373.29	11,466.37	18,900.37	24,635.23	26,337.44
52	25,119.85	18,794.39	14,824.96	23,863.86	11,833.66	10,516.60	10,516.60	11,567.72	19,196.09	25,119.85	26,853.24
53	25,604.59	19,129.10	14,949.70	24,324.37	11,932.22	10,659.90	10,659.90	11,669.09	19,491.87	25,604.59	27,369.22
54	26,089.45	19,463.91	15,074.46	24,784.97	12,030.83	10,803.22	10,803.22	11,770.48	19,787.72	26,089.45	27,885.37
55	26,574.42	19,798.82	15,199.24	25,245.69	12,129.47	10,946.54	10,946.54	11,871.89	20,083.63	26,574.42	28,401.69
56	27,059.51	20,133.84	15,324.06	25,706.54	12,228.16	11,089.88	11,089.88	11,973.33	20,379.61	27,059.51	28,918.19
57	27,544.72	20,468.95	15,448.89	26,167.49	12,326.89	11,233.23	11,233.23	12,074.78	20,675.64	27,544.72	29,434.86
58	28,030.05	20,804.17	15,573.74	26,628.55	12,425.63	11,376.58	11,376.58	12,176.26	20,971.74	28,030.05	29,951.69
59	28,515.50	21,139.50	15,698.63	27,089.73	12,524.37	11,519.94	11,519.94	12,277.77	21,267.90	28,515.50	30,468.71
60	29,001.06	21,474.92	15,823.53	27,551.00	12,623.11	11,663.31	11,663.31	12,379.29	21,564.12	29,001.06	30,985.90
61	29,486.75	21,810.44	15,948.46	28,012.41	12,721.86	11,806.69	11,806.69	12,480.84	21,860.41	29,486.75	31,503.25
62	29,972.54	22,146.08	16,073.41	28,473.92	12,820.60	11,950.07	11,950.07	12,582.42	22,156.76	29,972.54	32,020.78
63	30,458.47	22,481.80	16,198.38	28,935.55	12,919.34	12,093.46	12,093.46	12,684.01	22,453.17	30,458.47	32,538.49
64	30,944.50	22,817.64	16,323.39	29,397.28	13,018.08	12,236.87	12,236.87	12,785.63	22,749.63	30,944.50	33,056.36
65	31,430.66	23,153.57	16,448.41	29,859.12	13,116.82	12,380.28	12,380.28	12,887.26	23,046.17	31,430.66	33,574.41
66	31,916.93	23,489.62	16,573.46	30,321.09	13,215.56	12,523.70	12,523.70	12,988.92	23,342.77	31,916.93	34,092.62
67	32,403.32	23,825.76	16,698.52	30,783.16	13,314.30	12,667.13	12,667.13	13,090.60	23,639.42	32,403.32	34,611.01
68	32,889.83	24,162.01	16,823.62	31,245.34	13,413.04	12,810.57	12,810.57	13,192.31	23,936.14	32,889.83	35,129.58
69	33,376.46	24,498.35	16,948.73	31,707.63	13,511.78	12,954.02	12,954.02	13,294.04	24,232.93	33,376.46	35,648.31
70	33,863.20	24,834.80	17,073.87	32,170.04	13,610.52	13,097.48	13,097.48	13,395.79	24,529.77	33,863.20	36,167.23
71	34,350.07	25,171.35	17,199.04	32,632.57	13,709.26	13,240.94	13,240.94	13,497.57	24,826.68	34,350.07	36,686.31
72	34,837.05	25,508.01	17,324.22	33,095.20	13,808.00	13,384.42	13,384.42	13,599.36	25,123.65	34,837.05	37,205.57
73	35,324.14	25,844.77	17,449.44	33,557.95	13,906.74	13,527.90	13,527.90	13,701.17	25,420.68	35,324.14	37,724.99
74	35,811.36	26,181.63	17,574.67	34,020.80	14,005.48	13,671.39	13,671.39	13,803.02	25,717.78	35,811.36	38,244.59
75	36,298.70	26,518.59	17,699.93	34,483.76	14,104.22	13,814.89	13,814.89	13,904.89	26,014.94	36,298.70	38,764.36
76	36,786.15	26,855.65	17,825.21	34,946.85	14,202.96	13,958.39	13,958.39	14,006.77	26,312.15	36,786.15	39,284.30
77	37,273.73	27,192.82	17,950.52	35,410.04	14,301.70	14,101.91	14,101.91	14,108.67	26,609.43	37,273.73	39,804.42
78	37,761.41	27,530.09	18,075.85	35,873.35	14,400.44	14,245.43	14,245.43	14,210.60	26,906.77	37,761.41	40,324.71
79	38,249.23	27,867.46	18,201.20	36,336.77	14,499.18	14,388.97	14,388.97	14,312.56	27,204.19	38,249.23	40,845.17
80	38,737.15	28,204.93	18,326.58	36,800.29	14,597.92	14,532.51	14,532.51	14,414.54	27,501.65	38,737.15	41,365.80
81	39,225.19	28,542.51	18,451.97	37,263.94	14,696.66	14,676.06	14,676.06	14,516.54	27,799.18	39,225.19	41,886.60
82	39,713.35	28,880.19	18,577.40	37,727.69	14,795.40	14,819.62	14,819.62	14,618.55	28,096.77	39,713.35	42,407.58
83	40,201.63	29,217.97	18,702.85	38,191.56	14,894.14	14,963.18	14,963.18	14,720.60	28,394.43	40,201.63	42,928.73
84	40,690.03	29,555.86	18,828.31	38,655.53	14,992.89	15,106.77	15,106.77	14,822.66	28,692.14	40,690.03	43,450.06
85	41,178.54	29,893.84	18,953.81	39,119.62	15,091.63	15,250.35	15,250.35	14,924.75	28,989.92	41,178.54	43,971.55
86	41,667.18	30,231.93	19,079.34	39,583.83	15,190.37	15,393.94	15,393.94	15,026.86	29,287.77	41,667.18	44,493.22
87	42,155.93	30,570.12	19,204.88	40,048.14	15,289.11	15,537.54	15,537.54	15,129.00	29,585.68	42,155.93	45,015.06
88	42,644.81	30,908.42	19,330.44	40,512.57	15,387.85	15,681.16	15,681.16	15,231.15	29,883.64	42,644.81	45,537.07
89	43,133.80	31,246.81	19,456.03	40,977.11	15,486.59	15,824.77	15,824.77	15,333.33	30,181.67	43,133.80	46,059.26
90	43,622.90	31,585.31	19,581.64	41,441.75	15,585.33	15,968.40	15,968.40	15,435.52	30,479.76	43,622.90	46,581.62
91	44,112.13	31,923.91	19,707.28	41,906.52	15,684.07	16,112.04	16,112.04	15,537.75	30,777.91	44,112.13	47,104.14
92	44,601.46	32,262.61	19,832.94	42,371.40	15,782.81	16,255.69	16,255.69	15,639.99	31,076.13	44,601.46	47,626.84
93	45,090.93	32,601.42	19,958.62	42,836.38	15,881.55	16,399.34	16,399.34	15,742.26	31,374.41	45,090.93	48,149.72
94	45,580.50	32,940.33	20,084.33	43,301.48	15,980.29	16,543.00	16,543.00	15,844.55	31,672.75	45,580.50	48,672.77
95	46,070.20	33,279.34	20,210.06	43,766.69	16,079.03	16,686.67	16,686.67	15,946.87	31,971.15	46,070.20	49,195.98
96	46,560.02	33,618.46	20,335.82	44,232.02	16,177.77	16,830.35	16,830.35	16,049.19	32,269.62	46,560.02	49,719.38
97	47,049.95	33,957.68	20,461.60	44,697.46	16,276.51	16,974.04	16,974.04	16,151.51	32,568.14	47,049.95	50,242.94
98	47,540.00	34,297.00	20,587.40	45,163.00	16,375.25	17,117.74	17,117.74	16,253.84	32,866.73	47,540.00	50,766.68
99	48,030.17	34,636.42	20,713.23	45,628.66	16,473.99	17,261.45	17,261.45	16,356.16	33,165.39	48,030.17	51,290.59
100	48,520.45	34,975.94	20,839.07	46,094.43	16,572.73	17,405.16	17,405.16	16,458.49	33,464.09	48,520.45	51,814.66
101	49,010.86	35,315.57	20,964.94	46,560.32	16,671.47	17,548.89	17,548.89	16,560.81	33,762.88	49,010.86	52,338.92
102	49,501.38	35,655.29	21,090.84	47,026.31	16,770.21	17,692.61	17,692.61	16,663.13	34,061.71	49,501.38	52,863.34
103	49,992.03	35,995.12	21,216.77	47,492.43	16,868.95	17,836.35	17,836.35	16,765.46	34,360.61	49,992.03	53,387.95
104	50,482.78	36,335.06	21,342.70	47,958.65	16,967.69	17,980.10	17,980.10	16,867.78	34,659.57	50,482.78	53,912.71
105	50,973.66	36,675.10	21,468.63	48,424.97	17,066.43	18,123.86	18,123.86	16,970.10	34,958.60	50,973.66	54,437.66
106	51,464.66	37,015.23	21,594.56	48,891.42	17,165.17	18,267.63	18,267.63	17,072.43	35,257.69	51,464.66	54,962.66
107	51,955.77	37,355.44	21,720.49	49,357.97	17,263.91	18,411.40	18,411.40	17,174.75	35,556.84	51,955.77	55,487.65
108	52,447.00	37,695.64	21,846.43	49,824.66	17,362.66	18,555.18	18,555.18	17,277.07	35,856.05	52,447.00	56,012.65
109	52,938.35	38,035.85	21,972.36	50,291.43	17,461.40	18,698.98	18,698.98	17,379.40	36,155.33	52,938.35	56,537.64
110	53,429.81	38,376.05	22,098.29	50,758.32	17,560.14	18,842.77	18,842.77	17,481.72	36,454.66	53,429.81	57,062.64
111	53,921.40	38,716.26	22,224.22	51,225.34	17,658.88	18,986.59	18,986.59	17,584.04	36,754.06	53,921.40	57,587.63
112	54,413.10	39,056.46	22,350.15	51,692.45	17,757.62	19,130.40	19,130.40	17,686.37	37,053.52	54,413.10	58,112.63
113	54,904.92	39,396.66	22,476.09	52,159.69	17,856.36	19,274.23	19,274.23	17,788.69	37,353.05	54,904.92	58,637.63
114	55,396.86	39,736.87	22,602.02	52,627.02	17,955.10	19,418.07	19,418.07	17,891.01	37,652.64	55,396.86	59,162.62
115	55,888.92	40,077.07	22,727.95	53,094.47	18,053.84	19,561.91	19,561.91	17,993.34	37,952.28	55,888.92	59,687.62
116	56,381.10	40,417.28	22,853.88	53,562.04	18,152.58	19,705.76	19,705.76	18,095.66	38,251.99	56,381.10	60,212.61
117	56,873.39	40,757.48	22,979.81	54,029.72	18,251.32	19,849.62	19,849.62	18,197.98	38,551.77	56,873.39	60,737.61
118	57,365.80	41,097.69	23,105.74	54,497.51	18,350.06	19,993.49	19,993.49	18,300.31	38,851.60	57,365.80	61,262.60
119	57,858.33	41,437.89	23,231.68	54,965.41	18,448.80	20,137.37	20,137.37	18,402.63	39,151.50	57,858.33	61,787.60
120	58,350.98	41,778.09	23,357.61	55,433.43	18,547.54	20,281.26	20,281.26	18,504.95	39,451.46	58,350.98	62,312.60
121	58,843.74	42,118.30	23,483.54	55,901.56	18,646.28	20,425.15	20,425.15	18,607.28	39,751.48	58,843.74	62,837.59
122	59,329.22	42,458.50	23,609.47	56,362.76	18,745.02	20,568.43	20,568.43	18,709.60	40,047.31	59,329.22	63,362.59
123	59,814.69	42,798.71	23,735.40	56,823.97	18,843.76	20,711.70	20,711.70	18,811.92	40,343.13	59,814.69	63,887.58
124	60,300.17	43,134.92	23,859.50	57,285.16	18,942.50	20,854.97	20,854.97	18,914.25	40,638.96	60,300.17	64,411.56
125	60,785.64	43,470.02	23,983.54	57,746.36	19,041.24	20,998.25	20,998.25	19,016.57	40,934.79	60,785.64	64,928.68
126	61,271.11	43,805.11	24,107.58	58,207.57	19,139.98	21,141.51	21,141.51	19,118.83	41,230.61	61,271.11	65,445.80
127	61,756.60	44,140.22	24,231.63	58,668.77	19,238.72	21,284.79	21,284.79	19,219.63	41,526.44	61,756.60	65,962.93
128	62,242.07	44,475.32	24,355.67	59,129.97	19,337.46	21,428.07	21,428.07	19,320.42	41,822.27	62,242.07	66,480.04
129	62,727.54	44,810.42	24,479.71	59,591.17	19,436.20	21,571.34	21,571.34	19,421.20	42,118.09	62,727.54	66,997.17
130	63,213.02	45,145.52	24,603.75	60,052.37	19,534.94	21,714.61	21,714.61	19,521.99	42,413.92	63,213.02	67,514.29
131	63,698.49	45,480.62	24,727.80	60,513.57	19,633.69	21,857.89	21,857.89	19,622.78	42,709.75	63,698.49	68,031.40
132	64,183.97	45,815.73	24,851.84	60,974.77	19,732.43	22,001.16	22,001.16	19,723.57	43,005.57	64,183.97	68,548.53
133	64,669.45	46,150.83	24,975.88	61,435.97	19,831.17	22,144.43	22,144.43	19,824.36	43,301.40	64,669.45	69,065.65
134	65,154.92	46,485.92	25,099.92	61,897.17	19,929.91	22,287.70	22,287.70	19,925.15	43,597.23	65,154.92	69,582.77
135	65,640.39	46,821.03	25,223.97	62,358.37	20,028.65	22,430.98	22,430.98	20,025.93	43,893.06	65,640.39	70,099.89
136	66,125.87	47,156.13	25,348.02	62,819.57	20,127.39	22,574.26	22,574.26	20,126.72	44,188.89	66,125.87	70,617.01
137	66,611.34	47,491.23	25,472.06	63,280.77	20,226.13	22,717.52	22,717.52	20,227.51	44,484.71	66,611.34	71,134.14
138	67,096.82	47,826.33	25,596.10	63,741.98	20,324.87	22,860.80	22,860.80	20,328.30	44,780.54	67,096.82	71,651.25
139	67,582.29	48,161.43	25,720.14	64,203.18	20,423.61	23,004.08	23,004.08	20,429.09	45,076.37	67,582.29	72,168.37
140	68,067.77	48,496.54	25,844.19	64,664.38	20,522.35	23,147.34	23,147.34	20,529.88	45,372.20	68,067.77	72,685.50
141	68,553.24	48,831.63	25,968.23	65,125.58	20,621.09	23,290.62	23,290.62	20,630.66	45,668.02	68,553.24	73,202.61
142	69,038.71	49,166.74	26,092.27	65,586.78	20,719.83	23,433.90	23,433.90	20,731.46	45,963.85	69,038.71	73,719.74
143	69,524.20	49,501.84	26,216.31	66,047.99	20,818.57	23,577.17	23,577.17	20,832.25	46,259.68	69,524.20	74,236.86
144	70,009.67	49,836.94	26,340.36	66,509.19	20,917.31	23,720.44	23,720.44	20,933.03	46,555.50	70,009.67	74,753.97
145	70,495.14	50,172.04	26,464.40	66,970.38	21,016.05	23,863.71	23,863.71	21,033.82	46,851.33	70,495.14	75,271.10
146	70,980.62	50,507.14	26,588.44	67,431.59	21,114.79	24,006.99	24,006.99	21,134.60	47,147.16	70,980.62	75,788.22
147	71,466.09	50,842.25	26,712.49	67,892.79	21,213.53	24,150.26	24,150.26	21,235.40	47,442.98	71,466.09	76,305.34
148	71,951.57	51,177.34	26,836.53	68,354.00	21,312.27	24,293.53	24,293.53	21,336.19	47,738.81	71,951.57	76,822.46
149	72,437.05	51,512.44	26,960.57	68,815.19	21,411.01	24,436.81	24,436.81	21,436.97	48,034.64	72,437.05	77,339.58
150	72,922.52	51,847.55	27,084.61	69,276.39	21,509.75	24,580.09	24,580.09	21,537.76	48,330.46	72,922.52	77,856.71
151	73,407.99	52,182.65	27,208.66	69,737.60	21,608.49	24,723.35	24,723.35	21,638.55	48,626.29	73,407.99	78,373.82
152	73,893.47	52,517.74	27,332.70	70,198.80	21,707.23	24,866.63	24,866.63	21,739.34	48,922.12	73,893.47	78,890.94
153	74,378.94	52,852.85	27,456.74	70,660.00	21,805.97	25,009.91	25,009.91	21,840.13	49,217.94	74,378.94	79,408.07
154	74,864.42	53,187.95	27,580.78	71,121.20	21,904.71	25,153.17	25,153.17	21,940.92	49,513.77	74,864.42	79,925.18
155	75,349.90	53,523.06	27,704.83	71,582.40	22,003.46	25,296.45	25,296.45	22,041.70	49,809.60	75,349.90	80,442.31
156	75,835.37	53,858.15	27,828.87	72,043.61	22,102.20	25,439.72	25,439.72	22,142.49	50,105.42	75,835.37	80,959.43
157	76,320.84	54,193.25	27,952.91	72,504.80	22,200.94	25,583.00	25,583.00	22,243.29	50,401.25	76,320.84	81,476.54
158	76,806.32	54,528.36	28,076.95	72,966.01	22,299.68	25,726.27	25,726.27	22,344.07	50,697.08	76,806.32	81,993.67
159	77,291.80	54,863.46	28,201.00	73,427.21	22,398.42	25,869.54	25,869.54	22,444.86	50,992.90	77,291.80	82,510.79
160	77,777.27	55,198.56	28,325.05	73,888.41	22,497.16	26,012.82	26,012.82	22,545.65	51,288.73	77,777.27	83,027.91
161	78,262.75	55,533.66	28,449.09	74,349.61	22,595.90	26,156.09	26,156.09	22,646.43	51,584.56	78,262.75	83,545.03
162	78,748.22	55,868.76	28,573.13	74,810.81	22,694.64	26,299.36	26,299.36	22,747.23	51,880.38	78,748.22	84,062.15
163	79,233.69	56,203.86	28,697.17	75,272.02	22,793.38	26,442.64	26,442.64	22,848.02	52,176.21	79,233.69	84,579.28
164	79,719.17	56,538.96	28,821.22	75,733.22	22,892.12	26,585.91	26,585.91	22,948.80	52,472.04	79,719.17	85,096.39
165	80,204.65	56,874.07	28,945.26	76,194.41	22,990.86	26,729.18	26,729.18	23,049.59	52,767.86	80,204.65	85,613.51
166	80,690.12	57,209.17	29,069.30	76,655.62	23,089.60	26,872.46	26,872.46	23,150.38	53,063.69	80,690.12	86,130.64
167	81,175.59	57,544.26	29,193.34	77,116.82	23,188.34	27,015.73	27,015.73	23,251.17	53,359.52	81,175.59	86,647.75
168	81,661.07	57,879.37	29,317.39	77,578.03	23,287.08	27,159.00	27,159.00	23,351.96	53,655.34	81,661.07	87,164.88
169	82,146.54	58,214.47	29,441.43	78,039.22	23,385.82	27,302.28	27,302.28	23,452.75	53,951.17	82,146.54	87,682.00
170	82,632.02	58,549.57	29,565.47	78,500.42	23,484.56	27,445.55	27,445.55	23,553.53	54,247.00	82,632.02	88,199.11
171	83,117.50	58,884.67	29,689.51	78,961.63	23,583.30	27,588.83	27,588.83	23,654.32	54,542.83	83,117.50	88,716.24
172	83,602.97	59,219.77	29,813.56	79,422.83	23,682.04	27,732.10	27,732.10	23,755.11	54,838.66	83,602.97	89,233.36
173	84,088.44	59,554.88	29,937.60	79,884.03	23,780.78	27,875.37	27,875.37	23,855.90	55,134.49	84,088.44	89,750.49
174	84,573.92	59,889.97	30,061.64	80,345.23	23,879.52	28,018.65	28,018.65	23,956.69	55,430.31	84,573.92	90,267.60
175	85,059.40	60,225.07	30,185.69	80,806.43	23,978.26	28,161.92	28,161.92	24,057.47	55,726.14	85,059.40	90,784.72
176	85,544.87	60,560.18	30,309.73	81,267.63	24,077.00	28,305.19	28,305.19	24,158.26	56,021.97	85,544.87	91,301.85
177	86,030.35	60,895.28	30,433.77	81,728.83	24,175.74	28,448.47	28,448.47	24,259.06	56,317.79	86,030.35	91,818.96
178	86,515.82	61,230.38	30,557.81	82,190.03	24,274.49	28,591.74	28,591.74	24,359.84	56,613.62	86,515.82	92,336.09
179	87,001.29	61,565.48	30,681.86	82,651.23	24,373.23	28,735.01	28,735.01	24,460.63	56,909.45	87,001.29	92,853.21
180	87,486.77	61,900.58	30,805.90	83,112.43	24,471.97	28,878.29	28,878.29	24,561.42	57,205.27	87,486.77	93,370.32
181	87,972.25	62,235.69	30,929.95	83,573.63	24,570.71	29,021.56	29,021.56	24,662.20	57,501.10	87,972.25	93,887.45
182	88,457.72	62,570.78	31,053.99	84,034.83	24,669.45	29,164.83	29,164.83	24,763.00	57,796.93	88,457.72	94,404.57
183	88,943.20	62,905.89	31,178.03	84,496.04	24,766.77	29,308.11	29,308.11	24,863.79	58,092.75	88,943.20	94,921.69
184	89,428.67	63,240.99	31,302.08	84,957.24	24,864.03	29,451.38	29,451.38	24,964.57	58,388.58	89,428.67	95,438.81
185	89,914.14	63,576.09	31,426.12	85,418.43	24,961.29	29,594.66	29,594.66	25,065.36	58,684.41	89,914.14	95,955.93
186	90,399.63	63,911.19	31,550.16	85,879.64	25,058.55	29,737.93	29,737.93	25,166.15	58,980.23	90,399.63	96,473.06
187	90,885.10	64,246.29	31,674.20	86,340.84	25,155.81	29,881.20	29,881.20	25,266.94	59,276.06	90,885.10	96,990.17
188	91,370.57	64,581.39	31,798.25	86,802.05	25,253.07	30,024.48	30,024.48	25,367.73	59,571.89	91,370.57	97,507.29
189	91,856.04	64,916.49	31,922.29	87,263.24	25,350.33	30,167.74	30,167.74	25,468.52	59,867.71	91,856.04	98,024.42
190	92,341.52	65,251.59	32,046.33	87,724.44	25,447.59	30,311.02	30,311.02	25,569.30	60,163.54	92,341.52	98,541.53
191	92,827.00	65,586.70	32,170.37	88,185.65	25,544.85	30,454.30	30,454.30	25,670.09	60,459.37	92,827.00	99,058.66
192	93,312.47	65,921.80	32,294.42	88,646.85	25,642.11	30,597.57	30,597.57	25,770.89	60,755.19	93,312.47	99,575.78
193	93,797.95	66,256.89	32,418.46	89,108.05	25,739.37	30,740.84	30,740.84	25,871.67	61,051.02	93,797.95	100,092.89
194	94,283.42	66,592.00	32,542.50	89,569.25	25,836.63	30,884.12	30,884.12	25,972.46	61,346.85	94,283.42	100,610.02
195	94,768.89	66,927.10	32,666.54	90,030.45	25,933.89	31,027.39	31,027.39	26,073.25	61,642.67	94,768.89	101,127.14
196	95,254.37	67,262.20	32,790.59	90,491.66	26,031.15	31,170.66	31,170.66	26,174.03	61,938.50	95,254.37	101,644.26
197	95,739.85	67,597.30	32,914.63	90,952.85	26,128.41	31,313.93	31,313.93	26,274.83	62,234.33	95,739.85	102,161.38
198	96,225.32	67,932.40	33,038.67	91,414.06	26,225.67	31,457.21	31,457.21	26,375.62	62,530.15	96,225.32	102,678.50
199	96,710.80	68,267.51	33,162.71	91,875.26	26,322.93	31,600.49	31,600.49	26,476.40	62,825.98	96,710.80	103,195.63
200	97,196.27	68,602.60	33,286.76	92,336.46	26,420.19	31,743.75	31,743.75	26,577.19	63,121.81	97,196.27	103,712.74

Cracked trials and guilty pleas where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off E+W

8.—(1) Where in a cracked trial or guilty plea the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1)  as appropriate to the offence with which the assisted person is charged, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

(a) the final fee, calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph;

(b) the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

(c) the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the final fee payable to a litigator in a cracked trial or guilty plea is calculated in accordance with the following formula—

Where—

F is the amount of the final fee;

I is the initial fee specified in the tables following this paragraph, as appropriate to the type of case, the offence with which the assisted person is charged and the number of pages of prosecution evidence;

D is the difference between—

(i)

the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case; and

(ii)

the lower number in the PPE range as specified in the tables following this paragraph, as appropriate to the type of case, the offence with which the assisted person is charged and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case;

i is the incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence specified in the tables following this paragraph, as appropriate to the type of case, the offence with which the assisted person is charged and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case.

Table of final fees in cracked trials

Class of Offence	PPE Range	Initial Fee (£)	Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence (£)
A	0-79	991.32	0
A	80-249	991.32	11.7216
A	250-999	2,983.99	7.3571
A	1000-2799	8,501.81	4.3001
A	2800-4599	16,241.92	4.3001
A	4600-6399	23,982.04	3.4135
A	6400-8199	30,126.41	3.4135
A	8200-9999	36,270.78	3.4135
A	10,000	42,411.74	0
B	0-69	777.15	0
B	70-249	777.15	8.5755
B	250-999	2,320.73	4.0137
B	1000-2799	5,331.02	2.6733
B	2800-4599	10,143.02	2.6733
B	4600-6399	14,955.02	2.2478
B	6400-8199	19,001.08	2.2478
B	8200-9999	23,047.12	2.2478
B	10,000	27,090.92	0
C	0-39	575.17	0
C	40-249	575.17	4.2997
C	250-999	1,478.10	2.4611
C	1000-2799	3,323.90	1.5674
C	2800-4599	6,145.18	1.5674
C	4600-6399	8,966.46	1.5674
C	6400-8199	11,787.74	1.5674
C	8200-9999	14,609.03	1.5674
C	10,000	17,428.74	0
D	0-79	941.75	0
D	80-249	941.75	11.1082
D	250-999	2,830.14	6.6941
D	1000-2799	7,850.70	3.9525
D	2800-4599	14,965.19	3.9525
D	4600-6399	22,079.68	3.2433
D	6400-8199	27,917.58	3.2433
D	8200-9999	33,755.47	3.2433
D	10,000	39,590.12	0
E	0-39	255.38	0
E	40-249	255.38	5.0432
E	250-999	1,314.44	1.5958
E	1000-2799	2,511.28	0.6689
E	2800-4599	3,715.35	0.6689
E	4600-6399	4,919.42	0.6689
E	6400-8199	6,123.50	0.6689
E	8200-9999	7,327.57	0.6689
E	10,000	8,530.97	0
F	0-49	245.72	0
F	50-249	245.72	4.8400
F	250-999	1,213.73	1.9622
F	1000-2799	2,685.36	0.7636
F	2800-4599	4,059.91	0.7636
F	4600-6399	5,434.46	0.7636
F	6400-8199	6,809.00	0.7636
F	8200-9999	8,183.55	0.7636
F	10,000	9,557.33	0
G	0-49	245.72	0
G	50-249	245.72	4.8400
G	250-999	1,213.73	1.9622
G	1000-2799	2,685.36	0.7636
G	2800-4599	4,059.91	0.7636
G	4600-6399	5,434.46	0.7636
G	6400-8199	6,809.00	0.7636
G	8200-9999	8,183.55	0.7636
G	10,000	9,557.33	0
H	0-39	259.73	0
H	40-249	259.73	4.6685
H	250-999	1,240.12	1.7046
H	1000-2799	2,518.58	0.7626
H	2800-4599	3,891.28	0.7626
H	4600-6399	5,263.97	0.7626
H	6400-8199	6,636.67	0.7626
H	8200-9999	8,009.37	0.7626
H	10,000	9,381.30	0
I	0-39	278.00	0
I	40-249	278.00	6.4873
I	250-999	1,640.33	2.5353
I	1000-2799	3,541.82	0.9835
I	2800-4599	5,312.17	0.9835
I	4600-6399	7,082.51	0.9835
I	6400-8199	8,852.85	0.9835
I	8200-9999	10,623.20	0.9835
I	10,000	12,392.55	0
J	0-79	991.32	0
J	80-249	991.32	11.7216
J	250-999	2,983.99	7.3571
J	1000-2799	8,501.81	4.3001
J	2800-4599	16,241.92	4.3001
J	4600-6399	23,982.04	3.4135
J	6400-8199	30,126.41	3.4135
J	8200-9999	36,270.78	3.4135
J	10,000	42,411.74	0
K	0-119	848.07	0
K	120-249	848.07	7.1738
K	250-999	1,780.66	5.5001
K	1000-2799	5,905.73	4.8159
K	2800-4599	14,574.29	4.8159
K	4600-6399	23,242.87	4.1067
K	6400-8199	30,634.84	4.1067
K	8200-9999	38,026.81	4.1066
K	10,000	45,414.67	0

Table of final fees in guilty pleas

Class of Offence	PPE Range	Initial Fee (£)	Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence (£)
A	0-79	745.63	0
A	80-399	745.63	6.1572
A	400-999	2,715.93	3.2471
A	1000-2799	4,664.21	2.0766
A	2800-4599	8,402.07	2.0766
A	4600-6399	12,139.92	1.2255
A	6400-8199	14,345.86	1.2255
A	8200-9999	16,551.81	1.2255
A	10,000	18,756.53	0
B	0-69	609.44	0
B	70-399	609.44	4.9497
B	400-999	2,242.84	2.4934
B	1000-2799	3,738.90	1.5916
B	2800-4599	6,603.75	1.5916
B	4600-6399	9,468.61	1.1661
B	6400-8199	11,567.51	1.1661
B	8200-9999	13,666.41	1.1661
B	10,000	15,764.14	0
C	0-39	485.38	0
C	40-399	485.38	2.9193
C	400-999	1,536.31	1.5971
C	1000-2799	2,494.54	0.8668
C	2800-4599	4,054.72	0.8668
C	4600-6399	5,614.91	0.8668
C	6400-8199	7,175.10	0.8668
C	8200-9999	8,735.29	0.8668
C	10,000	10,294.60	0
D	0-79	708.34	0
D	80-399	708.34	5.7339
D	400-999	2,543.19	3.0095
D	1000-2799	4,348.90	1.8739
D	2800-4599	7,721.86	1.8739
D	4600-6399	11,094.83	1.1647
D	6400-8199	13,191.21	1.1646
D	8200-9999	15,287.57	1.1647
D	10,000	17,382.78	0
E	0-39	202.41	0
E	40-399	202.41	3.2041
E	400-999	1,355.88	1.3732
E	1000-2799	2,179.80	0.5057
E	2800-4599	3,090.08	0.5057
E	4600-6399	4,000.36	0.5057
E	6400-8199	4,910.64	0.5057
E	8200-9999	5,820.92	0.5057
E	10,000	6,730.69	0
F	0-49	214.59	0
F	50-399	214.59	3.1058
F	400-999	1,301.62	1.0840
F	1000-2799	1,952.01	0.3488
F	2800-4599	2,579.80	0.3488
F	4600-6399	3,207.59	0.3488
F	6400-8199	3,835.38	0.3488
F	8200-9999	4,463.17	0.3488
F	10,000	5,090.61	0
G	0-49	214.59	0
G	50-399	214.59	3.1058
G	400-999	1,301.62	1.0840
G	1000-2799	1,952.01	0.3488
G	2800-4599	2,579.80	0.3488
G	4600-6399	3,207.59	0.3488
G	6400-8199	3,835.38	0.3488
G	8200-9999	4,463.17	0.3488
G	10,000	5,090.61	0
H	0-39	209.28	0
H	40-399	209.28	3.0613
H	400-999	1,311.33	1.0852
H	1000-2799	1,962.46	0.3465
H	2800-4599	2,586.14	0.3465
H	4600-6399	3,209.84	0.3465
H	6400-8199	3,833.53	0.3465
H	8200-9999	4,457.23	0.3465
H	10,000	5,080.55	0
I	0-39	191.34	0
I	40-399	191.34	3.4214
I	400-999	1,423.04	1.4936
I	1000-2799	2,319.22	0.5581
I	2800-4599	3,323.86	0.5581
I	4600-6399	4,328.49	0.5581
I	6400-8199	5,333.13	0.5581
I	8200-9999	6,337.78	0.5581
I	10,000	7,341.86	0
J	0-79	745.63	0
J	80-399	745.63	6.1572
J	400-999	2,715.93	3.2471
J	1000-2799	4,664.21	2.0766
J	2800-4599	8,402.07	2.0766
J	4600-6399	12,139.92	1.2255
J	6400-8199	14,345.86	1.2255
J	8200-9999	16,551.81	1.2255
J	10,000	18,756.53	0
K	0-119	702.29	0
K	120-399	702.29	5.7624
K	400-999	2,315.76	3.2075
K	1000-2799	4,240.26	2.9871
K	2800-4599	9,617.04	2.9871
K	4600-6399	14,993.82	2.2779
K	6400-8199	19,094.01	2.2779
K	8200-9999	23,194.20	2.2779
K	10,000	27,292.10	0

Trials where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off E+W

9.—(1) Where in a trial the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off figure specified in the table following paragraph 5(2) as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the length of trial, the total fee payable to the litigator is—

(a) the final fee, calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph;

(b) the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and

(c) the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the final fee is calculated in accordance with the following formula—

Where—

F is the amount of the final fee;

I is the initial fee specified in the table following this paragraph as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence;

D is the difference between—

(i)

the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case; and

(ii)

the lower number in the PPE range as specified in the table following this paragraph, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case;

i is the incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence specified in the table following this paragraph as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is tried and the number of pages of prosecution evidence in the case.

Table of final fees in trials

Class of Offence	PPE Range	Initial Fee (£)	Incremental fee per page (£)
A	0-79	1,608.31	0
A	80-209	1,608.31	18.1662
A	210-699	3,969.91	13.8717
A	700-1049	10,767.03	11.6431
A	1050-1999	14,842.10	10.0960
A	2000-3599	24,433.34	9.2271
A	3600-5199	39,196.75	9.2271
A	5200-6799	53,960.15	9.2271
A	6800-8399	68,723.57	9.2271
A	8400-9999	83,486.98	9.2272
A	10,000	98,241.16	0
B	0-69	1,202.92	0
B	70-199	1,202.92	14.0353
B	200-499	3,027.51	12.5398
B	500-899	6,789.46	10.5557
B	900-1299	11,011.74	8.8680
B	1300-1999	14,558.94	7.7722
B	2000-3299	19,999.46	7.7722
B	3300-4999	30,103.28	7.7722
B	5000-5999	43,315.97	7.7722
B	6000-7999	51,088.14	7.7722
B	8000-8999	66,632.48	7.7722
B	9000-9999	74,404.65	7.7722
B	10,000	82,169.05	0
C	0-39	810.51	0
C	40-299	810.51	11.5783
C	300-799	3,820.87	10.1155
C	800-1249	8,878.62	8.4660
C	1250-1999	12,688.32	7.4854
C	2000-3199	18,302.39	5.1761
C	3200-4559	24,513.74	5.1761
C	4560-5919	31,553.29	5.1761
C	5920-7279	38,592.83	5.1761
C	7280-8639	45,632.37	5.1761
C	8640-9999	52,671.91	5.1762
C	10,000	59,706.30	0
D	0-79	1,527.89	0
D	80-209	1,527.89	17.2578
D	210-699	3,771.41	13.1781
D	700-1049	10,228.68	11.0609
D	1050-1999	14,100.00	9.5912
D	2000-3599	23,211.67	8.7658
D	3600-5199	37,236.90	8.7658
D	5200-6799	51,262.14	8.7658
D	6800-8399	65,287.39	8.7658
D	8400-9999	79,312.63	8.7658
D	10,000	93,329.10	0
E	0-39	386.54	0
E	40-69	386.54	10.4287
E	70-129	699.40	9.3950
E	130-599	1,263.10	9.0869
E	600-1349	5,533.96	5.9649
E	1350-2999	10,007.63	2.6174
E	3000-4749	14,326.32	2.6174
E	4750-6499	18,906.75	2.6174
E	6500-8249	23,487.17	2.6174
E	8250-9999	28,067.60	2.6174
E	10,000	32,645.40	0
F	0-49	391.89	0
F	50-229	391.89	8.0098
F	230-699	1,833.66	7.6326
F	700-1399	5,420.98	6.1357
F	1400-1949	9,715.95	4.7354
F	1950-3549	12,320.41	2.3624
F	3550-5149	16,100.18	2.3624
F	5150-6749	19,879.95	2.3624
F	6750-8349	23,659.72	2.3624
F	8350-9999	27,439.49	2.3624
F	10,000	31,335.02	0
G	0-49	391.89	0
G	50-229	391.89	8.0098
G	230-699	1,833.66	7.6326
G	700-1399	5,420.98	6.1357
G	1400-1949	9,715.95	4.7354
G	1950-3549	12,320.41	2.3624
G	3550-5149	16,100.18	2.3624
G	5150-6749	19,879.95	2.3624
G	6750-8349	23,659.72	2.3624
G	8350-9999	27,439.49	2.3624
G	10,000	31,335.02	0
H	0-39	392.05	0
H	40-249	392.05	9.4203
H	250-619	2,370.32	7.8338
H	620-1299	5,268.81	5.8194
H	1300-2999	9,226.02	4.6188
H	3000-4999	17,077.91	2.4911
H	5000-5999	22,060.10	2.4910
H	6000-6999	24,551.12	2.4911
H	7000-7999	27,042.22	2.4911
H	8000-8999	29,533.32	2.4911
H	9000-9999	32,024.42	2.4911
H	10,000	34,513.02	0
I	0-39	391.72	0
I	40-369	391.72	10.0165
I	370-799	3,697.16	9.9618
I	800-1299	7,980.75	9.8555
I	1300-2699	12,908.52	7.7641
I	2700-4199	23,778.23	3.3365
I	4200-5359	28,783.04	3.3365
I	5360-6519	32,653.42	3.3365
I	6520-7679	36,523.80	3.3366
I	7680-8839	40,394.20	3.3365
I	8840-9999	44,264.58	3.3365
I	10,000	48,131.63	0
J	0-79	1,608.31	0
J	80-209	1,608.31	18.1662
J	210-699	3,969.91	13.8717
J	700-1049	10,767.03	11.6431
J	1050-1999	14,842.10	10.0960
J	2000-3599	24,433.34	9.2271
J	3600-5199	39,196.75	9.2271
J	5200-6799	53,960.15	9.2271
J	6800-8399	68,723.57	9.2271
J	8400-9999	83,486.98	9.2272
J	10,000	98,241.16	0
K	0-119	1,130.76	0
K	120-734	1,130.76	9.4875
K	735-1289	6,965.55	9.5522
K	1290-2399	12,267.04	9.7237
K	2400-4499	23,060.31	9.6873
K	4500-7999	43,403.55	9.6873
K	8000-8399	77,308.93	9.6872
K	8400-8799	81,183.82	9.6872
K	8800-9199	85,058.72	9.6873
K	9200-9599	88,933.63	9.6872
K	9600-9999	92,808.53	9.6872
K	10,000	96,673.74	0

PART 3 E+W Fixed Fee for Guilty Pleas and Cracked Trials

Scope of Part 3 E+W

10.  This Part applies to a guilty plea or cracked trial in a case committed or sent for trial to the Crown Court on the election of a defendant where the magistrates' court has determined the case to be suitable for summary trial.

Fixed fee for guilty pleas or cracked trials E+W

11.  The fee payable to a litigator in relation to a guilty plea or cracked trial to which this Part applies is £362 per proceedings.

PART 4 E+W Defendant Uplifts, Retrials and Transfers

Defendant uplifts E+W

12.—(1) The defendant uplift payable to a litigator is calculated in accordance with the table following this paragraph.

(2) Only one defendant uplift is payable in each case.

(3) In the table following this paragraph, the total fee means—

(a) in a cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence does not exceed the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1), the basic fee specified in the table following paragraph 6(2);

(b) in a trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence does not exceed the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2), the basic fee specified in the table following paragraph 7(2) plus the length of trial proxy specified in the table following paragraph 7(3);

(c) in a cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1), the final fee, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 8(2); and

(d) in a trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2), the final fee, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 9(2);

(e) where appropriate, the fee set out in paragraph 11.

(4) In a case where the representation of one defendant would attract a fixed fee under Part 3 and the representation of one or more of the other defendants would attract a graduated fee under Part 2, the total fee is the fee falling within whichever of paragraphs (a) to (d) of sub-paragraph (3) is appropriate.

Defendant uplifts

Total number of defendants represented by litigator	Percentage uplift to total fee
2-4	20%
5+	30%

Retrials and Transfers E+W

13.—(1) Where following a trial an order is made for a retrial and the same litigator acts for the assisted person at both trials the fee payable to that litigator is—

(a) in respect of the first trial, a fee calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule; and

(b) in respect of the retrial, 25% of the fee, as appropriate to the circumstances of the retrial, in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule.

(2) Where—

(a) a case is transferred to a new litigator; or

(b) a retrial is ordered and a new litigator acts for the assisted person at the retrial,

the fee payable to the original litigator and the new litigator is a percentage of the total fee, calculated in accordance with the table following this paragraph, as appropriate to the circumstances and timing of the retrial, transfer or withdrawal of the section 16 determination.

(3) In sub-paragraph (2), “transfer” includes the making of a section 16 determination in favour of an individual who, immediately before the making of the section 16 determination—

(a) had represented themselves; or

(b) had been represented (otherwise than pursuant to a section 16 determination) by the litigator named in the order,

and for the purposes of that sub-paragraph the litigator is to be treated as a new litigator.

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), a case is not transferred to a new litigator where—

(a) a firm of solicitors is named as litigator in the representation order and the solicitor or other appropriately qualified person with responsibility for the case moves to another firm;

(b) a firm of solicitors is named as litigator in the representation order and the firm changes (whether by merger or acquisition or in some other way), but so that the new firm remains closely related to the firm named in the order; or

(c) a solicitor or other appropriately qualified person is named as litigator in the representation order and responsibility for the case is transferred to another solicitor or appropriately qualified person in the same firm or a closely related firm.

(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), where a case which has been transferred to a new litigator is transferred again, that new litigator—

(a) must be treated as the original litigator, where the transfer takes place at any time before the trial or any retrial;

(b) must be treated as a new litigator, where the transfer takes place during the trial or any retrial; and

(c) must not receive any fee, where the transfer takes place after the trial or any retrial but before the sentencing hearing.

(6) Where a section 16 determination is withdrawn before the case ends, a litigator must receive a percentage of the total fee, in accordance with the table following this paragraph, as appropriate to the circumstances and timing of a transfer.

(7) In the table following this paragraph, the total fee means—

(a) in a cracked trial or guilty plea in a case to which Part 2 applies, where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1), the basic fee as set out in the table following paragraph 6(2);

(b) in a trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2), the basic fee specified in the table following paragraph 7(2) plus the length of trial proxy specified in the table following paragraph 7(3);

(c) in a cracked trial or guilty plea in a case to which Part 2 applies, where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1), the final fee as calculated in accordance with paragraph 8(2);

(d) in a trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(2), the final fee, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 9(2);

(e) in a cracked trial or guilty plea in a case to which Part 3 applies, the fixed fee set out in paragraph 11.

(8) Where a case becomes a Very High Cost Case after a section 16 determination has been made and is transferred from the litigator named on the representation order to a new litigator—

(a) the original litigator must be remunerated in accordance with the individual Very High Cost Case contract entered into by that litigator; and

(b) the new litigator must be remunerated in accordance with the individual Very High Cost Case contract entered into by that litigator.

(9) Where a case becomes a Very High Cost Case after a section 16 determination has been made and the section 16 determination is withdrawn before the end of the case, the litigator must be remunerated in accordance with the table following this paragraph as appropriate to the circumstances and timing of the withdrawal.

(10) Sub-paragraph (11) applies where—

(a) the case is a case to which Part 3 would apply if it resulted in a cracked trial or guilty plea; and

(b) at the time the case is transferred to a new litigator in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) it is not known whether the case would result in a cracked trial or guilty plea or whether it would proceed to trial.

(11) Where this sub-paragraph applies—

(a) for the purpose of a claim by the original litigator at the time of the transfer of the case, “total fee” in the table following this paragraph, means the fixed fee set out in paragraph 11;

(b) the original litigator may, if the case proceeds to trial, claim the difference between the payment received at the time of transfer of the case and the payment that would have been due at that time if that payment had been based on the case proceeding to trial.

(12) A litigator may not be treated both as an original litigator and as a new litigator in a case.

Retrials and Transfers

Scenario	Percentage of the total fee	Case type to be used to determine total fee	Claim period
Cracked trial before retrial, where there is no change of litigator	25%	Cracked trial
Retrial where there is no change of litigator	25%	Trial
Up to and including plea and case management hearing transfer (original litigator)	25%	Cracked trial
Up to and including plea and case management hearing transfer – guilty plea (new litigator)	100%	Guilty plea
Up to and including plea and case management hearing transfer – cracked trial (new litigator)	100%	Cracked trial
Up to and including plea and case management hearing transfer – trial (new litigator)	100%	Trial
Before trial transfer (original litigator)	75%	Cracked trial
Before trial transfer – cracked trial (new litigator)	100%	Cracked trial
Before trial transfer – trial (new litigator)	100%	Trial
During trial transfer (original litigator)	100%	Trial	Claim up to and including the day before the transfer
During trial transfer (new litigator)	50%	Trial	Claim for the full trial length
Transfer after trial or guilty plea and before sentencing hearing (original litigator)	100%	Trial, Cracked trial or Guilty plea as appropriate	Claim for the full trial length, excluding the length of the sentencing hearing
Transfer after trial or guilty plea and before sentencing hearing (new litigator)	10%	Trial	Claim for one day or for the length of the sentencing hearing if longer than one day
Transfer before retrial (original litigator)	25%	Cracked trial
Transfer before cracked retrial (new litigator)	50%	Cracked trial
Transfer before retrial (new litigator)	50%	Trial	Claim for the full retrial length
Transfer during retrial (original litigator)	25%	Trial	Claim up to and including the day before the transfer
Transfer during retrial (new litigator)	50%	Trial	Claim for the full retrial length
Transfer after retrial or cracked retrial and before sentencing hearing (original litigator)	25%	Trial or Cracked trial as appropriate	Claim for the full retrial length, excluding the length of the sentencing hearing
Transfer after retrial or cracked retrial and before sentencing hearing (new litigator	10%	Trial	Claim for one day or for the length of the sentencing hearing if longer than one day.

PART 5 E+W Fixed Fees

General provisions E+W

14.—(1) All work undertaken by a litigator in a case to which Part 3 applies is included within the fee set out in paragraph 11 except for a defendant uplift as provided for in paragraph 22.

(2) Except as provided under this Part, remuneration for all work undertaken by a litigator in a case to which Part 2 applies is included within the fee set out in Part 2 of this Schedule as appropriate to—

(a) the offence for which the assisted person is charged or tried;

(b) whether the case is a cracked trial, guilty plea or trial; and

(c) the number of pages of prosecution evidence.

Fees for appeals and committals for sentence hearings E+W

15.  The fee payable to a litigator instructed in—

(a) an appeal against conviction from a magistrates' court;

(b) an appeal against sentence from a magistrates' court; or

(c) a sentencing hearing following a committal for sentence to the Crown Court,

is that set out in the table following paragraph 19.

Fees for hearing subsequent to sentence E+W

16.—(1) The fee payable to a litigator instructed in relation to a hearing under an enactment listed in sub-paragraph (2) is that set out in the table following paragraph 19.

(2) The enactments are—

(a) section 1CA of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 M9 (variation and discharge of orders under section 1C);

(b) section 155 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 M10 (alteration of Crown Court sentence);

(c) section 74 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 M11 (assistance by defendant: review of sentence).

Marginal Citations

M9 1998 c. 37. Section 1CA was inserted by section 140 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15).

M10 2000 c. 6.

M11 2005 c. 15.

Fees for contempt proceedings E+W

17.—(1) This paragraph applies to proceedings referred to in section 14(g) of the Act in the Crown Court.

(2) Where, in proceedings to which this paragraph applies, the contempt is alleged to have been committed by a person other than a defendant in a case to which this Schedule applies, remuneration for litigators must be at the rate set out in the table following paragraph 19.

(3) Where, in proceedings to which this paragraph applies, the contempt is alleged to have been committed by the defendant in a case to which this Schedule applies, all work undertaken by the litigator is included within—

(a) the fee payable under Part 2 of this Schedule, or

(b) in proceedings under paragraph 15 or paragraph 18, the fixed fee set out in the table following paragraph 19.

Fees for alleged breaches of a Crown Court order E+W

18.—(1) This paragraph applies to proceedings in the Crown Court against one assisted person arising out of a single alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court.

(2) The fee payable to the litigator in respect of the proceedings to which this paragraph applies is that set out in the table following paragraph 19.

Fixed Fees E+W

19.  The table following this paragraph sets out the fixed fees payable in relation to the category of work specified in the first column of the table.

Fixed Fees

Types of proceedings	Paragraph providing for fee	Fee payable – (£ per proceedings)
Appeal against sentence from a magistrates' court	15	170.21
Appeal against conviction from a magistrates' court	15	382.98
Committal for sentence	15	255.32
Hearing subsequent to sentence	16	170.21
Contempt proceedings (where contempt is alleged to have been committed by a person other than the defendant)	17(2)	127.66
Alleged breach of a Crown Court Order	18(2)	85.11

Fees for special preparation E+W

20.—(1) This paragraph applies in any case on indictment in the Crown Court—

(a) where a documentary or pictorial exhibit is served by the prosecution in electronic form and—

(i) the exhibit has never existed in paper form; and

(ii) the appropriate officer does not consider it appropriate to include the exhibit in the pages of prosecution evidence; or

(b) in respect of which a fee is payable under Part 2 (other than paragraph 7), where the number of pages of prosecution evidence, as so defined, exceeds 10,000,

and the appropriate officer considers it reasonable to make a payment in excess of the fee payable under Part 2.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, a special preparation fee may be paid, in addition to the fee payable under Part 2.

(3) The amount of the special preparation fee must be calculated from the number of hours which the appropriate officer considers reasonable—

(a) where sub-paragraph (1)(a) applies, to view the prosecution evidence; and

(b) where sub-paragraph (1)(b) applies, to read the excess pages,

and in each case using the rates specified in the table following paragraph 27.

(4) A litigator claiming a special preparation fee must supply such information and documents as may be required by the appropriate officer in support of the claim.

(5) In determining a claim under this paragraph, the appropriate officer must take into account all the relevant circumstances of the case.

Discontinuance or dismissal of sent or transferred proceedings E+W

21.—(1) This paragraph applies to proceedings which are—

(a) sent for trial to the Crown Court; or

(b) transferred to the Crown Court under—

(i) section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (transfer of serious fraud cases); or

(ii) section 53 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (transfer of certain cases involving children).

(2) Where proceedings to which this paragraph applies are discontinued by a notice served under section 23A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (discontinuance of proceedings after accused has been sent for trial) at any time before the prosecution serves its evidence in accordance with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 2005 M12 the litigator must be paid 50% of the basic fee for a guilty plea, as specified in the table following paragraph 6, as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is charged.

(3) Where proceedings to which this paragraph applies are discontinued by a notice served under section 23A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (discontinuance of proceedings after accused has been sent for trial) at any time after the prosecution serves its evidence in accordance with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 2005, the litigator must be paid a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6, or, where appropriate, paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

(4) Where an application for dismissal is made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1988, section 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 or paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Criminal Justice Act 1991, and—

(a) the charge, or charges are dismissed and the assisted person is discharged; or

(b) the case is remitted to the magistrates' court in accordance with paragraph 10(3)(a), 13(2) or 15(3)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,

the litigator instructed in the proceedings must be paid a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6, or where appropriate, paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

(5) Sub-paragraph (6) applies to—

(a) a plea and case management hearing that takes place after the prosecution serves its evidence; and

(b) any other hearing that takes place before a plea and case management hearing has taken place, but after the prosecution has served its evidence.

(6) Where, at a hearing to which this paragraph applies—

(a) the prosecution offers no evidence and the assisted person is discharged; or

(b) the case is remitted to the magistrates' court in accordance with paragraph 10(3)(a), 13(2) or 15(3)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998,

the litigator must be paid a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6 or where appropriate paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

Marginal Citations

M12 S.I. 2005/902 as amended by S.I. 2012/1345.

Defendant uplifts E+W

22.—(1) Where a litigator represents more than one assisted person in proceedings referred to in paragraph 21(2), (3), (4) or (5), a defendant uplift is payable.

(2) The defendant uplift must be calculated in accordance with the table following this paragraph.

(3) In the table following this paragraph, the total fee means—

(a) the fee specified in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 21 where that sub-paragraph applies;

(b) the basic fee (B) specified in the table following paragraph 6, or, where appropriate, the initial fee specified in paragraph 8, where paragraph 21(3), (4) or (5) applies, as appropriate for the circumstances set out in that sub-paragraph; or

(c) where appropriate the fee set out in paragraph 11.

(4) In a case where the representation of one defendant would attract a fixed fee under Part 3 and the representation of one or more of the other defendants would attract a graduated fee under Part 2, the total fee in the table following this paragraph means the fee falling within sub-paragraph (3)(b).

Defendant uplifts

Total number of defendants represented by litigator	Percentage uplift to total fee
2-4	20%
5+	30%

Warrant for arrest E+W

23.—(1) This paragraph applies where—

(a) the assisted person fails to attend a hearing;

(b) at that hearing the court issues a warrant for the arrest of the assisted person, pursuant to section 7(1) of the Bail Act 1976 M13 (“the warrant”); and

(c) the case does not proceed in the absence of the assisted person.

(2) Where in a case on indictment the warrant is not executed within three months of the date on which it was issued, the fee payable to the litigator is—

(a) where the warrant is issued at or before the plea and case management hearing, the fee payable for a guilty plea in accordance with paragraph 6 or where appropriate paragraph 8;

(b) where the warrant is issued after the plea and case management hearing but before the trial, the fee payable for a cracked trial in accordance with paragraph 6 or where appropriate paragraph 8, as appropriate to the Class of Offence with which the assisted person is charged; and

(c) where the warrant is issued during the trial, and the trial is aborted as a result, the fee payable for a trial as if the trial had ended on the day the warrant was issued.

(3) Where the warrant is issued during the course of proceedings referred to in paragraph 15 or 18 the fee payable to the litigator is the fee set out in the table following paragraph 19, as appropriate to the type of proceedings.

(4) Sub-paragraph (5) applies where—

(a) a fee has been paid, or is payable, to the litigator in accordance with sub-paragraph (2);

(b) the warrant is executed within 15 months of the date on which it was issued;

(c) the case proceeds after the warrant has been executed; and

(d) the litigator submits a claim for fees for the determination of the litigator's overall remuneration in the case, in accordance with regulation 5.

(5) Where this sub-paragraph applies—

(a) the appropriate officer must deduct the amount paid or payable in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) from the amount payable to the litigator on the final determination of fees in the case; and

(b) if the fee paid or payable in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) is greater than the amount payable to the litigator on the final determination of fees in the case, the appropriate officer may recover the amount of the difference by way of repayment by the litigator.

Marginal Citations

M13 1976 c. 63.

PART 6 E+W Miscellaneous

Additional charges E+W

24.—(1) Where an assisted person is charged with more than one offence on one indictment, the fee payable to the litigator under this Schedule must be based on whichever of those offences the litigator selects.

(2) Where a litigator selects one offence, in preference to another offence, under sub-paragraph (1) that selection does not affect the litigator's right to claim any of the fees provided for in Part 5 of this Schedule to which the litigator would otherwise have been entitled.

Assisted person unfit to plead or stand trial E+W

25.  Where in any case a hearing is held to determine the question of whether the assisted person is unfit to plead or to stand trial (a “fitness hearing”)—

(a) if a trial on indictment is held, or continues, at any time thereafter, the length of the fitness hearing is included in determining the length of the trial for the calculation of the fee in accordance with Part 2;

(b) if a trial on indictment is not held, or does not continue, thereafter by reason of the assisted person being found unfit to plead or to stand trial, the litigator must be paid—

(i) a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 or where appropriate paragraph 9, as appropriate to the combined length of—

(aa) the fitness hearing; and

(bb) any hearing under section 4A of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 M14 (finding that the accused did the act or made the omission charged against him); or

(ii) a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6, or where appropriate paragraph 8, as appropriate, for representing an assisted person in a cracked trial,

whichever the litigator elects; and

(c) if at any time the assisted person pleads guilty to the indictable offence, the litigator must be paid either—

(i) a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7 or, where appropriate, paragraph 9, as appropriate to the length of the fitness hearing; or

(ii) a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 6 or, where appropriate, paragraph 8, as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea,

whichever the litigator elects.

Marginal Citations

M14 1964 c. 84, as amended by section 2 of the Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c. 25) and section 22 of the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28).

Fees for confiscation proceedings E+W

26.—(1) This paragraph applies to—

(a) proceedings under Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 M15 (confiscation: England and Wales);

(b) proceedings under section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 M16 (confiscation orders); and

(c) proceedings under section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 M17 (confiscation orders).

(2) Where this paragraph applies, the appropriate officer may allow work done in the following classes by a litigator—

(a) preparation, including taking instructions, interviewing witnesses, ascertaining the prosecution case, preparing and perusing documents, dealing with letters and telephone calls, instructing an advocate and expert witnesses, conferences, consultations and work done in connection with advice on appeal;

(b) attending at court where an advocate is instructed, including conferences with the advocate at court;

(c) travelling and waiting; and

(d) writing routine letters and dealing with routine telephone calls.

(3) The appropriate officer must consider the claim, any further particulars, information or documents submitted by the litigator under regulation 5 and any other relevant information and must allow such work as appears to him to have been reasonably done in the proceedings.

(4) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the appropriate officer must allow fees under this paragraph in accordance with paragraph 27.

(5) The appropriate officer must allow fees in accordance with paragraphs 27 to 29 as appropriate to such of the following grades of fee earner as the appropriate officer considers reasonable—

(a) senior solicitor;

(b) solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience; or

(c) trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience.

Marginal Citations

M15 2002 c. 29.

M16 1994 c. 37.

M17 1988 c. 33.

Prescribed fee rates E+W

27.  Subject to paragraphs 28 and 29, for proceedings in the Crown Court to which paragraph 26 applies the appropriate officer must allow fees for work under paragraph 26(2) at the following prescribed rates—

Class of work	Grade of fee earner	Rate	Variations
Preparation	Senior solicitor	£53 per hour	£55.75 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
	Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience	£45 per hour	£47.25 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
	Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience	£29.75 per hour	£34.00 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Attendance at court where more than one representative instructed	Senior solicitor	£42.25 per hour
	Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience	£34.00 per hour
	Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience	£20.50 per hour
Travelling and waiting	Senior solicitor	£24.75 per hour
	Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience	£24.75 per hour
	Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience	£12.50 per hour
Writing routine letters and dealing with routine telephone calls		£3.45 per item	£3.60 per item for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough

Allowing fees at less than the prescribed rates E+W

28.  In respect of any item of work, the appropriate officer may allow fees at less than the relevant prescribed rate specified in paragraph 27 where it appears to the appropriate officer reasonable to do so having regard to the competence and despatch with which the work was done.

Allowing fees at more than the prescribed rates E+W

29.—(1) Upon a determination the appropriate officer may, subject to the provisions of this paragraph, allow fees at more than the relevant prescribed rate specified in paragraph 27 for preparation, attendance at court where more than one representative is instructed, routine letters written and routine telephone calls, in respect of offences in Class A, B, C, D, G, I, J or K in the Table of Offences.

(2) The appropriate officer may allow fees at more than the prescribed rate where it appears to the appropriate officer, taking into account all the relevant circumstances of the case, that—

(a) the work was done with exceptional competence, skill or expertise;

(b) the work was done with exceptional despatch; or

(c) the case involved exceptional complexity or other exceptional circumstances.

(3) Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 applies to litigators in respect of proceedings in the Crown Court as it applies to advocates.

(4) Where the appropriate officer considers that any item or class of work should be allowed at more than the prescribed rate, the appropriate officer must apply to that item or class of work a percentage enhancement in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

(5) In determining the percentage by which fees should be enhanced above the prescribed rate the appropriate officer must have regard to—

(a) the degree of responsibility accepted by the fee earner;

(b) the care, speed and economy with which the case was prepared; and

(c) the novelty, weight and complexity of the case.

(6) The percentage above the relevant prescribed rate by which fees for work may be enhanced must not exceed 100%.

(7) The appropriate officer may have regard to the generality of proceedings to which these Regulations apply in determining what is exceptional within the meaning of this paragraph.