The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

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

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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.

[F1Table of final fees for cracked trials

Class of Offence	PPE Range	Initial Fee(£)	Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence(£)
A	0-79	904.58	0
A	80-249	904.58	10.70
A	250-999	2,722.89	6.71
A	1000-2799	7,757.90	3.92
A	2800-4599	14,820.75	3.92
A	4600-5999	21,883.61	3.11
A	6000	26,237.61	0
B	0-69	709.15	0
B	70-249	709.15	7.83
B	250-999	2,117.67	3.66
B	1000-2799	4,864.56	2.44
B	2800-4599	9,255.51	2.44
B	4600-5999	13,646.46	2.05
B	6000	16,516.46	0
C	0-39	524.84	0
C	40-249	524.84	3.92
C	250-999	1,348.77	2.25
C	1000-2799	3,033.06	1.43
C	2800-4599	5,607.48	1.43
C	4600-5999	8,181.89	1.43
C	6000	10,183.89	0
D	0-79	859.35	0
D	80-249	859.35	10.14
D	250-999	2,582.50	6.11
D	1000-2799	7,163.76	3.61
D	2800-4599	13,655.74	3.61
D	4600-5999	20,147.71	2.96
D	6000	24,291.71	0
E	0-39	233.03	0
E	40-249	233.03	4.60
E	250-999	1,199.43	1.46
E	1000-2799	2,291.54	0.61
E	2800-4599	3,390.26	0.61
E	4600-5999	4,488.97	0.61
E	6000	5,342.97	0
F	0-49	224.22	0
F	50-249	224.22	4.42
F	250-999	1,107.53	1.79
F	1000-2799	2,450.39	0.70
F	2800-4599	3,704.67	0.70
F	4600-5999	4,958.94	0.70
F	6000	5,938.94	0
G	0-49	224.22	0
G	50-249	224.22	4.42
G	250-999	1,107.53	1.79
G	1000-2799	2,450.39	0.70
G	2800-4599	3,704.67	0.70
G	4600-5999	4,958.94	0.70
G	6000	5,938.94	0
H	0-39	237.00	0
H	40-249	237.00	4.26
H	250-999	1,131.61	1.56
H	1000-2799	2,298.20	0.70
H	2800-4599	3,550.79	0.70
H	4600-5999	4,803.37	0.70
H	6000	5,783.37	0
I	0-39	253.68	0
I	40-249	253.68	5.92
I	250-999	1,496.80	2.31
I	1000-2799	3,231.91	0.90
I	2800-4599	4,847.36	0.90
I	4600-5999	6,462.79	0.90
I	6000	7,722.79	0
J	0-79	904.58	0
J	80-249	904.58	10.70
J	250-999	2,722.89	6.71
J	1000-2799	7,757.90	3.92
J	2800-4599	14,820.75	3.92
J	4600-5999	21,883.61	3.11
J	6000	26,237.61	0
K	0-119	773.86	0
K	120-249	773.86	6.55
K	250-999	1,624.85	5.02
K	1000-2799	5,388.98	4.39
K	2800-4599	13,299.04	4.39
K	4600-5999	21,209.12	3.75
K	6000	26,459.12	0

Table of final fees for guilty pleas

Class of Offence	PPE Range	Initial Fee(£)	Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence(£)
A	0-79	680.39	0
A	80-399	680.39	5.62
A	400-999	2,478.29	2.96
A	1000-2799	4,256.09	1.89
A	2800-4599	7,666.89	1.89
A	4600-5999	11,077.68	1.12
A	6000	12,645.68	0
B	0-69	556.11	0
B	70-399	556.11	4.52
B	400-999	2,046.59	2.28
B	1000-2799	3,411.75	1.45
B	2800-4599	6,025.92	1.45
B	4600-5999	8,640.11	1.06
B	6000	10,124.11	0
C	0-39	442.91	0
C	40-399	442.91	2.66
C	400-999	1,401.88	1.46
C	1000-2799	2,276.27	0.79
C	2800-4599	3,699.93	0.79
C	4600-5999	5,123.61	0.79
C	6000	6,229.61	0
D	0-79	646.36	0
D	80-399	646.36	5.23
D	400-999	2,320.66	2.75
D	1000-2799	3,968.37	1.71
D	2800-4599	7,046.20	1.71
D	4600-5999	10,124.03	1.06
D	6000	11,608.03	0
E	0-39	184.70	0
E	40-399	184.70	2.92
E	400-999	1,237.24	1.25
E	1000-2799	1,989.07	0.46
E	2800-4599	2,819.70	0.46
E	4600-5999	3,650.33	0.46
E	6000	4,294.33	0
F	0-49	195.81	0
F	50-399	195.81	2.83
F	400-999	1,187.73	0.99
F	1000-2799	1,781.21	0.32
F	2800-4599	2,354.07	0.32
F	4600-5999	2,926.93	0.32
F	6000	3,374.93	0
G	0-49	195.81	0
G	50-399	195.81	2.83
G	400-999	1,187.73	0.99
G	1000-2799	1,781.21	0.32
G	2800-4599	2,354.07	0.32
G	4600-5999	2,926.93	0.32
G	6000	3,374.93	0
H	0-39	190.97	0
H	40-399	190.97	2.79
H	400-999	1,196.59	0.99
H	1000-2799	1,790.74	0.32
H	2800-4599	2,359.85	0.32
H	4600-5999	2,928.98	0.32
H	6000	3,376.98	0
I	0-39	174.60	0
I	40-399	174.60	3.12
I	400-999	1,298.52	1.36
I	1000-2799	2,116.29	0.51
I	2800-4599	3,033.02	0.51
I	4600-5999	3,949.75	0.51
I	6000	4,663.75	0
J	0-79	680.39	0
J	80-399	680.39	5.62
J	400-999	2,478.29	2.96
J	1000-2799	4,256.09	1.89
J	2800-4599	7,666.89	1.89
J	4600-5999	11,077.68	1.12
J	6000	12,645.68	0
K	0-119	640.84	0
K	120-399	640.84	5.26
K	400-999	2,113.13	2.93
K	1000-2799	3,869.24	2.73
K	2800-4599	8,775.55	2.73
K	4600-5999	13,681.86	2.08
K	6000	16,593.86	0]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 2 para. 8(2) tables substituted (1.12.2017) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1019), regs. 1, 2(3) (with reg. 3)