The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

Work conducted at the Police station: Police Station advice and assistance. E+W

2.—(1) The Fixed Fee for Police Station Telephone Advice is—

(a) [F1 £33.00] per claim in London; and

(b) [F2 £31.74] per claim outside London (“National”)

(2) The Criminal Defence Direct Fixed Acceptance Fee is [F3 £8.40] per Matter.

(3) The hourly rates for Police Station attendance (for recording time and to determine whether the Escape Fee Threshold has been reached) are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

	[F4 London	National
Police Station attendance hourly rates
Own or Duty Solicitor	£58.97	£54.57
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	£72.46	£72.46
Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate	£68.21	£62.96
Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate (Unsocial Hours)	£83.95	£83.95
Travel and waiting hourly rates
Own Solicitor	£30.22	£30.22
Duty Solicitor	£58.97	£54.57
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	£72.46	£72.46]

(4) The table following sub-paragraph (8) sets out—

(a) the Police Station Attendance Fixed Fees; and

(b) the Escape Fee Thresholds applicable to Police Station attendance.

(5) The figures in columns 3 and 4 of the table following sub-paragraph (8) apply to attendance at a police station listed as being within the corresponding Scheme referred to in column 2.

(6) Where attendance is at a place where an interviewing Constable is present, and that place is not a police station listed as being within a Scheme, the relevant Scheme in column 2 is—

(a) the Scheme within which the police station at which the interviewing Constable is normally based is listed; or

(b) where the interviewing Constable is not normally based at a police station listed as being within a Scheme, the Scheme within which the police station nearest to the place of attendance is listed.

(7) Where attendance is at a place where a Services Person is assisting with an investigation by Services Police, the relevant Scheme in column 2 is the Scheme within which the police station nearest to the place of attendance is listed.

(8) In sub-paragraphs (5), (6) and (7), “listed” means listed in the table set out in Annex A to the [F5 2022 Standard Crime Contract] Guidance for reporting crime lower work M1 .

[F6 Police Station Attendance – Fixed Fees and Escape Fee Thresholds

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Escape Fee Threshold (£)
Cleveland	Hartlepool	151.11	466.21
	Teesside	156.35	479.58
Durham	Darlington	177.72	533.16
	South Durham	175.25	538.52
	Durham	204.63	637.65
	Derwentside	197.37	592.14
	Easington	192.04	589.42
Northumbria	South East Northumberland	170.58	511.73
	Newcastle upon Tyne	158.46	487.61
	Gateshead	164.34	492.99
	North Tyneside	161.61	495.67
	South Tyneside	153.21	471.56
	Sunderland/Houghton Le Spring	171.05	527.82
	Berwick & Alnwick	203.58	626.95
	Tynedale & Hexham	177.34	546.57
Avon & Somerset	Avon North & Thornbury	204.63	645.71
	Bath	222.38	667.12
	Mendip & South Somerset	249.17	747.52
	Bristol	183.98	551.93
	Sedgemore/Taunton Deane	208.83	707.32
	Weston-Super-Mare	209.09	624.28
Dorset	Central Dorset	209.88	629.63
	Bournemouth & Christchurch	167.00	501.02
	Poole East Dorset	176.30	541.19
	Bridport/West Dorset	167.90	503.70
Wiltshire	Salisbury	200.43	616.22
	Chippenham/Trowbridge	216.13	648.39
	Swindon	197.28	608.19
Gloucestershire	Cheltenham	181.54	559.96
	Gloucester	178.40	549.25
	Stroud	204.63	629.63
Devon & Cornwall	Barnstaple	200.05	600.16
	Exeter	177.72	533.16
	Plymouth	206.31	618.92
	East Cornwall	228.77	776.99
	Carrick/Kerrier (Cambourne) / Penwith	204.63	648.39
	Teignbridge / Torbay	187.65	562.64
Staffordshire	Stoke on Trent / Leek	204.63	648.39
	Stafford / Cannock & Rugeley	204.63	629.63
	Lichfield & Tamworth / Burton Upon Trent /.Uttoxeter	198.33	610.86
Warwickshire	Leamington / Nuneaton / Rugby	205.40	616.22
West Mercia	Hereford / Leominster	178.62	535.84
	Kidderminster / Redditch	228.63	685.88
	Shrewsbury	190.99	586.75
	Telford	198.33	610.86
	Worcester	208.09	624.28
West Midlands	Sandwell	202.53	621.60
	Wolverhampton & Seisdon	202.53	621.60
	Dudley & Halesowen	199.16	597.48
	Walsall	204.63	632.30
	Birmingham	204.63	651.06
	Solihull	215.23	645.71
	Coventry	176.84	530.50
Dyfed Powys	Amman Valley	204.63	656.42
	Carmarthen East Dyfed	232.21	696.61
	Llanelli	[F7 204.63]	[F8 656.42]
	Brecon & Radnor	233.99	701.97
	Mid Wales	178.62	535.84
	North Ceredigion / South Ceredigion	234.88	704.64
	Pembrokeshire	192.04	592.14
Gwent	East Gwent	195.19	600.16
	Newport	192.04	589.42
	Lower Rhymney Valley / North Bedwellty / South Bedwellty	204.63	640.33
North Wales	Bangor & Caernarfon	217.91	653.74
	Colwyn Bay	199.39	613.54
	Denbighshire	217.02	651.06
	Dolgellau	217.02	651.06
	Mold & Hawarden	204.63	637.65
	North Anglesey	226.85	680.54
	Pwllheli	153.61	460.83
	Wrexham	185.76	557.28
South Wales	Cardiff	204.63	675.18
	Vale of Glamorgan	239.35	718.06
	Cynon Valley	204.63	648.39
	Mid Glamorgan & Miskin	204.63	675.18
	Merthyr Tydfil	204.63	669.83
	Port Talbot	251.85	852.01
	Newcastle & Ogmore	204.63	685.88
	Neath	207.78	704.64
	Swansea	197.28	608.19
Merseyside	Bootle & Crosby	186.79	573.37
	Southport	156.30	468.88
	Liverpool	206.31	618.92
	St Helens	176.30	543.90
	Knowsley	189.93	584.07
	Wirral	181.54	557.28
Cheshire	Crewe & Nantwich / Sandbach & Congleton / Macclesfield	202.53	621.60
	Warrington / Halton	177.72	533.16
	Chester / Vale Royal (Northwich)	184.87	554.61
Cumbria	Barrow in Furness	176.84	530.50
	Kendal & Windermere	210.77	632.30
	Penrith / Carlisle	199.16	597.48
	Whitehaven / Workington	165.22	495.67
Greater Manchester	Manchester	204.63	675.18
	Stockport	192.90	578.71
	Trafford	204.63	643.03
	Salford	204.63	656.42
	Bolton	189.34	568.02
	Bury	183.98	551.93
	Wigan	195.58	586.75
	Rochdale / Middleton	194.70	584.07
	Tameside	179.45	551.93
	Oldham	158.08	474.24
Lancashire	Burnley / Rossendale	186.66	559.96
	Blackburn / Accrington / Ribble Valley	204.63	667.12
	Blackpool	145.57	436.71
	Fleetwood	149.14	447.44
	Lancaster	183.08	549.25
	Chorley / Ormskirk / South Ribble & Leyland	200.94	602.83
	Preston	164.34	492.99
Kent	Dartford & Gravesend	267.93	803.78
	Ashford & Tenterden / Dover / Folkestone	236.11	801.10
	Medway	235.77	707.32
	Swale	279.53	838.60
	Maidstone & West Malling	249.17	747.52
	Canterbury / Thanet	204.63	693.94
	West Kent (Tonbridge)	239.35	718.06
Surrey	Guildford & Farnham	206.72	701.97
	North West Surrey (Woking)	225.62	766.26
	South East Surrey	238.21	809.13
	Epsom	241.36	819.87
	Staines	277.04	937.73
Sussex	Brighton & Hove & Lewes	210.92	715.35
	Chichester & District	186.79	573.37
	Crawley / Horsham	262.57	787.69
	Hastings	163.70	503.70
	Worthing	188.89	581.39
	Eastbourne	199.16	597.48
Derbyshire	East Derbyshire (Ripley) / Ilkeston	237.56	712.68
	Ashbourne / Matlock / High Peak (Buxton)	218.81	656.42
	Chesterfield	204.52	613.54
	Derby / Swadlincote	204.63	656.42
Leicestershire	Ashby & Coalville / Loughborough / Melton Mowbray	208.98	626.95
	Leicester	204.63	634.97
	Hinckley / Market Harborough	232.21	696.61
Lincolnshire	Boston, Bourne, Stamford	199.39	613.54
	Skegness	179.50	538.52
	Lincoln / Gainsborough	185.76	557.28
	Grantham & Sleaford	183.64	565.31
Nottinghamshire	Mansfield	184.69	568.02
	Newark	207.20	621.60
	Nottingham	206.31	618.92
	Worksop & East Retford	196.24	602.83
Northamptonshire	Corby (Kettering) / Wellingborough	181.30	543.90
	Northampton	196.48	589.42
Bedfordshire	Bedford	193.09	594.80
	Luton	204.63	691.23
Cambridgeshire	Cambridge	186.79	576.05
	Ely	204.63	661.77
	Huntingdon	199.16	597.48
	March & Wisbech	197.37	592.14
	Peterborough	164.34	492.99
Essex	Basildon	204.63	632.30
	Brentwood	286.48	972.58
	Braintree	228.77	774.32
	Clacton & Harwich / Colchester	204.63	648.39
	Grays	267.59	908.27
	Harlow & Loughton	267.59	908.27
	Stansted	295.93	1004.72
	Rayleigh / Southend on Sea	192.02	576.05
	Chelmsford / Witham	202.53	624.28
Hertfordshire	Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead)	241.36	817.16
	Bishopʼs Stortford / East Hertfordshire	292.78	993.99
	Stevenage & North Hertfordshire	271.79	921.68
	St. Albans	246.61	807.59
	Watford	242.41	822.54
Norfolk	Cromer & North Walsham	211.98	718.06
	Great Yarmouth	193.80	581.39
	Kings Lynn & West Norfolk	189.34	568.02
	Norwich & District	194.70	584.07
	Diss / Thetford	201.48	618.92
	Dereham	227.71	771.64
Suffolk	Lowestoft / Beccles & Halesworth / Aldeburgh	194.70	584.07
	Felixstowe / Ipswich & District / Woodbridge	198.27	594.80
	Sudbury & Hadleigh / Bury St. Edmunds / Haverhill / Newmarket	204.63	634.97
Thames Valley	Abingdon, Didcot & Witney (South Oxfordshire)	240.30	814.49
	Aylesbury	228.63	685.88
	High Wycombe & Amersham	219.32	744.84
	Milton Keynes	189.93	584.07
	Bicester / North Oxon (Banbury)	223.51	758.23
	Oxford	223.51	758.23
	Reading	217.02	651.06
	Slough (East Berkshire)	240.30	814.49
	West Berkshire (Newbury etc)	200.94	602.83
Hampshire	Aldershot / Petersfield (North East Hampshire)	229.82	779.67
	Andover / Basingstoke / Winchester (North West Hampshire)	242.03	726.09
	Isle of Wight	197.37	592.14
	Portsmouth / Waterlooville (South East Hampshire)	202.73	608.19
	Gosport & Fareham	247.38	742.14
	Southampton (South West Hampshire)	228.63	685.88
Humberside	Grimsby & Cleethorpes	154.50	463.50
	Scunthorpe	165.81	511.73
	Hull	176.30	541.19
	Beverley / Bridlington	204.63	675.18
	Goole	209.88	710.00
North Yorkshire	Northallerton & Richmond	220.59	661.77
	Harrogate & Ripon	211.66	634.97
	Skipton, Settle & Ingleton	204.63	629.63
	Scarborough / Whitby	175.25	538.52
	Malton & Ryedale	168.80	506.38
	York / Selby	183.64	565.31
South Yorkshire	Barnsley	182.60	562.64
	Doncaster	176.30	541.19
	Rotherham	186.79	576.05
	Sheffield	192.04	592.14
West Yorkshire	Halifax	200.05	600.16
	Huddersfield	168.80	506.38
	Dewsbury	183.08	549.25
	Bradford	156.35	482.26
	Keighley & Bingley	176.30	541.19
	Leeds	165.81	509.05
	Pontefract & Castleford	162.54	487.61
	Wakefield	160.55	492.99
London	Barking	258.15	876.13
	Bexley	230.86	782.35
	Bishopsgate	269.69	913.62
	Brent	251.85	852.01
	Brentford	256.05	868.07
	Bromley	243.46	825.22
	Camberwell Green	251.85	854.68
	Central London	272.84	924.35
	Clerkenwell / Hampstead	255.00	862.71
	Croydon	248.70	841.27
	Ealing	264.44	897.77
	Enfield	250.80	849.33
	Greenwich / Woolwich	240.30	814.49
	Haringey	259.20	878.80
	Harrow	251.85	854.68
	Havering	235.06	795.75
	Heathrow	315.86	1071.72
	Hendon / Barnet	253.95	860.04
	Highbury Corner	264.44	894.88
	Kingston-Upon-Thames	262.35	889.50
	Newham	252.90	857.36
	Old Street	251.85	854.68
	Redbridge	259.20	878.80
	Richmond-Upon-Thames	277.04	937.73
	South London	264.44	894.88
	Sutton	250.80	849.33
	Thames	250.80	849.33
	Tower Bridge	267.59	908.27
	Uxbridge	242.41	822.54
	Waltham Forest	235.06	798.42
	West London	270.74	918.97
	Wimbledon	257.09	870.77]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(a) substituted (30.9.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/848), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 1(2) (with reg. 3) (as amended (31.10.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1035), regs. 1(1), 2(1))

F2 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 2(1)(b) substituted (30.9.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/848), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 1(3) (with reg. 3) (as amended (31.10.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1035), regs. 1(1), 2(1))

F3 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 2(2) substituted (30.9.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/848), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 1(4) (with reg. 3) (as amended (31.10.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1035), regs. 1(1), 2(1))

F4 Sch. 4 para. 2(3) table substituted (30.9.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/848), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 2 (with reg. 3) (as amended (31.10.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1035), regs. 1(1), 2(1))

F5 Words in Sch. 4 para. 2(8) substituted (1.10.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Standard Crime Contract) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/995), regs. 1, 4(3) (with reg. 6)

F6 Sch. 4 para. 2(8) table substituted (30.9.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/848), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 3 (with reg. 3) (as amended (31.10.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1035), regs. 1(1), 2(1))

F7 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 2 table substituted (16.11.2023) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1140), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a) (with reg. 3)

F8 Sum in Sch. 4 para. 2 table substituted (16.11.2023) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1140), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b) (with reg. 3)

Marginal Citations

M1 A copy of the guidance is available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid/submit-claim/cwa-online-claims/codes-guidance. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office), 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ.