PART 2Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

Amendment of Schedule 1 (advocates’ graduated fee scheme)13.

For paragraph 8 (tables of fees), substitute—

“Basic fees for guilty pleas and cracked trials8.

Subject to, and for the purposes of, paragraph 7, in relation to the offence concerned, the basic fee—

(a)

where there is a guilty plea, or where the trial cracks in the first third or the second third, is the amount set out in Table A following this paragraph; or

(b)

where the trial cracks in the final third, is the amount set out in Table B following this paragraph,

which corresponds with the band within which the offence falls (as set out in column (1) of the relevant table) and the category of the advocate concerned (as set out in columns (2) to (4) of the relevant table).

Table ABasic fees where there is a guilty plea or where the trial cracks in the first third or the second third

(1) Band of offence

Amount of basic fee per category of trial advocate

(2) Junior Alone or Led Junior

(3) Leading Junior

(4) Queen’s Counsel

1.1

£4,250

£6,375

£8,500

1.2

£2,125

£3,190

£4,250

1.3

£1,275

£1,915

£2,550

1.4

£1,065

£1,595

£2,125

2.1

£4,250

£6,375

£8,500

2.2

£1,275

£1,915

£2,550

3.1

£1,750

£2,625

£3,500

3.2

£1,000

£1,500

£2,000

3.3

£500

£750

£1,000

3.4

£375

£565

£750

3.5

£300

£450

£600

4.1

£1,000

£1,500

£2,000

4.2

£700

£1,050

£1,400

4.3

£500

£750

£1,000

5.1

£900

£1,350

£1,800

5.2

£700

£1,050

£1,400

5.3

£500

£750

£1,000

6.1

£4,000

£6,000

£8,000

6.2

£2,500

£3,750

£5,000

6.3

£1,000

£1,500

£2,000

6.4

£375

£565

£750

6.5

£325

£490

£650

7.1

£700

£1,050

£1,400

7.2

£400

£600

£800

7.3

£375

£565

£750

8.1

£600

£900

£1,200

9.1

£2,500

£3,750

£5,000

9.2

£2,000

£3,000

£4,000

9.3

£1,500

£2,250

£3,000

9.4

£1,000

£1,500

£2,000

9.5

£800

£1,200

£1,600

9.6

£600

£900

£1,200

9.7

£400

£600

£800

10.1

£1,100

£1,650

£2,200

11.1

£600

£900

£1,200

11.2

£340

£505

£675

12.1

£1,000

£1,500

£2,000

12.2

£600

£900

£1,200

12.3

£400

£600

£800

13.1

£650

£975

£1,300

14.1

£750

£1,125

£1,500

15.1

£700

£1,050

£1,400

15.2

£375

£565

£750

15.3

£300

£450

£600

16.1

£1,100

£1,650

£2,200

16.2

£800

£1,200

£1,600

16.3

£500

£750

£1,000

17.1

£275

£415

£550

Table BBasic fees where the trial cracks in the final third

(1) Band of offence

Amount of basic fee per category of trial advocate

(2) Junior Alone or Led Junior

(3) Leading Junior

(4) Queen’s Counsel

1.1

£7,225

£10,840

£14,450

1.2

£3,615

£5,420

£7,225

1.3

£2,170

£3,250

£4,335

1.4

£1,805

£2,710

£3,615

2.1

£7,225

£10,840

£14,450

2.2

£2,170

£3,250

£4,335

3.1

£2,975

£4,465

£5,950

3.2

£1,700

£2,550

£3,400

3.3

£850

£1,275

£1,700

3.4

£640

£955

£1,275

3.5

£510

£765

£1,020

4.1

£1,700

£2,550

£3,400

4.2

£1,190

£1,785

£2,380

4.3

£850

£1,275

£1,700

5.1

£1,530

£2,295

£3,060

5.2

£1,190

£1,785

£2,380

5.3

£850

£1,275

£1,700

6.1

£6,800

£10,200

£13,600

6.2

£4,250

£6,375

£8,500

6.3

£1,700

£2,550

£3,400

6.4

£640

£955

£1,275

6.5

£555

£830

£1,105

7.1

£1,190

£1,785

£2,380

7.2

£680

£1,020

£1,360

7.3

£640

£955

£1,275

8.1

£1,020

£1,530

£2,040

9.1

£4,250

£6,375

£8,500

9.2

£3,400

£5,100

£6,800

9.3

£2,550

£3,825

£5,100

9.4

£1,700

£2,550

£3,400

9.5

£1,360

£2,040

£2,720

9.6

£1,020

£1,530

£2,040

9.7

£680

£1,020

£1,360

10.1

£1,870

£2,805

£3,740

11.1

£1,020

£1,530

£2,040

11.2

£575

£860

£1,150

12.1

£1,700

£2,550

£3,400

12.2

£1,020

£1,530

£2,040

12.3

£680

£1,020

£1,360

13.1

£1,105

£1,660

£2,210

14.1

£1,275

£1,915

£2,550

15.1

£1,190

£1,785

£2,380

15.2

£640

£955

£1,275

15.3

£510

£765

£1,020

16.1

£1,870

£2,805

£3,740

16.2

£1,360

£2,040

£2,720

16.3

£850

£1,275

£1,700

17.1

£470

£705

£940”.