The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 848

Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales

The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Made

19th July 2022

Laid before Parliament

20th July 2022

Coming into force

30th September 2022

The Lord Chancellor makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(3) and 41(1)(a) and (b), (2)(a) and (b) and (3)(c) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012(1).

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent E+W

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 30th September 2022.

(2) In these Regulations, “the Remuneration Regulations” means the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013(2).

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

Amendments to the Remuneration Regulations E+W

2.—(1) The Remuneration Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) Schedule 1 is amended as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(3) Schedule 2 is amended as set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(4) Schedule 3 is amended as set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

(5) Schedule 4 is amended as set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.

(6) For Schedule 5, substitute the text in Schedule 5 to these Regulations.

(7) Schedule 6 is amended as set out in Schedule 6 to these Regulations.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

Transitional provisions E+W

[F1 3.— (1) These Regulations apply to matters where a relevant determination is made on or after 30th September 2022.

(2) These Regulations apply, insofar as they amend Schedules 1 and 2 to the Remuneration Regulations where—

(a) a relevant determination is made on or after 17th September 2020 but before 30th September 2022,

(b) the main hearing takes place on or after 31st October 2022, and

(c) fees fall to be determined under Schedule 1 to the Remuneration Regulations, Schedule 2 to those Regulations, or both.

(3) In this regulation—

(a) “relevant determination” means a determination made under section 13 (advice and assistance for individuals in custody), section 15 (advice and assistance for criminal proceedings) or section 16 (representation for criminal proceedings) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012;

(b) “main hearing” has the meaning given in paragraph 2(1) of the Remuneration Regulations.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 3 substituted (31.10.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1035), regs. 1(1), 2(1)

Sarah Dines

Parliamentary Undersecretary of State

Ministry of Justice

Regulation 2(2)

SCHEDULE 1 E+W Amendments to Schedule 1 to the Remuneration Regulations

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 1 (except paras. 5, 9) amended so that the increases to certain fees effected by its amendments apply to a wider range of cases (23.12.2022) by S.I. 2022/1267, regs. 1(1), 3, Sch.

1.—(1) Paragraph 2 (application) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In sub-paragraph (2), for “Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) apply” substitute “Sub-paragraph (3) applies”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (3), omit “Subject to sub-paragraph (4),”.

(4) Omit sub-paragraph (4).

(5) In sub-paragraph (5), for “Sub-paragraphs (6) and (7) apply” substitute “Sub-paragraph (6) applies”.

(6) In sub-paragraph (6) omit “Subject to sub-paragraph (7)”.

(7) Omit sub-paragraph (7).

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

2.  For the table following paragraph 5 (basic fees), substitute— E+W

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

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

3.  For the table following paragraph 5A (daily attendance fees) substitute— E+W

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

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

4.  Paragraph 6 (scope of Part 3) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

5.  For Tables A and A1 following paragraph 7 (calculation of fees in guilty pleas and cracked trials), substitute— E+W

“Table A

Fee for a guilty plea

(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	£4,939	£7,406	£9,873
1.2	£2,473	£3,703	£4,939
1.3	£1,484	£2,220	£2,961
1.4	£1,236	£1,852	£2,467
2.1	£4,939	£7,406	£9,873
2.2	£1,484	£2,220	£2,961
3.1	£2,036	£3,048	£4,065
3.2	£1,162	£1,742	£2,323
3.3	£690	£1,035	£1,380
3.4	£489	£736	£978
3.5	£431	£650	£863
4.1	£1,162	£1,742	£2,323
4.2	£903	£1,351	£1,800
4.3	£874	£1,305	£1,742
5.1	£1,093	£1,639	£2,185
5.2	£817	£1,219	£1,627
5.3	£581	£874	£1,162
6.1	£4,882	£7,320	£9,758
6.2	£4,428	£6,641	£8,855
6.3	£1,645	£2,461	£3,283
6.4	£581	£874	£1,162
6.5	£466	£702	£932
7.1	£817	£1,219	£1,627
7.2	£466	£702	£932
7.3	£437	£656	£874
8.1	£696	£1,047	£1,392
9.1	£3,370	£5,054	£6,739
9.2	£2,323	£3,485	£4,646
9.3	£1,742	£2,616	£3,485
9.4	£1,524	£2,289	£3,048
9.5	£932	£1,392	£1,857
9.6	£696	£1,047	£1,392
9.7	£466	£702	£932
10.1	£1,277	£1,915	£2,553
11.1	£805	£1,208	£1,610
11.2	£460	£690	£920
12.1	£1,219	£1,829	£2,438
12.2	£759	£1,133	£1,512
12.3	£523	£788	£1,047
13.1	£1,035	£1,553	£2,070
14.1	£1,340	£2,007	£2,674
15.1	£932	£1,392	£1,857
15.2	£805	£1,208	£1,610
15.3	£489	£736	£978
16.1	£1,277	£1,915	£2,553
16.2	£932	£1,392	£1,857
16.3	£581	£874	£1,162
17.1	£420	£627	£834

Table A1

Fee for a cracked trial

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

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

6.  Part 4 (fixed fee for guilty pleas and cracked trials) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I8 Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

7.  Paragraph 11(1) (general provisions) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

8.  For the table following paragraph 14(2) (fees for confiscation hearings), substitute— E+W

“Fees for confiscation hearings

	Fee for QC	Fee for Leading Junior	Fee for Junior Alone	Fee for Led Junior
1. Daily and half daily rates
Half daily rate	£302	£227	£151	£151
Daily rate	£577	£401	£276	£276
2. Pages of evidence
51-250	£753	£628	£503	£376
251-500	£1,130	£942	£753	£565
501-750	£1,508	£1,256	£1,005	£753
751-1000	£2,260	£1,884	£1,508	£1,130
3. Preparation hourly rates	£85.95	£65.04	£45.30	£45.30”

Commencement Information

I10 Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

9.  For the table following paragraph 17A(2) (fees for consideration of unused material), substitute— E+W

“Category of advocate	Fee
QC	£128.93
Leading Junior	£97.57
Junior alone or Led Junior	£67.95”

Commencement Information

I11 Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

10.  For the table following paragraph 21(1) (fees for contempt proceedings), substitute— E+W

“Category of advocate	Payment rates (£ per day)
QC	£348
Leading Junior	£261
Junior alone or Led Junior	£175”

Commencement Information

I12 Sch. 1 para. 10 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

11.  For the table following paragraph 21(2) (fees for contempt proceedings), substitute— E+W

“Category of advocate	Payment rates (£ per day)
QC	£204
Leading Junior	£145
Junior alone or Led Junior	£116”

Commencement Information

I13 Sch. 1 para. 11 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

12.  For the table following paragraph 24 (fixed fees), substitute— E+W

“Fixed fees

Category of work	Paragraph providing for fee	Junior Alone or Led Junior	Leading Junior	Queen’s Counsel
Standard Appearance	12(2)	£105 per day	£156 per day	£209 per day
Abuse of process hearing	13(1)(a) and (3)	£276 full day	£401 full day	£577 full day
		£151 half day	£227 half day	£302 half day
Hearings relating to disclosure	13(1)(b), (c) and (3)	£276 full day	£401 full day	£577 full day
		£151 half day	£227 half day	£302 half day
Hearings relating to the admissibility of evidence	13(1)(d) and (3)	£276 full day	£401 full day	£577 full day
		£151 half day	£227 half day	£302 half day
Ground rules hearings	13(1)(da) and (3)	£276 full day	£401 full day	£577 full day
		£151 half day	£227 half day	£302 half day
Hearings on withdrawal of guilty plea	13(1)(e) and (3)	£276 full day	£401 full day	£577 full day
		£151 half day	£227 half day	£302 half day
Sentencing hearing	15	£145 per day	£221 per day	£291 per day
Deferred sentencing hearing	15(2)	£201 per day	£276 per day	£376 per day
Ineffective trial hearing	16	£437 per day	£437 per day	£437 per day
Special preparation	17	£45.30 per hour	£65.04 per hour	£85.95 per hour
Consideration of unused material in excess of three hours	17A(3)	£45.30 per hour	£65.04 per hour	£85.95 per hour
Wasted preparation	18	£45.30 per hour	£65.04 per hour	£85.95 per hour
Conferences and views	19	£46.46 per hour	£69.69 per hour	£92.92 per hour
Further case management hearing	19A	£116 per day	£175 per day	£232 per day
Plea and trial preparation hearing	19A	£145 per day	£221 per day	£291 per day
Appeals to the Crown Court against sentence	20	£288 per day	£429 per day	£573 per day
Appeals to the Crown Court against conviction	20	£380 per day	£570 per day	£760 per day
Proceedings relating to the breach of an order of the Crown Court	20(1)	£125 per day	£176 per day	£251 per day
Committal for sentence	20(1) and (2)	£175 per day	£261 per day	£348 per day
Adjourned appeals, committals for sentence and breach hearings	20(2)	£101 per day	£151 per day	£201 per day
Bail applications, mentions and other applications in appeal, committals for sentence and breach hearings	20(3)	£101 per day	£151 per day	£201 per day
Second and subsequent days of an application to dismiss	22(6)	£276 full day	£401 full day	£577 full day
		£151 half day	£227 half day	£302 half day
Noting brief	23	£125 per day	£125 per day	£125 per day
Hearing for mitigation of sentence	34	£125 per day	£201 per day	£302 per day”

Commencement Information

I14 Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

13.  In paragraph 27 (additional charges and additional cases), omit sub-paragraph 27(3). E+W

Commencement Information

I15 Sch. 1 para. 13 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

Ref 2(3)

SCHEDULE 2 E+W Amendments to Schedule 2 to the Remuneration Regulations

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 Sch. 2 (except para. 15) amended so that the increases to certain fees effected by its amendments apply to a wider range of cases (23.12.2022) by S.I. 2022/1267, regs. 1(1), 4, 5

1.  Paragraph 4(1) (scope) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I16 Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

2.  For the table following paragraph 6(2) (cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE cut-off), substitute— E+W

“Basic fees for cracked trials and guilty pleas (£)

Class of Offence
Type of case	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
Cracked trial	1,040.27	815.52	603.55	988.25	267.98	257.86	257.86	272.55	291.72	1,040.27	889.94
Guilty plea	782.45	639.53	509.35	743.31	212.40	225.18	225.18	219.62	200.79	782.45	736.97”

Commencement Information

I17 Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

3.  For the table following paragraph 7(2) (trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE cut-off) substitute— E+W

“Basic fees for trials (£)

Class of Offence
Type of case	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
Trial	1,687.72	1,262.31	850.53	1,603.33	405.63	411.24	411.24	411.41	411.06	1,687.72	1,186.59”

Commencement Information

I18 Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

4.  For the first table following paragraph 8(2) (cracked trials and guilty pleas where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE cut-off) substitute – E+W

“Table of final fees in cracked trials

Class of Offence	PPE Range	Initial Fee (£)	Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence (£)
A	0-79	£1,040.27	0
A	80-249	£1,040.27	10.70
A	250-999	£2,858.58	6.71
A	1000-2799	£7,893.59	3.92
A	2800-4599	£14,956.44	3.92
A	4600-6399	£22,019.30	3.11
A	6400-8199	£27,626.04	3.11
A	8200-9999	£33,232.78	3.11
A	10000	£38,836.40	0
B	0-69	£815.52	0
B	70-249	£815.52	7.83
B	250-999	£2,224.04	3.66
B	1000-2799	£4,970.93	2.44
B	2800-4599	£9,361.88	2.44
B	4600-6399	£13,752.83	2.05
B	6400-8199	£17,444.86	2.05
B	8200-9999	£21,136.87	2.05
B	10000	£24,826.83	0
C	0-39	£603.55	0
C	40-249	£603.55	3.92
C	250-999	£1,427.49	2.25
C	1000-2799	£3,111.78	1.43
C	2800-4599	£5,686.20	1.43
C	4600-6399	£8,260.61	1.43
C	6400-8199	£10,835.03	1.43
C	8200-9999	£13,409.46	1.43
C	10000	£15,982.45	0
D	0-79	£988.25	0
D	80-249	£988.25	10.14
D	250-999	£2,711.40	6.11
D	1000-2799	£7,292.66	3.61
D	2800-4599	£13,784.64	3.61
D	4600-6399	£20,276.61	2.96
D	6400-8199	£25,605.69	2.96
D	8200-9999	£30,930.77	2.96
D	10000	£36,254.88	0
E	0-39	£267.98	0
E	40-249	£267.98	4.60
E	250-999	£1,234.38	1.46
E	1000-2799	£2,326.49	0.61
E	2800-4599	£3,425.21	0.61
E	4600-6399	£4,523.92	0.61
E	6400-8199	£5,622.64	0.61
E	8200-9999	£6,721.36	0.61
E	10000	£7,819.46	0
F	0-49	£257.85	0
F	50-249	£257.85	4.42
F	250-999	£1,141.16	1.79
F	1000-2799	£2,484.02	0.70
F	2800-4599	£3,738.30	0.70
F	4600-6399	£4,992.57	0.70
F	6400-8199	£6,246.84	0.70
F	8200-9999	£7,501.12	0.70
F	10000	£8,754.69	0
G	0-49	£257.85	0
G	50-249	£257.85	4.42
G	250-999	£1,141.16	1.79
G	1000-2799	£2,484.02	0.70
G	2800-4599	£3,738.30	0.70
G	4600-6399	£4,992.57	0.70
G	6400-8199	£6,246.84	0.70
G	8200-9999	£7,501.12	0.70
G	10000	£8,754.69	0
H	0-39	£272.55	0
H	40-249	£272.55	4.26
H	250-999	£1,167.16	1.56
H	1000-2799	£2,333.75	0.70
H	2800-4599	£3,586.34	0.70
H	4600-6399	£4,838.92	0.70
H	6400-8199	£6,091.51	0.70
H	8200-9999	£7,344.10	0.70
H	10000	£8,595.99	0
I	0-39	£291.73	0
I	40-249	£291.73	5.92
I	250-999	£1,534.85	2.31
I	1000-2799	£3,269.96	0.90
I	2800-4599	£4,885.41	0.90
I	4600-6399	£6,500.84	0.90
I	6400-8199	£8,116.28	0.90
I	8200-9999	£9,731.72	0.90
I	10000	£11,346.25	0
J	0-79	£1,040.27	0
J	80-249	£1,040.27	10.70
J	250-999	£2,858.58	6.71
J	1000-2799	£7,893.59	3.92
J	2800-4599	£14,956.44	3.92
J	4600-6399	£22,019.30	3.11
J	6400-8199	£27,626.04	3.11
J	8200-9999	£33,232.78	3.11
J	10000	£38,836.40	0
K	0-119	£889.94	0
K	120-249	£889.94	6.55
K	250-999	£1,740.93	5.02
K	1000-2799	£5,505.06	4.39
K	2800-4599	£13,415.12	4.39
K	4600-6399	£21,325.20	3.75
K	6400-8199	£28,070.37	3.75
K	8200-9999	£34,815.54	3.75
K	10000	£41,556.97	0”

Commencement Information

I19 Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

5.  For the second table following paragraph 8(2) (cracked trials and guilty pleas where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE cut-off) substitute— E+W

“Table of final fees in guilty pleas

Class of Offence	PPE Range	Initial Fee (£)	Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence (£)
A	0-79	£782.45	0
A	80-399	£782.45	5.62
A	400-999	£2,580.35	2.96
A	1000-2799	£4,358.15	1.89
A	2800-4599	£7,768.95	1.89
A	4600-6399	£11,179.74	1.12
A	6400-8199	£13,192.66	1.12
A	8200-9999	£15,205.59	1.12
A	10000	£17,217.39	0
B	0-69	£639.53	0
B	70-399	£639.53	4.52
B	400-999	£2,130.01	2.28
B	1000-2799	£3,495.17	1.45
B	2800-4599	£6,109.34	1.45
B	4600-6399	£8,723.53	1.06
B	6400-8199	£10,638.77	1.06
B	8200-9999	£12,554.02	1.06
B	10000	£14,468.20	0
C	0-39	£509.35	0
C	40-399	£509.35	2.66
C	400-999	£1,468.32	1.46
C	1000-2799	£2,342.71	0.79
C	2800-4599	£3,766.37	0.79
C	4600-6399	£5,190.05	0.79
C	6400-8199	£6,613.72	0.79
C	8200-9999	£8,037.39	0.79
C	10000	£9,460.26	0
D	0-79	£743.31	0
D	80-399	£743.31	5.23
D	400-999	£2,417.61	2.75
D	1000-2799	£4,065.32	1.71
D	2800-4599	£7,143.15	1.71
D	4600-6399	£10,220.98	1.06
D	6400-8199	£12,133.93	1.06
D	8200-9999	£14,046.86	1.06
D	10000	£15,958.74	0
E	0-39	£212.40	0
E	40-399	£212.40	2.92
E	400-999	£1,264.94	1.25
E	1000-2799	£2,016.77	0.46
E	2800-4599	£2,847.40	0.46
E	4600-6399	£3,678.03	0.46
E	6400-8199	£4,508.66	0.46
E	8200-9999	£5,339.29	0.46
E	10000	£6,169.45	0
F	0-49	£225.18	0
F	50-399	£225.18	2.83
F	400-999	£1,217.10	0.99
F	1000-2799	£1,810.58	0.32
F	2800-4599	£2,383.44	0.32
F	4600-6399	£2,956.30	0.32
F	6400-8199	£3,529.15	0.32
F	8200-9999	£4,102.01	0.32
F	10000	£4,674.55	0
G	0-49	£225.18	0
G	50-399	£225.18	2.83
G	400-999	£1,217.10	0.99
G	1000-2799	£1,810.58	0.32
G	2800-4599	£2,383.44	0.32
G	4600-6399	£2,956.30	0.32
G	6400-8199	£3,529.15	0.32
G	8200-9999	£4,102.01	0.32
G	10000	£4,674.55	0
H	0-39	£219.62	0
H	40-399	£219.62	2.79
H	400-999	£1,225.24	0.99
H	1000-2799	£1,819.39	0.32
H	2800-4599	£2,388.50	0.32
H	4600-6399	£2,957.63	0.32
H	6400-8199	£3,526.75	0.32
H	8200-9999	£4,095.87	0.32
H	10000	£4,664.65	0
I	0-39	£200.79	0
I	40-399	£200.79	3.12
I	400-999	£1,324.71	1.36
I	1000-2799	£2,142.48	0.51
I	2800-4599	£3,059.21	0.51
I	4600-6399	£3,975.94	0.51
I	6400-8199	£4,892.67	0.51
I	8200-9999	£5,809.41	0.51
I	10000	£6,725.64	0
J	0-79	£782.45	0
J	80-399	£782.45	5.62
J	400-999	£2,580.35	2.96
J	1000-2799	£4,358.15	1.89
J	2800-4599	£7,768.95	1.89
J	4600-6399	£11,179.74	1.12
J	6400-8199	£13,192.66	1.12
J	8200-9999	£15,205.59	1.12
J	10000	£17,217.39	0
K	0-119	£736.97	0
K	120-399	£736.97	5.26
K	400-999	£2,209.26	2.93
K	1000-2799	£3,965.37	2.73
K	2800-4599	£8,871.68	2.73
K	4600-6399	£13,777.99	2.08
K	6400-8199	£17,519.41	2.08
K	8200-9999	£21,260.84	2.08
K	10000	£25,000.17	0”

Commencement Information

I20 Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

6.  For the table following paragraph 9(2) (trials where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE cut-off) substitute— E+W

“Table of final fees in trials

Class of Offence	PPE Range	Initial Fee (£)	Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence (£)
A	0-79	£1687.72	0
A	80-209	£1,687.72	16.58
A	210-699	£3,842.68	12.66
A	700-1049	£10,045.05	10.62
A	1050-1999	£13,763.56	9.21
A	2000-3599	£22,515.56	8.42
A	3600-5199	£35,987.17	8.42
A	5200-6799	£49,458.78	8.42
A	6800-8399	£62,930.40	8.42
A	8400-9999	£76,402.01	8.42
A	10000	£89,865.20	0
B	0-69	£1,262.31	0
B	70-199	£1,262.31	12.81
B	200-499	£2,927.25	11.44
B	500-899	£6,360.03	9.63
B	900-1299	£10,212.86	8.09
B	1300-1999	£13,449.68	7.09
B	2000-3299	£18,414.16	7.09
B	3300-4999	£27,633.89	7.09
B	5000-5999	£39,690.47	7.09
B	6000-7999	£46,782.58	7.09
B	8000-8999	£60,966.79	7.09
B	9000-9999	£68,058.89	7.09
B	10000	£75,143.91	0
C	0-39	£850.53	0
C	40-299	£850.53	10.57
C	300-799	£3,597.48	9.23
C	800-1249	£8,212.68	7.73
C	1250-1999	£11,689.03	6.83
C	2000-3199	£16,811.87	4.72
C	3200-4559	£22,479.73	4.72
C	4560-5919	£28,903.32	4.72
C	5920-7279	£35,326.90	4.72
C	7280-8639	£41,750.48	4.72
C	8640-9999	£48,174.06	4.72
C	10000	£54,592.94	0
D	0-79	£1,603.33	0
D	80-209	£1,603.33	15.75
D	210-699	£3,650.54	12.03
D	700-1049	£9,542.80	10.09
D	1050-1999	£13,075.38	8.75
D	2000-3599	£21,389.78	8.00
D	3600-5199	£34,187.80	8.00
D	5200-6799	£46,985.83	8.00
D	6800-8399	£59,783.87	8.00
D	8400-9999	£72,581.90	8.00
D	10000	£85,371.93	0
E	0-39	£405.63	0
E	40-69	£405.63	9.52
E	70-129	£691.11	8.57
E	130-599	£1,205.49	8.29
E	600-1349	£5,102.65	5.44
E	1350-2999	£9,184.87	2.39
E	3000-4749	£13,125.68	2.39
E	4750-6499	£17,305.32	2.39
E	6500-8249	£21,484.95	2.39
E	8250-9999	£25,664.60	2.39
E	10000	£29,841.84	0
F	0-49	£411.24	0
F	50-229	£411.24	7.31
F	230-699	£1,726.85	6.96
F	700-1399	£5,000.28	5.60
F	1400-1949	£8,919.44	4.32
F	1950-3549	£11,296.01	2.16
F	3550-5149	£14,744.05	2.16
F	5150-6749	£18,194.09	2.16
F	6750-8349	£21,643.13	2.16
F	8350-9999	£25,092.17	2.16
F	10000	£28,646.85	0
G	0-49	£411.24	0
G	50-229	£411.24	7.31
G	230-699	£1,726.85	6.96
G	700-1399	£5,000.28	5.60
G	1400-1949	£8,919.44	4.32
G	1950-3549	£11,296.01	2.16
G	3550-5149	£14,744.05	2.16
G	5150-6749	£18,194.09	2.16
G	6750-8349	£21,643.13	2.16
G	8350-9999	£25,092.17	2.16
G	10000	£28,646.85	0
H	0-39	£411.41	0
H	40-249	£411.41	8.60
H	250-619	£2,216.58	7.15
H	620-1299	£4,861.45	5.31
H	1300-2999	£8,472.40	4.21
H	3000-4999	£15,637.25	2.27
H	5000-5999	£20,183.50	2.27
H	6000-6999	£22,456.56	2.27
H	7000-7999	£24,729.69	2.27
H	8000-8999	£27,002.81	2.27
H	9000-9999	£29,275.94	2.27
H	10000	£31,546.79	0
I	0-39	£411.06	0
I	40-369	£411.06	9.14
I	370-799	£3,427.28	9.09
I	800-1299	£7,336.05	8.99
I	1300-2699	£11,832.64	7.08
I	2700-4199	£21,751.25	3.04
I	4200-5359	£26,318.14	3.04
I	5360-6519	£29,849.87	3.04
I	6520-7679	£33,381.59	3.04
I	7680-8839	£36,913.33	3.04
I	8840-9999	£40,445.05	3.04
I	10000	£43,973.73	0
J	0-79	£1,687.72	0
J	80-209	£1,687.72	16.58
J	210-699	£3,842.68	12.66
J	700-1049	£10,045.05	10.62
J	1050-1999	£13,763.56	9.21
J	2000-3599	£22,515.56	8.42
J	3600-5199	£35,987.17	8.42
J	5200-6799	£49,458.78	8.42
J	6800-8399	£62.930.40	8.42
J	8400-9999	£76,402.01	8.42
J	10000	£89,865.20	0
K	0-119	£1,186.59	0
K	120-734	£1,186.59	8.66
K	735-1289	£6,510.83	8.72
K	1290-2399	£11,348.44	8.87
K	2400-4499	£21,197.30	8.84
K	4500-7999	£39,760.51	8.84
K	8000-8399	£70,699.17	8.84
K	8400-8799	£74,235.01	8.84
K	8800-9199	£77,770.85	8.84
K	9200-9599	£81,306.71	8.84
K	9600-9999	£84,842.55	8.84
K	10000	£88,369.56	0”

Commencement Information

I21 Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

7.  Part 3 (fixed fee for guilty pleas and cracked trials in elected cases) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I22 Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

8.  Paragraph 12(3)(e) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I23 Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

9.  Paragraph 12(4) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I24 Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

10.  Paragraph 13(7)(e) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I25 Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

11.  Paragraph 13(10) is omitted E+W

Commencement Information

I26 Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

12.  Paragraph 13(11) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I27 Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

13.  Paragraph 14(1) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I28 Sch. 2 para. 13 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

14.  For the table following paragraph 19 (fixed fees) substitute— E+W

“Fixed Fees

Types of proceedings	Paragraph providing for fee	Fee payable – (£ per proceedings)
Appeal against sentence from a magistrates’ court	15	178.62
Appeal against conviction from a magistrates’ court	15	401.89
Committal for sentence	15	267.93
Hearing subsequent to sentence	16	178.62
Contempt proceedings (where contempt is alleged to have been committed by a person other than the defendant)	17(2)	133.96
Alleged breach of a Crown Court Order	18(2)	89.31”

Commencement Information

I29 Sch. 2 para. 14 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

15.  In paragraph 20A(2A) (fees for consideration of unused material), for “£64.68”, substitute “£74.38”. E+W

Commencement Information

I30 Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

16.  Paragraphs 22(1) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I31 Sch. 2 para. 16 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

17.  Paragraph 22(3)(c) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I32 Sch. 2 para. 17 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

18.  Paragraph 22(4) is omitted. E+W

Commencement Information

I33 Sch. 2 para. 18 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

19.  For the table following paragraph 27 (prescribed fee rates) substitute— E+W

“Class of work	Grade of fee earner	Rate	Variations
Preparation	Senior Solicitor	£55.61 per hour	£58.50 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	£47.22 per hour	£49.59 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	£31.22 per hour	£35.68 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Consideration of unused material in excess of 3 hours	Senior solicitor	£55.61 per hour	£58.50 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	£47.22 per hour	£49.59 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	£31.22 per hour	£35.68 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	£44.33 per hour
	Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience	£35.68 per hour
	Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience	£21.52 per hour
Travelling and waiting	Senior solicitor	£25.97 per hour
	Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience	£25.97 per hour
	Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience	£13.12 per hour
Writing routine letters and dealing with routine telephone calls		£3.62 per item	£3.78 per item for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough”

Commencement Information

I34 Sch. 2 para. 19 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

20.  In Part 7, in the first table (LGFS Table of Offences), under Class H: Miscellaneous other offences, for the offence of “Having an article with a blade or point in a public place”, in the “Contrary to” column, for “Criminal Justice Act 1988, s. 39” substitute “Criminal Justice Act 1988, s. 139”. E+W

Commencement Information

I35 Sch. 2 para. 20 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

Regulation 2(4)

SCHEDULE 3 E+W Amendments to Schedule 3 to the Remuneration Regulations

1.  For the table following paragraph 7(1) (litigators’ fees for proceedings in the Court of Appeal) substitute— E+W

“Class of work	Grade of fee earner	Rate	Variations
Preparation	Senior solicitor	£55.61 per hour	£58.50 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
	Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience	£47.22 per hour	£49.59 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
	Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience	£31.22 per hour	£35.68 per hour for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Advocacy	Senior Solicitor	£67.16 per hour
	Solicitor	£58.77 per hour
Attendance at court where more than one representative assigned	Senior Solicitor	[F2 £44.33] per hour
	Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience	[F3 £35.68] per hour
	Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience	£21.52 per hour
Travelling and waiting	Senior Solicitor	£25.97 per hour
	Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience	£25.97 per hour
	Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience	£13.12 per hour
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls		£3.62 per item	£3.78 per item for a litigator whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough”

Textual Amendments

F2 Sum in Sch. 3 para. 1 table substituted (29.9.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1010), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)

F3 Sum in Sch. 3 para. 1 table substituted (29.9.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1010), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b)

Commencement Information

I36 Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

2.  For the first table following paragraph 9(1) (advocates’ fees for proceedings in the Court of Appeal) substitute— E+W

“Junior Counsel

Type of proceedings	Basic fee			Full day refresher		Subsidiary fees
					Attendance at consultation, conferences and views		Written work		Attendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances
All appeals		Maximum amount: £626.75 per case	Maximum amount: £205.56 per day		[F4 £38.53] per hour, minimum amount: [F5 £19.26]		Maximum amount: £66.99 per item		Maximum amount: £126.50 per appearance”

Textual Amendments

F4 Sum in Sch. 3 para. 2 table substituted (29.9.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1010), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)

F5 Sum in Sch. 3 para. 2 table substituted (29.9.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1010), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b)

Commencement Information

I37 Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

3.  For the second table following paragraph 9(1) (advocates’ fees for proceedings in the Court of Appeal) substitute— E+W

“QC

Type of proceedings	Basic fee	Full day refresher	Subsidiary fees
			Attendance at consultation, conferences and views	Written work	Attendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances
All appeals	Maximum amount: £6,210 per case	Maximum amount: £380.08 per day	£71.88 per hour, minimum amount: £36.80	Maximum amount: £137.43 per item	Maximum amount: £296.13 per appearance”

Commencement Information

I38 Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

Regulation 2(5)

SCHEDULE 4 E+W Amendments to Schedule 4 to the Remuneration Regulations

1.—(1) Paragraph 2 (work conducted at the police station: police station advice and assistance) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£28.70”, substitute “£33.00”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£27.60”, substitute “31.74”.

(4) In sub-paragraph (2) for “£7.30”, substitute “£8.40”.

Commencement Information

I39 Sch. 4 para. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

2.  For the table following paragraph 2(3) (work conducted at the police station: police station advice and assistance), substitute— E+W

	“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”

Commencement Information

I40 Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

3.  For the table following paragraph 2(8) (police station attendance – fixed fees and escape fee thresholds) substitute— E+W

“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	159.51	490.29
	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”

Commencement Information

I41 Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

4.—(1) Paragraph 3 (work conducted outside the police station) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), for “£273.75”, substitute “£314.81”.

(3) For the table following sub-paragraph (1) (free standing advice and assistance) substitute—

“Free standing Advice and Assistance

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item	4.04	3.89
Preparation hourly rate	52.15	49.22
Travel and waiting hourly rate	27.60	27.6”

(4) In sub-paragraph (2), for “£1,368.75”, substitute “£1,574.06”.

(5) For the tables following sub-paragraph (2) (advocacy assistance on a warrant of further detention – magistrates’ or judicial authority) substitute—

“Table A

Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – magistrates’ court or judicial authority

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item)
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	4.04		3.89
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	5.35		5.14
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	52.15		49.22
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	69.58		65.58
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	61.92		61.92
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	82.54		82.54
Travel and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	27.60		27.60
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	36.78		36.78

Table B

Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – High Court or a senior judge

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letter out per item	7.87	7.87
Routine telephone calls per item	4.36	4.36
All other preparation work hourly rate	83.42	78.71
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment, hourly rate	38.82	38.82
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or the hearing of any summons or application at court, or other appointment, hourly rate	78.71	78.71
Travelling and waiting, hourly rate	34.89	34.89”

(6) In sub-paragraph (3), for “£1,368.75”, substitute “£1,574.06”.

(7) For the table following sub-paragraph (3) (advocacy assistance for armed forces custody hearings), substitute—

“Advocacy Assistance for armed forces custody hearings

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item)
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	4.04		3.89
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	5.35		5.14
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	52.15		49.22
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	69.58		65.58
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	61.92		61.92
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	82.54		82.54
Travel and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	27.60		27.60
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	36.78		36.78”

(8) In sub-paragraph (4), for “£1,368.75”, substitute “£1,574.06”.

(9) For the table following sub-paragraph (4) (advocacy assistance in magistrates’ courts in connection with an application relating to police bail), substitute—

“Advocacy Assistance in magistrates’ courts in connection with an application relating to police bail

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	4.26	4.09
Preparation hourly rate	55.14	52.15
Advocacy hourly rate	65.42	65.42
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	27.60	27.60”

Commencement Information

I42 Sch. 4 para. 4 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

5.—(1) Paragraph 3A (advice and assistance for pre-charge engagement) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “£51.28”, substitute “£58.97”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “£47.45”, substitute “£54.57”.

(4) In sub-paragraph (2), for “£273.75”, substitute “£314.81”.

Commencement Information

I43 Sch. 4 para. 5 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

6.—(1) Paragraph 4 (advice and assistance and advocacy assistance by a court duty solicitor and advocacy assistance at the virtual court) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) For the table following sub-paragraph (1), substitute—

“Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor

	London (£)	National (£)
Standard hourly rate (attendance and waiting at a magistrates’ court)	57.87	56.51
Enhanced hourly rate (only payable in respect of work done on a day which is not a Business Day)	72.30	70.62
Travelling hourly rate (only payable where the Duty Solicitor is called out (including being called to return) to the court from the Office or attends on a day that is not a Business Day. Reasonable travel expenses may also be claimed (where relevant)).	27.60	27.60”

(3) For the table following sub-paragraph (2), substitute—

“Advocacy Assistance at the Virtual Court

	London (£)	National (£)
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Business Hours	209.88	157.41
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Unsocial hours	251.85	188.89”

Commencement Information

I44 Sch. 4 para. 6 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

7.—(1) Paragraph 5 (Representation in the Magistrates’ Court) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) For the table following sub-paragraph (1), substitute—

“Representation in a magistrates’ court

	All Areas
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	£4.09
Preparation hourly rate	£52.15
Advocacy hourly rate (including applications for bail and other applications to the court)	£65.42
Hourly rate for attendance at court where Counsel is assigned (including conferences with Counsel at court)	£35.68
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only claimable where the undesignated area fees apply)	£27.60”

(3) For the table following sub-paragraph (2) (Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table), substitute—

“Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table

	Lower Standard Fee (£)	Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)	Higher Standard Fee (£)	Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
Designated Area Standard Fees
Category 1A	286.02	313.19	542.58	542.63
Category 1B	232.53	313.19	500.99	542.63
Category 2	397.14	538.02	831.85	896.59
Undesignated Area Standard Fees
Category 1A	223.88	313.19	474.15	542.63
Category 1B	182.01	313.19	437.81	542.63
Category 2	321.37	538.02	737.08	896.59”

(4) In sub-paragraph (6), for “£181.40”, substitute “£208.61”.

Commencement Information

I45 Sch. 4 para. 7 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

8.—(1) Paragraph 5A is amended as follows. E+W

(2) For the table following sub-paragraph (2) (Representation in proceedings relating to an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act or related parenting order in any court), substitute –

“Representation in proceedings relating to an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act or related parenting order in any court

	All Areas
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	£4.09
Preparation hourly rate	£52.15
Advocacy hourly rate (including applications for bail and other applications to the court)	£65.42
Hourly rate for attendance at court where Counsel is assigned (including conferences with Counsel at court)	£35.68”

(3) For the table following sub-paragraph (3) (Higher and Lower Fees Table), substitute—

“Higher and Lower Fees Table

	Lower fee (£)	Lower fee limit (£)	Higher fee (£)	Higher fee limit (£)
Uncontested	182.01	313.19	437.81	542.63
Contested	321.37	538.02	737.08	896.59”

(4) In sub-paragraph (4), for “£24.00” substitute “£27.60”.

Commencement Information

I46 Sch. 4 para. 8 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

9.—(1) Paragraph 6 (own client work) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In sub-paragraph (2), for “£47.95” substitute “£55.14” and for “£45.35” substitute “£52.15”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (3), for “£68.44” substitute “£78.71”.

(4) In sub-paragraph (4), for “£22.81” substitute “£26.23”

(5) For the table following sub-paragraph (4) (work undertaken prior to a determination that an individual is not eligible for criminal legal aid), substitute—

“Work undertaken prior to a determination that an individual is not eligible for criminal legal aid

Column header	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	4.26	4.09
Preparation hourly rate	55.14	52.15
Advocacy (including applications for bail and other applications to the court) hourly rate	65.42	65.42
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only applicable where the Undesignated Area fees apply)	N/A	27.60”

Commencement Information

I47 Sch. 4 para. 9 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

10.—(1) Paragraph 7 is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), for “£1,368.75” substitute “£1,574.06”.

(3) For the table following sub-paragraph (1) (representation in prescribed proceedings in a crown court), substitute—

“Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in a Crown Court

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	4.26	4.09
Preparation hourly rate	55.14	52.15
Advocacy hourly rate	65.42	65.42
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	27.60	27.60”

(4) In sub-paragraph (2), for “£1368.75”, substitute “£1,574.06”.

(5) For the table following sub-paragraph (2) (Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in a Crown Court), substitute—

“Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in the High Court, the family court or a county court

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters out per item	7.87	6.92
Routine telephone calls per item	4.36	3.83
All other preparation work hourly rate	78.71 (83.42 where Provider’s office is in London)	69.26 (73.46 where Provider’s office is in London)
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment – hourly rate	38.82	34.11
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or the hearing of any summons or other application at court or other appointment – hourly rate	78.71	69.26
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	34.89	30.65”

Commencement Information

I48 Sch. 4 para. 10 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

11.—(1) Paragraph 8 is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In paragraph 8(a), for “£273.75” substitute “£314.81”.

(3) In paragraph 8(b), for “£456.25” substitute “£524.69”.

(4) For the table following paragraph 8 (advice and assistance on an appeal against conviction or sentence or application to the criminal cases review commission), substitute—

“Advice and Assistance on an appeal against conviction or sentence or application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item	4.04	3.89
Preparation hourly rate	52.15	49.22
Travel and waiting hourly rate	27.60	27.60”

Commencement Information

I49 Sch. 4 para. 11 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

12.  For the table following paragraph 9(1) (Representation on an appeal by way of case stated in the High Court) substitute— E+W

“Representation on an appeal by way of case stated in the High Court

	High Court (£)
Routine letters out per item	7.87
Routine telephone calls per item	4.36
All other preparation work – hourly rate	78.71 (83.42 where the Provider’s office is in London)
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment – hourly rate	38.82
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or the hearing of any summons or other application at court or other appointment – hourly rate	78.71
Travel and waiting hourly rate	34.89”

Commencement Information

I50 Sch. 4 para. 12 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

13.—(1) Paragraph 10 (representation in the Crown Court on an appeal from a magistrates’ court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) For “£1,368.75” substitute “£1,574.06”.

(3) For the table following paragraph 10, substitute—

	“London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	4.26	4.09
Preparation hourly rate	55.14	52.15
Advocacy hourly rate	65.42	65.42
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	27.60	27.60”

Commencement Information

I51 Sch. 4 para. 13 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

14.  For the table following paragraph 12 (Payment for Assigned Counsel) substitute— E+W

“Payment for Assigned Counsel

	Junior Counsel (£)	Queen’s Counsel (£)
Basic fee for preparation, including for a pre-trial review and, where appropriate, the first day’s hearing including, where they took place on that day, short conferences, consultations, applications and appearances (including bail applications, views and any other preparation).	Maximum amount 491.05	Maximum amount 4,664.40
Refresher daily fee (for any day or part of a day during which a hearing continued, including, where they took place on that day, short conferences, consultations, applications and appearances (including bail applications, views and any other preparation)).	Maximum amount 169.05	Maximum amount 311.66
Subsidiary fees:
Attendance at consultations, conferences and views not covered by the basic fee or the refresher fee	30.69 per hour – minimum amount 15.24	57.19 per hour – minimum amount 29.38
Written work (on evidence, plea, appeal, cases stated or other written work).	Maximum amount 53.79	Maximum amount 110.18
Attendance at pre-trial reviews, applications and other appearances (including bail applications and adjournments for sentence) not covered by the basic fee or the refresher fee	Maximum amount 98.65	Maximum amount 215.12”

Commencement Information

I52 Sch. 4 para. 14 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

Regulation 2(6)

SCHEDULE 5 E+W

Commencement Information

I53 Sch. 5 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

Regulation 16

“SCHEDULE 5 E+W Expertsʼ Fees and Rates

Expert	Non-London – hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee	London – hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee
A&E consultant	£115.92	£124.20
Accident reconstruction	£82.80	£62.56
Accountant	£73.60	£73.60
Accountant (general staff)	£46.00	£46.00
Accountant (manager)	£99.36	£99.36
Accountant (partner)	£132.48	£132.48
Anaesthetist	£124.20	£82.80
Architect	£91.08	£82.80
Back calculations	£165.50 fixed fee	£173.88 fixed fee
Benefit expert	£83	£83
Cardiologist	£132	£83
Cell telephone site analysis	£83	£83
Child psychiatrist	£124	£83
Child psychologist	£116	£83
Computer expert	£83	£83
Consultant engineer	£83	£63
Dentist	£108	£83
Dermatologist	£99	£83
Disability consultant	£63	£63
DNA (testing of sample)	£289.80 per test	£289.80 per test
DNA preparation of report	£83	£83
Doctor (GP)	£91	£83
Drug expert	£83	£83
Employment consultant	£63	£63
Enquiry agent	£29	£21
ENT surgeon	£116	£83
Facial Mapping	£124	£83
Fingerprint expert	£83	£43
Fire investigation	£83	£63
Firearm expert	£83	£83
Forensic scientist	£104	£83
General surgeon	£124	£83
Geneticist	£99	£83
GP (records report)	£57.96 fixed fee	£82.80 fixed fee
Gynaecologist	£124	£83
Haematologist	£112	£83
Handwriting expert	£83	£83
Interpreter	£32	£29
Lip reader/Signer	£66	£38
Mediator	£116	£116
Medical consultant	£124	£83
Medical microbiologist	£124	£83
Medical Report	£91	£83
Meteorologist	£116	£165.60 fixed fee
Midwife	£83	£83
Neonatologist	£124	£83
Neurologist	£141	£83
Neuropsychiatrist	£145	£83
Neuroradiologist	£157	£83
Neurosurgeon	£157	£83
Nursing expert	£75	£75
Obstetrician	£124	£83
Occupational therapist	£63	£63
Oncologist	£129	£83
Orthopaedic surgeon	£132	£83
Paediatrician	£124	£83
Pathologist	£141	£496.80 fixed fee
Pharmacologist	£112.24	£82.80
Photographer	£29.44	£21.16
Physiotherapist	£74.52	£74.52
Plastic surgeon	£124.20	£82.80
Process server	£29.44	£21.16
Psychiatrist	£124.20	£82.80
Psychologist	£107.64	£82.80
Radiologist	£124.20	£82.80
Rheumatologist	£124.20	£82.80
Risk assessment expert	£57.96	£57.96
Speech therapist	£91.08	£82.80
Surgeon	£124.20	£82.80
Surveyor	£46.00	£46.00
Telecoms expert	£82.80	£82.80
Toxicologist	£124.20	£82.80
Urologist	£124.20	£82.80
Vet	£82.80	£82.80
Voice recognition	£107.64	£82.80”

Regulation 2(7)

SCHEDULE 6 E+W Amendments to Schedule 6 to the Remuneration Regulations

1.  After paragraph 3, insert— E+W

“4.   Part 4 of this Schedule applies to work done in a case which is the subject of a Very High Cost Case Contract—

(a) signed by the parties on or after 30th September 2022; or

(b) pursuant to any Task List agreed between the parties on or after 30th September 2022.”

Commencement Information

I54 Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

2.  After Part 3, insert the following— E+W

“PART 4 E+W

Table 1

Preparation (hourly rates)

	Category 1 (£)	Category 2 (£)	Category 3 (£)	Category 4 (£)	Standard Rates (£)
Litigator
Level A	116.73	90.97	73.26	73.26	44.88
Level B	102.24	80.50	63.60	63.60	38.04
Level C	67.62	52.33	41.06	41.06	28.18
Pupil/Junior	36.23	28.98	24.15	24.15
Barrister
QC	101.50	79.10	63.70	63.70
Leading junior	88.90	70.00	55.30	55.30
Led junior	63.70	51.10	42.70	42.70
Junior alone	70.00	57.40	49.00	49.00
2nd Led junior	44.10	35.00	30.10	30.10
Solicitor Advocate
Leading level A	101.50	79.10	63.70	63.70
Led level A	88.90	70.00	55.30	55.30
Leading level B	88.90	70.00	55.30	55.30
Led level B	72.80	60.20	46.20	46.20
Level A alone	91.70	76.30	61.60	61.60
Level B alone	79.10	66.50	52.50	52.50
Second advocate	44.10	35.00	30.10	30.10

Table 2

Advocacy rates

	Preliminary hearing (£)	Half day (£)	Full day (£)
QC	79.10	166.60	333.20
Leading junior	60.20	136.50	273.00
Led junior	40.60	88.20	176.40
Junior alone	46.90	100.10	199.50
2nd Led junior	23.80	44.80	89.60
Noting junior	20.30	38.50	76.30

Table 3

Attendance at court with Advocate (hourly rates for litigators)

	£
Level A	34.02
Level B	27.37
Level C	16.50

Table 4

Travelling, waiting and mileage

	£
Travelling (hourly rates)	28.75 (up to a maximum of 4 hours in one day)
Waiting (hourly rates)	28.75
Mileage	00.45 per mile”

Commencement Information

I55 Sch. 6 para. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/435) (“the Remuneration Regulations”) which make provision for the remuneration of advice, assistance and representation made available under sections 13, 15 and 16 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) (“the Act”).

Regulations 2(2) to (7) introduce amendments to Schedules 1 to 6 of the Remuneration Regulations to provide an increase to various fees within the Remuneration Regulations.

Regulation 2(2) and Schedule 1 also abolish the fixed fee payable for Elected Not Proceeded cases and instead allows for claims to be made at the rates for the relevant guilty pleas or cracked trial fee.

Regulation 2(3) and Schedule 2 remove the fixed fee for guilty pleas and cracked trials within the Litigators Graduated Fee Scheme and will instead allow for claims to be made at the rates set out within the tables in Schedule 2.

Paragraph 20 of Schedule 2 amends a reference to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33).

These Regulations apply to matters in which a determination under section 13, 15 or 16 of the Act is made on or after 30th September 2022.

Schedule 6 also applies where a Very High Cost Case Contract has been signed or a Task List agreed on or after 30th September 2022.

A full impact assessment of the effect of the policy implemented by this instrument on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is produced with the Government’s interim response to the consultation on policy proposals following the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review, published on 20th July 2022 and is available here.

(1)

2012 c. 10.

(2)

S.I. 2013/435 as amended by S.I. 2013/2803, S.I. 2014/2422, S.I. 2015/325, S.I. 2015/1369, S.I. 2015/1678, S.I. 2016/313, S.I. 2017/311, S.I. 2017/1019, S.I. 2018/220, S.I. 2018/1323 and S.I. 2020/903. There are other amending instruments, but none is relevant.