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Regulation 2(5)

SCHEDULE 4E+WAmendments 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

I1Sch. 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

LondonNational
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

I2Sch. 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 AreaSchemeFixed Fee (£)Escape Fee Threshold (£)
ClevelandHartlepool151.11466.21
Teesside156.35479.58
DurhamDarlington177.72533.16
South Durham175.25538.52
Durham204.63637.65
Derwentside197.37592.14
Easington192.04589.42
NorthumbriaSouth East Northumberland170.58511.73
Newcastle upon Tyne158.46487.61
Gateshead164.34492.99
North Tyneside161.61495.67
South Tyneside153.21471.56
Sunderland/Houghton Le Spring171.05527.82
Berwick & Alnwick203.58626.95
Tynedale & Hexham177.34546.57
Avon & SomersetAvon North & Thornbury204.63645.71
Bath222.38667.12
Mendip & South Somerset249.17747.52
Bristol183.98551.93
Sedgemore/Taunton Deane208.83707.32
Weston-Super-Mare209.09624.28
DorsetCentral Dorset209.88629.63
Bournemouth & Christchurch167.00501.02
Poole East Dorset176.30541.19
Bridport/West Dorset167.90503.70
WiltshireSalisbury200.43616.22
Chippenham/Trowbridge216.13648.39
Swindon197.28608.19
GloucestershireCheltenham181.54559.96
Gloucester178.40549.25
Stroud204.63629.63
Devon & CornwallBarnstaple200.05600.16
Exeter177.72533.16
Plymouth206.31618.92
East Cornwall228.77776.99
Carrick/Kerrier (Cambourne) / Penwith204.63648.39
Teignbridge / Torbay187.65562.64
StaffordshireStoke on Trent / Leek204.63648.39
Stafford / Cannock & Rugeley204.63629.63
Lichfield & Tamworth / Burton Upon Trent /.Uttoxeter198.33610.86
WarwickshireLeamington / Nuneaton / Rugby205.40616.22
West MerciaHereford / Leominster178.62535.84
Kidderminster / Redditch228.63685.88
Shrewsbury190.99586.75
Telford198.33610.86
Worcester208.09624.28
West MidlandsSandwell202.53621.60
Wolverhampton & Seisdon202.53621.60
Dudley & Halesowen199.16597.48
Walsall204.63632.30
Birmingham204.63651.06
Solihull215.23645.71
Coventry176.84530.50
Dyfed PowysAmman Valley204.63656.42

Carmarthen

East Dyfed

232.21696.61
Llanelli159.51490.29
Brecon & Radnor233.99701.97
Mid Wales178.62535.84
North Ceredigion / South Ceredigion234.88704.64
Pembrokeshire192.04592.14
GwentEast Gwent195.19600.16
Newport192.04589.42
Lower Rhymney Valley / North Bedwellty / South Bedwellty204.63640.33
North WalesBangor & Caernarfon217.91653.74
Colwyn Bay199.39613.54
Denbighshire217.02651.06
Dolgellau217.02651.06
Mold & Hawarden204.63637.65
North Anglesey226.85680.54
Pwllheli153.61460.83
Wrexham185.76557.28
South WalesCardiff204.63675.18
Vale of Glamorgan239.35718.06
Cynon Valley204.63648.39
Mid Glamorgan & Miskin204.63675.18
Merthyr Tydfil204.63669.83
Port Talbot251.85852.01
Newcastle & Ogmore204.63685.88
Neath207.78704.64
Swansea197.28608.19
MerseysideBootle & Crosby186.79573.37
Southport156.30468.88
Liverpool206.31618.92
St Helens176.30543.90
Knowsley189.93584.07
Wirral181.54557.28
CheshireCrewe & Nantwich / Sandbach & Congleton / Macclesfield202.53621.60
Warrington / Halton177.72533.16
Chester / Vale Royal (Northwich)184.87554.61
CumbriaBarrow in Furness176.84530.50
Kendal & Windermere210.77632.30
Penrith / Carlisle199.16597.48
Whitehaven / Workington165.22495.67
Greater ManchesterManchester204.63675.18
Stockport192.90578.71
Trafford204.63643.03
Salford204.63656.42
Bolton189.34568.02
Bury183.98551.93
Wigan195.58586.75
Rochdale / Middleton194.70584.07
Tameside179.45551.93
Oldham158.08474.24
LancashireBurnley / Rossendale186.66559.96
Blackburn / Accrington / Ribble Valley204.63667.12
Blackpool145.57436.71
Fleetwood149.14447.44
Lancaster183.08549.25
Chorley / Ormskirk / South Ribble & Leyland200.94602.83
Preston164.34492.99
KentDartford & Gravesend267.93803.78
Ashford & Tenterden / Dover / Folkestone236.11801.10
Medway235.77707.32
Swale279.53838.60
Maidstone & West Malling249.17747.52
Canterbury / Thanet204.63693.94
West Kent (Tonbridge)239.35718.06
SurreyGuildford & Farnham206.72701.97
North West Surrey (Woking)225.62766.26
South East Surrey238.21809.13
Epsom241.36819.87
Staines277.04937.73
SussexBrighton & Hove & Lewes210.92715.35
Chichester & District186.79573.37
Crawley / Horsham262.57787.69
Hastings163.70503.70
Worthing188.89581.39
Eastbourne199.16597.48
DerbyshireEast Derbyshire (Ripley) / Ilkeston237.56712.68
Ashbourne / Matlock / High Peak (Buxton)218.81656.42
Chesterfield204.52613.54
Derby / Swadlincote204.63656.42
LeicestershireAshby & Coalville / Loughborough / Melton Mowbray208.98626.95
Leicester204.63634.97
Hinckley / Market Harborough232.21696.61
LincolnshireBoston, Bourne, Stamford199.39613.54
Skegness179.50538.52
Lincoln / Gainsborough185.76557.28
Grantham & Sleaford183.64565.31
NottinghamshireMansfield184.69568.02
Newark207.20621.60
Nottingham206.31618.92
Worksop & East Retford196.24602.83
NorthamptonshireCorby (Kettering) / Wellingborough181.30543.90
Northampton196.48589.42
BedfordshireBedford193.09594.80
Luton204.63691.23
CambridgeshireCambridge186.79576.05
Ely204.63661.77
Huntingdon199.16597.48
March & Wisbech197.37592.14
Peterborough164.34492.99
EssexBasildon204.63632.30
Brentwood286.48972.58
Braintree228.77774.32
Clacton & Harwich / Colchester204.63648.39
Grays267.59908.27
Harlow & Loughton267.59908.27
Stansted295.931004.72
Rayleigh / Southend on Sea192.02576.05
Chelmsford / Witham202.53624.28
HertfordshireDacorum (Hemel Hempstead)241.36817.16
Bishopʼs Stortford / East Hertfordshire292.78993.99
Stevenage & North Hertfordshire271.79921.68
St. Albans246.61807.59
Watford242.41822.54
NorfolkCromer & North Walsham211.98718.06
Great Yarmouth193.80581.39
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk189.34568.02
Norwich & District194.70584.07
Diss / Thetford201.48618.92
Dereham227.71771.64
SuffolkLowestoft / Beccles & Halesworth / Aldeburgh194.70584.07
Felixstowe / Ipswich & District / Woodbridge198.27594.80
Sudbury & Hadleigh / Bury St. Edmunds / Haverhill / Newmarket204.63634.97
Thames ValleyAbingdon, Didcot & Witney (South Oxfordshire)240.30814.49
Aylesbury228.63685.88
High Wycombe & Amersham219.32744.84
Milton Keynes189.93584.07
Bicester / North Oxon (Banbury)223.51758.23
Oxford223.51758.23
Reading217.02651.06
Slough (East Berkshire)240.30814.49
West Berkshire (Newbury etc)200.94602.83
HampshireAldershot / Petersfield (North East Hampshire)229.82779.67
Andover / Basingstoke / Winchester (North West Hampshire)242.03726.09
Isle of Wight197.37592.14
Portsmouth / Waterlooville (South East Hampshire)202.73608.19
Gosport & Fareham247.38742.14
Southampton (South West Hampshire)228.63685.88
HumbersideGrimsby & Cleethorpes154.50463.50
Scunthorpe165.81511.73
Hull176.30541.19
Beverley / Bridlington204.63675.18
Goole209.88710.00
North YorkshireNorthallerton & Richmond220.59661.77
Harrogate & Ripon211.66634.97
Skipton, Settle & Ingleton204.63629.63
Scarborough / Whitby175.25538.52
Malton & Ryedale168.80506.38
York / Selby183.64565.31
South YorkshireBarnsley182.60562.64
Doncaster176.30541.19
Rotherham186.79576.05
Sheffield192.04592.14
West YorkshireHalifax200.05600.16
Huddersfield168.80506.38
Dewsbury183.08549.25
Bradford156.35482.26
Keighley & Bingley176.30541.19
Leeds165.81509.05
Pontefract & Castleford162.54487.61
Wakefield160.55492.99
LondonBarking258.15876.13
Bexley230.86782.35
Bishopsgate269.69913.62
Brent251.85852.01
Brentford256.05868.07
Bromley243.46825.22
Camberwell Green251.85854.68
Central London272.84924.35
Clerkenwell / Hampstead255.00862.71
Croydon248.70841.27
Ealing264.44897.77
Enfield250.80849.33
Greenwich / Woolwich240.30814.49
Haringey259.20878.80
Harrow251.85854.68
Havering235.06795.75
Heathrow315.861071.72
Hendon / Barnet253.95860.04
Highbury Corner264.44894.88
Kingston-Upon-Thames262.35889.50
Newham252.90857.36
Old Street251.85854.68
Redbridge259.20878.80
Richmond-Upon-Thames277.04937.73
South London264.44894.88
Sutton250.80849.33
Thames250.80849.33
Tower Bridge267.59908.27
Uxbridge242.41822.54
Waltham Forest235.06798.42
West London270.74918.97
Wimbledon257.09870.77

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 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 item4.043.89
Preparation hourly rate52.1549.22
Travel and waiting hourly rate27.6027.6

(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 Solicitor4.043.89
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)5.355.14
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor52.1549.22
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)69.5865.58
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor61.9261.92
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)82.5482.54
Travel and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor27.6027.60
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)36.7836.78

Table B

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

London (£)National (£)
Routine letter out per item7.877.87
Routine telephone calls per item4.364.36
All other preparation work hourly rate83.4278.71
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment, hourly rate38.8238.82
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 rate78.7178.71
Travelling and waiting, hourly rate34.8934.89

(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 Solicitor4.043.89
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)5.355.14
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor52.1549.22
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)69.5865.58
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor61.9261.92
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)82.5482.54
Travel and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor27.6027.60
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)36.7836.78

(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 item4.264.09
Preparation hourly rate55.1452.15
Advocacy hourly rate65.4265.42
Travelling and waiting hourly rate27.6027.60

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 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

I5Sch. 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)57.8756.51
Enhanced hourly rate (only payable in respect of work done on a day which is not a Business Day)72.3070.62

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)).

27.6027.60

(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 Hours209.88157.41
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Unsocial hours251.85188.89

Commencement Information

I6Sch. 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 1A286.02313.19542.58542.63
Category 1B232.53313.19500.99542.63
Category 2397.14538.02831.85896.59
Undesignated Area Standard Fees
Category 1A223.88313.19474.15542.63
Category 1B182.01313.19437.81542.63
Category 2321.37538.02737.08896.59

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

Commencement Information

I7Sch. 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 (£)
Uncontested182.01313.19437.81542.63
Contested321.37538.02737.08896.59

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

Commencement Information

I8Sch. 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 headerLondon (£)National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item4.264.09
Preparation hourly rate55.1452.15
Advocacy (including applications for bail and other applications to the court) hourly rate65.4265.42
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only applicable where the Undesignated Area fees apply)N/A27.60

Commencement Information

I9Sch. 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 item4.264.09
Preparation hourly rate55.1452.15
Advocacy hourly rate65.4265.42
Travelling and waiting hourly rate27.6027.60

(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 item7.876.92
Routine telephone calls per item4.363.83
All other preparation work hourly rate78.71 (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 rate38.8234.11
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 rate78.7169.26
Travelling and waiting hourly rate34.8930.65

Commencement Information

I10Sch. 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 item4.043.89
Preparation hourly rate52.1549.22
Travel and waiting hourly rate27.6027.60

Commencement Information

I11Sch. 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 item7.87
Routine telephone calls per item4.36
All other preparation work – hourly rate78.71 (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 rate38.82
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 rate78.71
Travel and waiting hourly rate34.89

Commencement Information

I12Sch. 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 item4.264.09
Preparation hourly rate55.1452.15
Advocacy hourly rate65.4265.42
Travelling and waiting hourly rate27.6027.60

Commencement Information

I13Sch. 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 491.05Maximum 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 169.05Maximum amount 311.66
Subsidiary fees:
Attendance at consultations, conferences and views not covered by the basic fee or the refresher fee30.69 per hour – minimum amount 15.2457.19 per hour – minimum amount 29.38
Written work (on evidence, plea, appeal, cases stated or other written work).Maximum amount 53.79Maximum 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 feeMaximum amount 98.65Maximum amount 215.12

Commencement Information

I14Sch. 4 para. 14 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)