Regulation 2(5)
SCHEDULE 4Amendments to Schedule 4 to the Remuneration Regulations
This schedule has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
1.—(1) Paragraph 2 (work conducted at the police station: police station advice and assistance) is amended as follows.
(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”.
2. For the table following paragraph 2(3) (work conducted at the police station: police station advice and assistance), substitute—
| “London | National |
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Police Station attendance hourly rates |
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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 |
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Own Solicitor | £30.22 | £30.22 |
Duty Solicitor | £58.97 | £54.57 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | £72.46 | £72.46” |
3. For the table following paragraph 2(8) (police station attendance – fixed fees and escape fee thresholds) substitute—
“Police Station Attendance – Fixed Fees and Escape Fee Thresholds
Criminal Justice System Area | Scheme | Fixed Fee (£) | Escape Fee Threshold (£) |
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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” |
4.—(1) Paragraph 3 (work conducted outside the police station) is amended as follows.
(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 (£) |
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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 (£) |
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Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item) |
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Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 4.04 | 3.89 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 5.35 | 5.14 |
Preparation hourly rate |
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Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 52.15 | 49.22 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 69.58 | 65.58 |
Advocacy hourly rate |
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Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 61.92 | 61.92 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 82.54 | 82.54 |
Travel and waiting hourly rate |
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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 (£) |
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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 (£) |
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Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item) |
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Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor | 4.04 | 3.89 |
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) | 5.35 | 5.14 |
Preparation hourly rate |
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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 |
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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 (£) |
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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” |
5.—(1) Paragraph 3A (advice and assistance for pre-charge engagement) is amended as follows.
(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”.
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.
(2) For the table following sub-paragraph (1), substitute—
“Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor
| London (£) | National (£) |
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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 (£) |
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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” |
7.—(1) Paragraph 5 (Representation in the Magistrates’ Court) is amended as follows.
(2) For the table following sub-paragraph (1), substitute—
“Representation in a magistrates’ court
| All Areas |
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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 (£) |
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Designated Area Standard Fees |
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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 |
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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”.
8.—(1) Paragraph 5A is amended as follows.
(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 |
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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 (£) |
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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”.
9.—(1) Paragraph 6 (own client work) is amended as follows.
(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 (£) |
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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” |
10.—(1) Paragraph 7 is amended as follows.
(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 (£) |
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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 (£) |
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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” |
11.—(1) Paragraph 8 is amended as follows.
(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” |
12. For the table following paragraph 9(1) (Representation on an appeal by way of case stated in the High Court) substitute—
“Representation on an appeal by way of case stated in the High Court
| High Court (£) |
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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” |
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.
(2) For “£1,368.75” substitute “£1,574.06”.
(3) For the table following paragraph 10, substitute—
| “London (£) | National (£) |
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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” |
14. For the table following paragraph 12 (Payment for Assigned Counsel) substitute—
“Payment for Assigned Counsel
| Junior Counsel (£) | Queen’s Counsel (£) |
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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: |
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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” |