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

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

I1 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

I2 Sch. 6 para. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)