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| 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 |
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- (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 (£) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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For the table following paragraph 12 (Payment for Assigned Counsel) substitute—
| 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: | Subsidiary fees: | 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 |
SCHEDULE 5
SCHEDULE 6 — Amendments to Schedule 6 to the Remuneration Regulations
1
After paragraph 3, insert—
(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.
2
After Part 3, insert the following—
| Category 1 (£) | Category 2 (£) | Category 3 (£) | Category 4 (£) | Standard Rates (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litigator | Litigator | Litigator | Litigator | Litigator | 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 | Barrister | Barrister | Barrister | Barrister | 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 | Solicitor Advocate | Solicitor Advocate | Solicitor Advocate | Solicitor Advocate | 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| £ | |||||
| --- | --- | ||||
| Level A | 34.02 | ||||
| Level B | 27.37 | ||||
| Level C | 16.50 | ||||
| £ | |||||
| --- | --- | ||||
| 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 |
Signed
Sarah Dines — Parliamentary Undersecretary of State — Ministry of Justice — 2022-07-19
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
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.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2012 c. 10.
[^f00002]: 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.
Editorial notes
[^key-077b161e3b6902804ab364b946bcdf80]: 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)
[^key-8b3998f96c1d2a34723a02507ecac489]: 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)
[^key-434ab72078afddd1af1ff243cf12bab7]: 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)
[^key-8701f81633b4e970859cdc241cb42b97]: 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)
[^key-b8dff1eae53a66d9992262f021b2dfc5]: Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-506f0e57d3458c3ae7a17d0eadf3f239]: Reg. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-f29a077612557ef44bb3634de19d530c]: Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-f802dabcf062e1b625d666fa739cb18a]: Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-d7fcdb42673c22ff6a8857136d21be8e]: Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-16509524a8cb4d7c65a53d42503075a2]: Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-96721b0958771619df01731604979c6d]: Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-7da063e9a7749fca0bca3613ef88ec1f]: Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-368ae54fb779e81f392fefd0f2293269]: Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-e0c76a6667fe2e4f18782d64655b898d]: Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-2c1fb4c8128f57f2bc9d018c569c136f]: Sch. 1 para. 10 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-0a539561968d2d98902e210499139afc]: Sch. 1 para. 11 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-00d6f4b64d7394fe4fe4c7cd82007ffc]: Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-ee4c643eaaea55d148738219b6048f0b]: Sch. 1 para. 13 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-c709cca6e245b4d22eb80404893257ce]: Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-8e2b8f53c338b0187df712828ab80991]: Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-3593a4f95a214826a8755cfbcf80062f]: Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-0eac02399b2acf6650c49eef8ab4c236]: Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-d53f85242851d9b5a913173fbe242a09]: Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-5ddee02ae38f3b6c5be97e3679a3bed5]: Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-123197d2f2e7e952bd329dfb3ece6cfc]: Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-ac9c30e31ba408aff7d9e8e8d49ebe1e]: Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-f066da62347f6abf8e254d1bef364075]: Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-9d8474b52efec0aadd294c32660821af]: Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-f45e15a3df557942c704a39e9c0e928d]: Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-67b9d6fbb95ee0f2bb5e6b11a0847ca2]: Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-6f6f51203899efaba36643653cc9d095]: Sch. 2 para. 13 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-a350a638234f7d7e20fc535094e37839]: Sch. 2 para. 14 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-8143f9460bc7d9974302797f99bc8a60]: Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-6d8733804df712c760b28783aa8d6830]: Sch. 2 para. 16 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-5e7dce9110e2e377b2e0266efe2807dc]: Sch. 2 para. 17 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-b101800d83b11b985c8eceef6d1e4a48]: Sch. 2 para. 18 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-ca2460ddd64346dc796b1d8743541151]: Sch. 2 para. 19 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-d0caf63a59ba347783729031bea6c24b]: Sch. 2 para. 20 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-2cc64c8ed03d96aa7f446f7f621e6921]: Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-2e5ad825b99afe5ab15580fc5b84f200]: Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-7e7c82a8345dab7a3d53d9a00c0db0de]: Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-7d3e06327a2103f2c137379782cfcd23]: Sch. 4 para. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-66a162b69cc3d572c54f33d59a564ecb]: Sch. 4 para. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-fd013526271703ac977d096b09e20dde]: Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-57672a06fc3388995e9e831050fddccc]: Sch. 4 para. 4 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-5a726f66fc4a687584d01abe7b0c76cf]: Sch. 4 para. 5 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-37663981c9e43a6e8ce5e87967c85334]: Sch. 4 para. 6 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-746ec7a927cd9e794b465bdb16876930]: Sch. 4 para. 7 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-121f7d3ec5a5ee27c1ee54050d71e0e6]: Sch. 4 para. 8 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-4599c1632e5607d991f81e323d07b25c]: Sch. 4 para. 9 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-0bd2d71d29249f468e4feef22fd5bff7]: Sch. 4 para. 10 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-9d6f2b4ce64a2e5761ec44e60e7f9d1c]: Sch. 4 para. 11 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-c0f91ce16904dc1be4ebd4479c7c6a7f]: Sch. 4 para. 12 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-579d5c576357b488caa868b8ae00e557]: Sch. 4 para. 13 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-5c156b0a96ad2e2a8ad5be9267eb4ddd]: Sch. 4 para. 14 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-471581345c1839ee040d5d1182a01483]: Sch. 5 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-ef8c413639463bd152a28303809bb252]: Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-fe0e5684cbb5a9c81b1d969ac18c758b]: Sch. 6 para. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-cced0cda33973fb0768009842038e86c]: Reg. 2 in force at 30.9.2022, see reg. 1(1)
[^key-93aa2e125a590a8e1a09fcdb48eab7b5]: 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)
[^key-9c0a9c0f00ee4b5ccce6eb52686997c0]: 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.
[^key-dbee42558f00bd6ab9fdfe9be0400714]: 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
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