Part I The Crown Prosecution Service

Miscellaneous

P114 Control of certain fees and expenses etc. paid by the Service.

1

The Attorney General may, with the approval of the Treasury, by regulations make such provision as he considers appropriate in relation to—

a

the fees of F1any legal representative briefed to appear on behalf of the Service in any criminal proceedings; and

b

the costs and expenses of witnesses attending to give evidence at the instance of the Service F2and, subject to subsection (1A) below, of any other person who in the opinion of the Service necessarily attends for the purpose of the case otherwise than to give evidence.

F31A

The power conferred on the Attorney General by subsection (1)(b) above only relates to the costs and expenses of an interpreter if the interpreter is required because of the lack of English of a person attending to give evidence at the instance of the Service.

F31B

In subsection (1)(b) above “attending ” means attending at the court or elsewhere.

2

The regulations may, in particular—

a

prescribe scales or rates of fees, costs or expenses; and

b

specify conditions for the payment of fees, costs or expenses.

F43

Regulations made under subsection (1)(b) above may provide that scales or rates of costs and expenses shall be determined by the Attorney General with the consent of the Treasury.