The Criminal Defence Service (Very High Cost Cases) (Funding) Order 2013 No. 2804

SCHEDULE 1

PART 3

Table 1

Preparation (hourly rates)

	Category 1 £	Category 2 £	Category 3 £	Category 4 £	Standard rates £
Solicitor
Level A	106.75	83.30	66.85	66.85	39.03
Level B	93.10	73.15	58.45	58.45	33.08
Level C	61.95	48.30	37.80	37.80	23.80
Pupil/junior	33.60	26.95	22.05	22.05
Counsel
QC	106.75	83.30	66.85	66.85
Leading junior	93.10	73.15	58.45	58.45
Led junior	66.85	53.20	45.50	45.50
Junior alone	73.15	59.85	51.80	51.80
2nd led junior	46.90	37.10	32.20	32.20
Solicitor Advocate
Leading level A	106.75	83.30	66.85	66.85
Led level A	93.10	73.15	58.45	58.45
Leading level B	93.10	73.15	58.45	58.45
Led level B	77.00	63.35	48.30	48.30
Level A alone	96.60	80.50	65.45	65.45
Level B alone	81.20	69.65	54.95	54.95
Second advocate	46.90	37.10	32.20	32.20

Table 2

Advocacy

	Preliminary hearing £	Half day £	Full day £
QC	83.30	175.00	350.00
Leading junior	63.35	143.68	287.00
Led junior	42.70	92.93	185.85
Junior alone	49.00	105.00	210.00
2nd led junior	24.85	47.25	94.50
Noting junior	21.35	40.25	80.50

Table 3

Attendance at court with Counsel (hourly rates for solicitors)

	£
Level A	29.58
Level B	23.80
Level C	14.35

Table 4

Travelling, waiting and mileage

	£
Travelling	25 per hour (up to a maximum of 4 hours in one day)
Waiting	25 per hour
Mileage	0.45 per mile