The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 4 Rates payable for the claims specified in Regulation 8

Interpretation of this Schedule

1.  In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions have the same meaning as in the 2010 Standard Crime Contract.

Work conducted at the Police station: Police Station advice and assistance.

2.—(1) The Fixed Fee for Police Station Telephone Advice is—

(a) £31.45 per claim in London; and

(b) £30.25 per claim outside London (“National”).

(2) The Criminal Defence Direct Fixed Acceptance Fee is £8.00 per Matter.

(3) The hourly rates for Police Station attendance (for recording time and to determine whether the Escape Fee Threshold has been reached) are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

	London	National
Police Station attendance hourly rates
Own or Duty Solicitor	£56.20	£52.00
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	£69.05	£69.05
Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate	£65.00	£60.00
Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate (Unsocial Hours)	£80.00	£80.00
Travel and waiting hourly rates
Own Solicitor	£28.80	£28.80
Duty Solicitor	£56.20	£52.00
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	£69.05	£69.05

(4) The table following sub-paragraph (8) sets out—

(a) the Police Station Attendance Fixed Fees; and

(b) the Escape Fee Thresholds applicable to Police Station attendance.

(5) The figures in columns 3 and 4 of the table following sub-paragraph (8) apply to attendance at a police station listed as being within the corresponding Scheme referred to in column 2.

(6) Where attendance is at a place where an interviewing Constable is present, and that place is not a police station listed as being within a Scheme, the relevant Scheme in column 2 is—

(a) the Scheme within which the police station at which the interviewing Constable is normally based is listed; or

(b) where the interviewing Constable is not normally based at a police station listed as being within a Scheme, the Scheme within which the police station nearest to the place of attendance is listed.

(7) Where attendance is at a place where a Services Person is assisting with an investigation by Services Police, the relevant Scheme in column 2 is the Scheme within which the police station nearest to the place of attendance is listed.

(8) In sub-paragraphs (5), (6) and (7), “listed” means listed in the table set out in Annex A to the 2010 Standard Crime Contract Guidance for reporting crime lower work(1).

Police Station Attendance – Fixed Fees and Escape Fee Thresholds

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Escape Fee Threshold (£)
Cleveland	Hartlepool	144.00	444.27
	Teesside	149.00	457.02
Durham	Darlington	169.36	508.08
	South Durham	167.00	513.18
	Durham	195.00	607.65
	Derwentside	188.09	564.27
	Easington	183.00	561.69
Northumbria	South East Northumberland	162.55	487.65
	Newcastle upon Tyne	151.00	464.67
	Gateshead	156.60	469.80
	North Tyneside	154.00	472.35
	South Tyneside	146.00	449.37
	Sunderland / Houghton Le Spring	163.00	502.98
	Berwick & Alnwick	194.00	597.45
	Tynedale & Hexham	169.00	520.86
Avon & Somerset	Avon North & Thornbury	195.00	615.33
	Bath & Wansdyke	211.91	635.73
	Mendip/Yeovil & South Somerset	237.45	712.35
	Bristol	175.32	525.96
	Sedgemore / Taunton Dane	199.00	674.04
	Weston-Super-Mare	198.30	594.90
Dorset	Central Dorset	200.00	600.00
	Bournemouth & Christchurch	159.15	477.45
	Poole East Dorset	168.00	515.73
	Bridport West Dorset / Weymouth & Dorchester	160.00	480.00
Wiltshire	Salisbury	191.00	587.22
	Chippenham / Trowbridge	205.96	617.88
	Swindon	188.00	579.57
Gloucestershire	Cheltenham	173.00	533.61
	Gloucester	170.00	523.41
	Stroud	195.00	600.00
Devon & Cornwall	Barnstaple	190.64	571.92
	Exeter	169.36	508.08
	Plymouth	196.60	589.80
	East Cornwall	218.00	740.43
	Carrick / Kerrier (Camborne) / Penwith	195.00	617.88
	Teignbridge / Torbay	178.82	536.16
Staffordshire	Stoke on Trent / Leek	195.00	617.88
	Stafford / Cannock & Rugeley	195.00	600.00
	Lichfield & Tamworth / Burton Upon Trent / Uttoxeter	189.00	582.12
Warwickshire	Leamington / Nuneaton / Rugby	195.74	587.22
West Mercia	Hereford / Leominster	170.21	510.63
	Kidderminster / Redditch	217.87	653.61
	Shrewsbury	182.00	559.14
	Telford	189.00	582.12
	Worcester	198.30	594.90
West Midlands	Sandwell	193.00	592.35
	Wolverhampton & Seisdon	193.00	592.35
	Dudley & Halesowen	189.79	569.37
	Walsall	195.00	602.55
	Birmingham	195.00	620.43
	Solihull	205.11	615.33
	Coventry	168.51	505.53
Dyfed Powys	Amman Valley	195.00	625.53
	Carmarthen East Dyfed	221.28	663.84
	Llanelli	152.00	467.22
	Brecon & Radnor	222.98	668.94
	Mid Wales	170.21	510.63
	North Ceredigion / South Ceredigion	223.83	671.49
	Pembrokeshire	183.00	564.27
Gwent	East Gwent	186.00	571.92
	Newport	183.00	561.69
	Lower Rhymney Valley / North Bedwellty/ South Bedwellty	195.00	610.20
North Wales	Bangor & Caernarfon	207.66	622.98
	Colwyn Bay	190.00	584.67
	Denbighshire	206.81	620.43
	Dolgellau	206.81	620.43
	Mold & Hawarden	195.00	607.65
	North Anglesey	216.17	648.51
	Pwllheli	146.38	439.14
	Wrexham	177.02	531.06
South Wales	Cardiff	195.00	643.41
	Vale of Glamorgan	228.09	684.27
	Cynon Valley	195.00	617.88
	Mid Glamorgan & Miskin	195.00	643.41
	Merthyr Tydfil	195.00	638.31
	Port Talbot	240.00	811.92
	Newcastle & Ogmore	195.00	653.61
	Neath	198.00	671.49
	Swansea	188.00	579.57
Merseyside	Bootle & Crosby	178.00	546.39
	Southport	148.94	446.82
	Liverpool	196.60	589.80
	St Helens	168.00	518.31
	Knowsley	181.00	556.59
	Wirral	173.00	531.06
Cheshire	Crewe & Nantwich / Sandbach & Congleton / Macclesfield	193.00	592.35
	Warrington / Halton	169.36	508.08
	Chester / Vale Royal (Northwich)	176.17	528.51
Cumbria	Barrow in Furness	168.51	505.53
	Kendal & Windermere	200.85	602.55
	Penrith / Carlisle	189.79	569.37
	Whitehaven / Workington	157.45	472.35
Greater Manchester	Manchester	195.00	643.41
	Stockport	183.83	551.49
	Trafford	195.00	612.78
	Salford	195.00	625.53
	Bolton	180.43	541.29
	Bury	175.32	525.96
	Wigan	186.38	559.14
	Rochdale / Middleton	185.53	556.59
	Tameside	171.00	525.96
	Oldham	150.64	451.92
Lancashire	Burnley / Rossendale	177.87	533.61
	Blackburn / Accrington / Ribble Valley	195.00	635.73
	Blackpool	138.72	416.16
	Fleetwood	142.13	426.39
	Lancaster	174.47	523.41
	Chorley / Ormskirk / South Ribble & Leyland	191.49	574.47
	Preston	156.60	469.80
Kent	Dartford & Gravesend	255.32	765.96
	Ashford & Tenterden / Dover / Folkestone	225.00	763.41
	Medway	224.68	674.04
	Swale	266.38	799.14
	Maidstone & West Malling	237.45	712.35
	Canterbury / Thanet	195.00	661.29
	West Kent (Tonbridge)	228.09	684.27
Surrey	Guildford & Farnham	197.00	668.94
	North West Surrey (Woking)	215.00	730.20
	South East Surrey	227.00	771.06
	Epsom	230.00	781.29
	Staines	264.00	893.61
Sussex	Brighton & Hove & Lewes	201.00	681.69
	Chichester & District	178.00	546.39
	Crawley / Horsham	250.21	750.63
	Hastings	156.00	480.00
	Worthing	180.00	554.04
	Eastbourne	189.79	569.37
Derbyshire	East Derbyshire (Ripley) / Ilkeston	226.38	679.14
	Ashbourne / Matlock / High Peak (Buxton)	208.51	625.53
	Chesterfield	194.89	584.67
	Derby / Swadlincote	195.00	625.53
Leicestershire	Ashby & Coalville / Loughborough / Melton Mowbray	199.15	597.45
	Leicester	195.00	605.10
	Hinckley / Market Harborough	221.28	663.84
Lincolnshire	Boston, Bourne, Stamford	190.00	584.67
	Skegness	171.06	513.18
	Lincoln / Gainsborough	177.02	531.06
	Grantham & Sleaford	175.00	538.71
Nottinghamshire	Mansfield	176.00	541.29
	Newark	197.45	592.35
	Nottingham	196.60	589.80
	Worksop & East Retford	187.00	574.47
Northamptonshire	Corby (Kettering) / Wellingborough	172.77	518.31
	Northampton	187.23	561.69
Bedfordshire	Bedford	184.00	566.82
	Luton	195.00	658.71
Cambridgeshire	Cambridge	178.00	548.94
	Ely	195.00	630.63
	Huntingdon	189.79	569.37
	March & Wisbech	188.09	564.27
	Peterborough	156.60	469.80
Essex	Basildon	195.00	602.55
	Brentwood	273.00	926.82
	Braintree	218.00	737.88
	Clacton & Harwich / Colchester	195.00	617.88
	Grays	255.00	865.53
	Harlow & Loughton	255.00	865.53
	Stansted	282.00	957.45
	Rayleigh / Southend on Sea	182.98	548.94
	Chelmsford / Witham	193.00	594.90
Hertfordshire	Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead)	230.00	778.71
	Bishop’s Stortford / East Hertfordshire	279.00	947.22
	Stevenage & North Hertfordshire	259.00	878.31
	St. Albans	235.00	769.59
	Watford	231.00	783.84
Norfolk	Cromer & North Walsham	202.00	684.27
	Great Yarmouth	184.68	554.04
	Kings Lynn & West Norfolk	180.43	541.29
	Norwich & District	185.53	556.59
	Diss / Thetford	192.00	589.80
	Dereham	217.00	735.33
Suffolk	Lowestoft / Beccles & Halesworth / Aldeburgh	185.53	556.59
	Felixstowe / Ipswich & District / Woodbridge	188.94	566.82
	Sudbury & Hadleigh / Bury St. Edmunds / Haverhill / Newmarket	195.00	605.10
Thames Valley	Abingdon, Didcot & Witney (South Oxfordshire)	229.00	776.16
	Aylesbury	217.87	653.61
	High Wycombe & Amersham	209.00	709.80
	Milton Keynes	181.00	556.59
	Bicester / North Oxon (Banbury)	213.00	722.55
	Oxford	213.00	722.55
	Reading	206.81	620.43
	Slough (East Berkshire)	229.00	776.16
	West Berkshire (Newbury etc.)	191.49	574.47
Hampshire	Aldershot / Petersfield (North East Hampshire)	219.00	742.98
	Andover / Basingstoke / Winchester (North West Hampshire)	230.64	691.92
	Isle of Wight	188.09	564.27
	Portsmouth / Waterlooville (South East Hampshire)	193.19	579.57
	Gosport & Fareham	235.74	707.22
	Southampton (South West Hampshire)	217.87	653.61
Humberside	Grimsby & Cleethorpes	147.23	441.69
	Scunthorpe	158.00	487.65
	Hull	168.00	515.73
	Beverley / Bridlington	195.00	643.41
	Goole	200.00	676.59
North Yorkshire	Northallerton & Richmond	210.21	630.63
	Harrogate & Ripon	201.70	605.10
	Skipton, Settle & Ingleton	195.00	600.00
	Scarborough / Whitby	167.00	513.18
	Malton & Rydale	160.85	482.55
	York / Selby	175.00	538.71
South Yorkshire	Barnsley	174.00	536.16
	Doncaster	168.00	515.73
	Rotherham	178.00	548.94
	Sheffield	183.00	564.27
West Yorkshire	Halifax	190.64	571.92
	Huddersfield	160.85	482.55
	Dewsbury	174.47	523.41
	Bradford	149.00	459.57
	Keighley & Bingley	168.00	515.73
	Leeds	158.00	485.10
	Pontefract & Castleford	154.89	464.67
	Wakefield	153.00	469.80
London	Barking	246.00	834.90
	Bexley	220.00	745.53
	Bishopsgate	257.00	870.63
	Brent	240.00	811.92
	Brentford	244.00	827.22
	Bromley	232.00	786.39
	Camberwell Green	240.00	814.47
	Central London	260.00	880.86
	Clerkenwell / Hampstead	243.00	822.12
	Croydon	237.00	801.69
	Ealing	252.00	855.53
	Enfield	239.00	809.37
	Greenwich / Woolwich	229.00	776.16
	Haringey	247.00	837.45
	Harrow	240.00	814.47
	Havering	224.00	758.31
	Heathrow	301.00	1,021.29
	Hendon / Barnet	242.00	819.57
	Highbury Corner	252.00	852.78
	Kingston-Upon-Thames	250.00	847.65
	Newham	241.00	817.02
	Old Street	240.00	814.47
	Redbridge	247.00	837.45
	Richmond-Upon-Thames	264.00	893.61
	South London	252.00	852.78
	Sutton	239.00	809.37
	Thames	239.00	809.37
	Tower Bridge	255.00	865.53
	Uxbridge	231.00	783.84
	Waltham Forest	224.00	760.86
	West London	258.00	875.73
	Wimbledon	245.00	829.80

Work conducted outside the Police Station

3.—(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for free standing Advice and Assistance conducted outside the Police Station are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of £300.

Free standing Advice and Assistance

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item	3.85	3.70
Preparation hourly rate	49.70	46.90
Travel and waiting hourly rate	26.30	26.30

(2) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention are specified in Tables A and B following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of £1,500.

Table A

Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – Magistrates’ Court or judicial authority

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item)
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	3.85	3.70
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	5.10	4.90
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	49.70	46.90
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	66.30	62.50
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	59.00	59.00
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	78.65	78.65
Travelling and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	26.30	26.30
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	35.05	35.05

Table B

Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – High Court or a senior judge

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letter out per item	7.50	7.50
Routine telephone calls per item	4.15	4.15
All other preparation work, hourly rate	79.50	75.00
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment, hourly rate	37.00	37.00
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	75.00	75.00
Travelling and waiting, hourly rate	33.25	33.25

(3) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in armed forces custody hearings are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of £1,500.

Advocacy Assistance for armed forces custody hearings

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item)
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	3.85	3.70
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	5.10	4.90
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	49.70	46.90
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	66.30	62.50
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	59.00	59.00
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	78.65	78.65
Travelling and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor	26.30	26.30
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	35.05	35.05

(4) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in the magistrates’ court in connection with an application to vary police bail conditions are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of £1,500.

Advocacy Assistance in the magistrates’ court in connection with an application to vary police bail conditions

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	4.05	3.90
Preparation hourly rate	52.55	49.70
Advocacy hourly rate	62.35	62.35
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	26.30	26.30

Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor and Advocacy Assistance at the virtual court

4.—(1) The hourly rates for Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor

	London (£)	National (£)
Standard hourly rate (attendance and waiting at a magistrates’ court)	55.15	53.85
Enhanced hourly rate (only payable in respect of work done on a day which is not a Business Day)	68.90	67.30
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)).	26.30	26.30

(2) The Fixed Fees for Advocacy Assistance at the Virtual Court are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

Advocacy Assistance at the Virtual Court

	London (£)	National (£)
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during normal working hours	200	150
Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Unsocial hours	240	180

Representation in the Magistrates’ Court

5.—(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for—

(a) recording time and to determine whether the Lower or Higher Standard Fee Limit has been reached; and

(b) claiming costs in cases which fall outside the Standard Fee payment scheme,

are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

Representation in a magistrates’ court

	All Areas
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	£3.90
Preparation hourly rate	£49.70
Advocacy hourly rate (including applications for bail and other applications to the court)	£62.35
Hourly rate for attendance at court where Counsel is assigned (including conferences with Counsel at court)	£34.00
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only claimable where the undesignated area fees apply)	£26.30

(2) The table following this sub-paragraph sets out the fees and fee limits for the Standard Fee payment scheme for representation in a magistrates’ court.

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table

	Lower Standard Fee (£)	Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)	Higher Standard Fee (£)	Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
Designated Area Standard Fees
Category 1A	272.56	298.45	517.05	517.10
Category 1B	221.59	298.45	477.41	517.10
Category 2	378.46	512.70	792.71	854.40
Category 3	357.87	452.20	734.56	789.50
Undesignated Area Standard Fees
Category 1A	213.35	298.45	451.84	517.10
Category 1B	173.45	298.45	417.20	517.10
Category 2	306.25	512.70	702.40	854.40
Category 3	276.50	452.20	626.50	789.50

(3) In the table following sub-paragraph (2)—

(a) the reference to “Category 1A” cases is a reference to the following proceedings—

(i) either way guilty pleas;

(ii) indictable only cases heard in the Youth Court;

(iii) proceedings (other than committal proceedings) relating to either way offences which are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offer no evidence; and

(iv) proceedings (other than committal proceedings) relating to either way offences which result in a bind over;

(b) the reference to “Category 1B” cases is a reference to the following proceedings—

(i) summary only guilty pleas;

(ii) uncontested proceedings arising out of a breach of an order of a magistrates’ courts (including proceedings in a magistrates’ court relating to a breach of a Crown Court community rehabilitation order, community punishment order or suspended sentence);

(iii) proceedings (other than committal proceedings) relating to summary offences which are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offer no evidence;

(iv) proceedings (other than committal proceedings) relating to summary offences which result in a bind over;

(v) proceedings arising out of a deferment of sentence (including any subsequent sentence hearing) under section 1 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000(2);

(vi) proceedings prescribed under regulation 9 of the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013(3), except where the case was listed and fully prepared for a contested hearing to decide whether an order should be made; and

(vii) proceedings relating to either way offences which must be tried in a magistrates’ court in accordance with section 22 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980(4);

(c) the reference to “Category 2” cases is a reference to—

(i) contested trials;

(ii) proceedings which were listed and fully prepared for trial in a magistrates’ court but are disposed of by a guilty plea on the day of trial before the opening of the prosecution case;

(iii) proceedings which were listed and fully prepared for trial in a magistrates’ court but are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offers no evidence or which result in a bind over on the day of trial before the opening of the prosecution case;

(iv) contested proceedings relating to a breach of an order of a magistrates’ court (including proceedings relating to a breach of a Crown Court community rehabilitation order, community punishment order or suspended sentence);

(v) proceedings where mixed pleas are entered; and

(vi) proceedings prescribed under regulation 9 of the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013 where the case was listed and fully prepared for a contested hearing to decide whether an order should be made; and

(d) the reference to “Category 3” cases is a reference to committal proceedings which are discontinued or withdrawn.

(4) The fees payable to Assigned Counsel for representation in a magistrates’ court are subject to the limits specified in the table following paragraph 12.

(5) In this paragraph “committal proceedings” means proceedings in a magistrates’ court up to and including a hearing at which an assisted person is committed to the Crown Court for trial under section 6(1) or (2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980(5).

Own client work

6.—(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Pre-Order Cover, Early Cover and means test form completion are specified in the table following this paragraph.

(2) The amount payable for Pre-Order cover is subject to an Upper Limit of—

(a) £52.55 per claim in London; and

(b) £49.70 per claim outside London (“National”).

(3) The Fixed Fee for Early Cover is £75.

(4) The refused means test completion fee is £25.

Own client work

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	4.05	3.90
Preparation hourly rate	52.55	49.70
Advocacy (including applications for bail and other applications to the court) hourly rate	62.35	62.35
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only applicable where the Undesignated Area fees apply)	N/A	26.30

Representation in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act

7.—(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for representation in the Crown Court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act (other than an appeal from a magistrates’ court) are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of £1,500.

Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in a Magistrates’ Court

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	4.05	3.90
Preparation hourly rate	52.55	49.70
Advocacy hourly rate	62.35	62.35
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	26.30	26.30

(2) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for representation in the High Court or a county court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in the High Court or a county court

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters out per item	7.50	6.60
Routine telephone calls per item	4.15	3.65
All other preparation work hourly rate	75.00 (79.50 where Provider’s office is in London)	66.00 (70.00 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	37.00	32.50
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	75.00	66.00
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	33.25	29.20

(3) The fees payable to Assigned Counsel for representation in the High Court or a county court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act are subject to the limits specified in the table following paragraph 12.

Advice and Assistance on an appeal against conviction or sentence or an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission

8.  The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advice and Assistance on an appeal against conviction or sentence pursuant to a determination made under section 15 of the Act (except where there is a subsisting section 16 determination) or an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission are specified in the table following this paragraph and are subject to an Upper Limit of—

(a) £300 for Advice and Assistance on appeals against conviction or sentence; and

(b) £500 for Advice and Assistance on an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Advice and Assistance 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	3.85	3.70
Preparation hourly rate	49.70	46.90
Travel and waiting hourly rate	26.30	26.30

Representation on an appeal by way of case stated

9.—(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for representation on an appeal by way of case stated are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

Representation on an appeal by way of case stated in the High Court

	High Court (£)
Routine letters out per item	7.50
Routine telephone calls per item	4.15
All other preparation work – hourly rate	75.00 (79.50 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	37.00
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	75.00
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	33.25

(2) The fees payable to Assigned Counsel for representation in the High Court on an appeal by way of case stated are subject to the limits specified in the table following paragraph 12.

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

10.  The fixed amounts and hourly rates for representation in the Crown Court pursuant to a section 16 determination on an appeal from a magistrates’ court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act are specified in the table following this paragraph, and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of £1,500

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	4.05	3.90
Preparation hourly rate	52.55	49.70
Advocacy hourly rate	62.35	62.35
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	26.30	26.30

Advice and Assistance provided pursuant to a determination made under section 15 of the Act in Prison Law cases

11.—(1) The Fixed Fee for Advice and Assistance in Treatment Cases, Sentence Cases, Disciplinary Cases and Parole Board Cases is £220 and the Escape Fee Threshold is £660.

(2) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for recording time and to determine whether the Escape Fee Threshold has been reached are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

Hourly rates for determining whether Escape Fee Threshold reached

	All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item	3.70
Preparation hourly rate	46.90
Travel and waiting hourly rate	26.30

(3) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in Disciplinary Cases, for recording time and to determine whether the Lower or Higher Standard Fee is claimable or whether the case is claimable on an non-Standard Fee basis, are specified in the tables following this sub-paragraph.

Hourly rates in Disciplinary Cases for determining application of Standard Fees

	All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item	4.05
Preparation hourly rate	56.15
Advocacy hourly rate	68.25
Travel and waiting hourly rate	26.30

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Disciplinary Cases

Lower Standard Fee (£)	Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)	Higher Standard Fee (£)	Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
223.48	391.30	618.26	1,853.91

(4) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in Parole Board Cases, for recording time and to determine whether the Lower or Higher Standard Fee is claimable or whether the case is claimable on an non-Standard Fee basis, are specified in the tables following this sub-paragraph.

Hourly rates in Parole Board Cases for determining application of Standard Fees

	All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item	4.05
Preparation hourly rate	56.15
Advocacy hourly rate	68.25
Travel and waiting hourly rate	26.30

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Parole Board Cases

Lower Standard Fee (£)	Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)	Higher Standard Fee (£)	Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
479.13	1,023.48	1,593.91	4,780.87

Payment for Assigned Counsel

12.—(1) This paragraph applies to the fees payable to Assigned Counsel for—

(a) representation in a magistrates’ court;

(b) representation in the High Court or a county court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act; and

(c) representation in the High Court on an appeal by way of case stated.

(2) The fees payable to Assigned Counsel are subject to the limits specified in the table following this paragraph.

Payment for Assigned Counsel

	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: 468.00	maximum amount: 4,446.00
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: 162.00	maximum amount: 297.00
Subsidiary fees:
Attendance at consultations, conferences and views not covered by the basic fee or the refresher fee.	29.25 per hour – minimum amount: 14.50	54.50 per hour – minimum amount 28.00
Written work (on evidence, plea, appeal, case stated or other written work).	maximum amount: 51.25	maximum amount: 105.00
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: 94.00	maximum amount: 205.00

(1)

A copy of the guidance is available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid/submit-claim/cwa-online-claims/codes-guidance. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office), 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ.

(2)

2000 c. 6.

(3)

S.I. 2013/9.

(4)

1980 c. 43.

(5)

1980 c. 43.