http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/23/section/14Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 An Act to provide for the establishment of a Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales; to make provision as to costs in criminal cases; to provide for the imposition of time limits in relation to preliminary stages of criminal proceedings; to amend section 42 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 and section 3 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969; to make provision with respect to consents to prosecutions; to repeal section 9 of the Perjury Act 1911; and for connected purposes.1985-05-23texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-14Expert Participation2026-06-29 Prosecution of Offences Act 1985s. 14Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025Sch. 2 para. 38(4)s. 65(1) Part I141The Attorney General may, with the approval of the Treasury, by regulations make such provision as he considers appropriate in relation to—athe fees of any legal representative briefed to appear on behalf of the Service in any criminal proceedings or extradition proceedings ; andbthe costs and expenses of witnesses attending to give evidence at the instance of the Service and, 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.1AThe 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.1BIn subsection (1)(b) above “attending ” means attending at the court or elsewhere.2The regulations may, in particular—aprescribe scales or rates of fees, costs or expenses; andbspecify conditions for the payment of fees, costs or expenses.3Regulations 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.S. 14; power conferred by s. 14 previously exercised by S.I. 1986/405, 842, 1250, 1818, 1987/902, 1636, 1851, 1988/807, 1054, 1862Words in s. 14(1) substituted (1. 4. 1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), s. 125(3), Sch. 18 para. 52(1); S.I.1991/608, art. 2, Sch.Words in s. 14(1)(a) inserted (1.1.2004) by Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41), ss. 190(5), 221; S.I. 2003/3103, art. 2 (subject to savings in Order (as amended by S.I. 2003/3312, art. 2(2) and S.I. 2003/3258, art. 3(2)))Words added by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 166(a), Sch. 8 para. 16S. 14(1A)(1B) inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 166(1)(b), Sch. 8 para. 16S. 14(3) inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), s. 166(1)(c), Sch. 8 para. 16S. 14 applied (6.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 2 para. 5; S.I. 2008/755, art. 15(1)(h)