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Article 5
SCHEDULE 1
The following Schedule is substituted for the Schedule to the 2007 Order.
Article 5
“SCHEDULE 1Fees and Hourly Rates
Words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in the 2010 Standard Civil Contract. The fees and rates in this Schedule are exclusive of value added tax.
Part 1 - Civil Standard and Graduated Fees
1 - Legal Help and Help at Court
Table 1
The fees in this Table for Housing do not apply to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme – see Table 6.
Category | Schedule Authorisation Fixed fee | Schedule Authorisation Exceptional Thresholds | Tolerance Fixed Fee | Tolerance Exceptional Thresholds |
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Actions against the Police | £266 | £798 | £154 | £462 |
Clinical Negligence | £217 | £651 | - | - |
Community Care | £296 | £888 | £179 | £537 |
Consumer General Contract | £177 | £531 | £149 | £447 |
Debt | £200 | £600 | £123 | £369 |
Education | £302 | £906 | £152 | £456 |
Employment | £230 | £690 | £150 | £450 |
Housing | £174 | £522 | £138 | £414 |
Miscellaneous | £88 | £264 | - | - |
Personal Injury | £226 | £678 | £154 | £462 |
Public Law | £288 | £864 | £207 | £621 |
Welfare Benefits | £167 | £501 | £136 | £408 |
2 - Family Public Law
Table 2(b): Family Help (Lower) – section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision Proceedings only
Table 2(c): Legal Representation - section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision Proceedings only
Party | Court | Number of Clients | Midlands | North | London and South | Wales |
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Child | Other | 1 | £2,165 | £1,775 | £2,485 | £2,426 |
Child | Other | 2 or more | £3,247 | £2,662 | £3,728 | £3,639 |
Child | High | 1 | £2,879 | £2,361 | £3,305 | £3,226 |
Child | High | 2 or more | £4,319 | £3,542 | £4,957 | £4,838 |
Joined Party | Other | - | £1,148 | £887 | £1,334 | £1,445 |
Joined Party | High | - | £1,527 | £1,180 | £1,774 | £1,922 |
Parent | Other | 1 | £2,840 | £2,359 | £3,230 | £2,925 |
Parent | Other | 2 | £3,551 | £2,948 | £4,037 | £3,657 |
Parent | High | 1 | £3,777 | £3,137 | £4,296 | £3,891 |
Parent | High | 2 | £4,721 | £3,922 | £5,369 | £4,864 |
3 - Family Private Law
Table 3 (b): Legal Help - Divorce Petition only
Table 3 (c): Family Help (Lower) - Children
| Fee | Settlement Fee |
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London | £256 | £153 |
Non-London | £221 | £132 |
Table 3 (d): Family Help (Lower) - Finance
| Fee | Settlement Fee |
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London | £268 | £161 |
Non-London | £231 | £139 |
Table 3 (e): Higher Standard Fee Schemes – Children
| Court | Family Help (Higher) Standard fee | Legal Representation Standard Fee |
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London | Other | £471 | £335 |
| High Court | £565 | £402 |
Non-London | Other | £392 | £279 |
| High Court | £471 | £335 |
Table 3 (f): Higher Standard Fee Schemes – Finance
| Court | Family Help (Higher) Standard Fee | Family Help (Higher) Settlement Fee | Legal Representation Standard Fee |
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London | Other | £523 | £105 | £416 |
| High Court | £628 | £125 | £499 |
Non-London | Other | £436 | £87 | £346 |
| High Court | £523 | £105 | £416 |
Table 3 (g): Higher Standard Fee Schemes – Domestic Abuse Proceedings
| Court | Legal Representation Standard Fee |
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London | Other | £675 |
| High Court | £810 |
Non-London | Other | £563 |
| High Court | £675 |
4 - Immigration
Table 4 (a): Immigration standard fees
| Stage 1 (Legal Help) | Stage 2a (Controlled Legal Representation) | Stage 2b (Controlled Legal Representation) |
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Asylum | £459 | £252 | £630 |
Immigration Non-asylum | £260 | £252 | £504 |
Table 4 (b) Additional payment – Home Office interview
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Representation at Home Office interview | £296 |
Table 4 (c): Additional payments – advocacy services
| Additional Payment |
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Oral Case Management Review Hearing | £184 |
Telephone Case Management Review Hearing | £100 |
Representation at a substantive hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal | £336 Asylum, £263 Immigration |
Additional day substantive hearing | £179 Asylum, £179 Immigration |
Table 4 (d): Immigration removal centres standard fees (for exclusive schedule holders only)
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On-site surgery – advising five or more clients | £400 |
On-site surgery – advising four clients or fewer | £200 |
Fast-track standby payment | £37.80 |
5 - Mental Health
Table 5 (a): Basic Fees
| Basic Fees |
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Mental Health – non-Tribunal | £281 |
Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £143 |
Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £357 |
Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £327 |
Table 5 (b): Additional Fees
| Additional Fees |
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Adjourned Hearing Fee | £130 |
Remote Travel payment Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £77 |
Remote Travel payment: Mental Health – non-Tribunal, Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings), Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £153 |
6 - Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme
Table 6: Standard Fee
London | £84 |
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Non-London | £79.50 |
Part 2 - Hourly Rates – Controlled Work
7 - Legal Help, Help at Court and Family Help (Lower)
Table 7 (a): Immigration exceptional cases, Mental Health, Actions against the Police etc., Public Law, Education and Community Care
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation, attendance and advocacy | £58.50 per hour | £53.60 per hour |
Travel and waiting time | £30.90 per hour | £30.00 per hour |
Routine letters out and telephone calls | £4.50 per item | £4.20 per item |
Table 7 (b): Family and Housing (except as in Table 7 (c)) and Employment
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation, attendance and advocacy | £54.15 per hour | £51.05 per hour |
Travel and waiting time | £28.60 per hour | £28.60 per hour |
Routine letters out and telephone calls | £4.20 per item | £4.05 per item |
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Table 7 (c): Legal Help or Help at Court provided in relation to a review under section 202 of the Housing Act 1996() and to a defendant to a possession claim in the county court; Family Help (Lower) and related Legal Help in relation to care or supervision proceedings under section 31 of the Children Act 1989
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation, attendance and advocacy | £62.40 per hour | £58.40 per hour |
Travel and waiting time | £30.90 per hour | £30.05 per hour |
Routine letters out and telephone calls | £4.50 per item | £4.20 per item |
Table 7 (d): Immigration hourly rates cases
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation, attendance and advocacy | £57.35 per hour | £52.55 per hour |
Travel and waiting time | £30.30 per hour | £29.45 per hour |
Routine letters out and telephone calls | £4.40 per item | £4.10 per item |
Table 7 (e): All other categories and all tolerance work
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation, attendance and advocacy | £51.70 per hour | £48.75 per hour |
Travel and waiting time | £27.35 per hour | £27.35 per hour |
Routine letters out and telephone calls | £4.00 per item | £3.85 per item |
8 - Controlled Legal Representation
Table 8 (a): Immigration – exceptional cases
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation and attendance | £64.25 per hour | £60.10 per hour |
Travel and waiting time | £31.80 per hour | £30.90 per hour |
Routine letters out and telephone calls | £4.60 per item | £4.30 per item |
Advocacy | £73.10 per hour | £73.10 per hour |
Table 8 (b): Immigration – Upper Tribunal cases where permission granted to client (non-Fast-track)
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation and attendance | £82.62 per hour | £77.29 per hour |
Travel and waiting time | £40.91 per hour | £39.76 per hour |
Routine letters out and telephone calls | £5.94 per item | £5.54 per item |
Advocacy | £93.96 per hour | £93.96 per hour |
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Table 8 (c): Immigration – other hourly rates cases
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation and attendance | £61.20 per hour | £57.25 per hour |
Travel and waiting time | £30.30 per hour | £29.45 per hour |
Routine letters out and telephone calls | £4.40 per item | £4.10 per item |
Advocacy | £69.60 per hour | £69.60 per hour |
Table 8 (d): Representation in Mental Health proceedings
Activity | London Rate | Non London Rate |
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Preparation and attendance | £64.25 per hour | £60.10 per hour |
Travel and waiting time | £31.80 per hour | £30.90 per hour |
Letters and telephone calls | £4.60 per item | £4.30 per item |
Advocacy | £73.10 per hour | £73.10 per hour |
Attending tribunal with counsel | £34.20 per hour | £34.20 per hour |
Part 3 - Hourly Rates – Licensed Work
9 - Family Prescribed Rates
Table 9 (a): Care Proceedings
Activity | Higher Courts | County court and family proceedings court |
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Writing routine letters | £4.70 per item | £4.10 per item |
Receiving routine letters | £2.35 per item | £2.05 per item |
Routine telephone calls | £4.70 per item | £4.10 per item |
Preparation and attendance | £77.85 per hour (London Rate)
£73.15 per hour (non-London Rate)
| £68.20 per hour (London Rate)
£64.90 per hour (non-London Rate)
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Attending at court or conference with counsel | £41.25 per hour | £36.30 per hour |
Advocacy | £77.85 per hour (London Rate)
£73.15 per hour (non-London Rate)
| £71.50 per hour |
Travelling and waiting time | £35.75 per hour | £32.45 per hour |
Table 9 (b): Other Family Proceedings
Activity | Higher Courts | County court and family proceedings court |
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Writing routine letters | £7.05 per item | £6.00 per item |
Receiving routine letters | £3.50 per item | £3.00 per item |
Routine telephone calls | £7.05 per item | £6.00 per item |
Preparation and attendance | £78.40 per hour (London Rate)
£73.05 per hour (non-London Rate)
| £66.00 per hour (London Rate)
£61.00 per hour (non-London Rate)
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Attending at court or conference with counsel | £41.25 per hour | £36.00 per hour |
Advocacy | £78.40 per hour (London Rate)
£73.05 per hour (non-London Rate)
| £66.00 per hour (London Rate)
£63.00 per hour (non-London Rate)
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Travelling and waiting time | £35.75 per hour | £32.00 per hour (London Rate)
£31.00 per hour (non-London Rate)
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10 - Non Family Prescribed Rates
Table 10 (a): Higher Courts, county courts and magistrates’ courts for work carried out with Schedule authorisation
Activity | Higher Courts | County court and magistrates’ court |
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Writing routine letters | £7.50 per item | £6.60 per item |
Routine telephone calls | £4.15 per item | £3.65 per item |
Preparation and attendance | £79.50 per hour (London Rate)
£75.00 per hour (non-London Rate)
| £70.00 per hour (London Rate)
£66.00 per hour (non-London Rate)
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Attending at court or conference with counsel | £37.00 per hour | £32.50 per hour |
Advocacy | £75.00 per hour | £66.00 per hour |
Travelling and waiting time | £33.25 per hour | £29.20 per hour |
Table 10 (b): Higher Courts, county court and magistrates’ court for work not carried out with Schedule authorisation
Activity | Higher Courts | County court and magistrates’ court |
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Writing routine letters | £7.40 per item | £6.50 per item |
Routine telephone calls | £4.10 per item | £3.60 per item |
Preparation and attendance | £78.50 per hour (London Rate)
£74.00 per hour (non-London Rate)
| £69.00 per hour (London Rate)
£65.00 per hour (non-London Rate)
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Attending at court or conference with counsel | £36.40 per hour | £32.00 per hour |
Advocacy | £74.00 per hour | £65.00 per hour |
Travelling and waiting time | £32.70 per hour | £28.75 per hour |
Table 10 (c) First-tier Tribunal
Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate |
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Preparation and attendance | £61.20 per hour | £57.25 per hour |
Routine letters out and telephone calls | £4.40 per item | £4.10 per item |
Advocacy | £69.60 per hour | £69.60 per hour |
Attending tribunal or conference with counsel | £32.55 per hour | £32.55 per hour |
Travelling and waiting time | £30.30 per hour | £29.45 per hour |
Part 4 – Family Mediation Fees
11- Family Mediation
Table 11 (a): Willingness Test
Table 11 (b): Assessment Meetings
Activity | |
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Assessment alone | £87 |
Assessment separate | £87 |
Assessment together | £130 |
Table 11 (c): Mediation Fees
Category of Work | Single Session | Multi Session | Agreed Proposal |
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All Issues Sole Mediation | £168 | £756 | £252 |
All Issues Co-Mediation | £230 | £1,064 | £252 |
Property and Finance Sole Mediation | £168 | £588 | £189 |
Property and Finance Co-Mediation | £230 | £834 | £189 |
Child Sole Mediation | £168 | £462 | £126 |
Child Co-Mediation | £230 | £647 | £126” |
Article 6
SCHEDULE 2
The following Schedule is inserted as Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order.
Article 5A
“SCHEDULE 2Family Advocacy Scheme
Words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in the 2010 Standard Civil Contract. The fees and rates in this Schedule are exclusive of value added tax.
1- Public Law Advocacy Fees
Table 1 (a): Care or supervision proceedings under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 – graduated fees
Court | Hearing unit 1 (up to 1 hour) | Hearing unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours) | Conference fee | Opinion fee | Advocates’ meeting fee | Final hearing fee (per day) |
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Family proceedings court | £96.35 | £240.90 | £141.90 | £117.40 | £142.40 | £562.50 |
County court | £106.00 | £264.95 | £141.90 | £117.40 | £156.65 | £618.75 |
High Court | £127.20 | £317.95 | £141.90 | £117.40 | £188.00 | £742.50 |
Table 1 (b): Other public law cases – graduated fees
Court | Hearing unit 1 (up to 1 hour | Hearing unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours) | Conference fee | Opinion fee | Advocates’ meeting fee | Final hearing fee (per day) |
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Family proceedings court | £84.25 | £210.65 | £141.90 | £117.40 | £142.40 | £515.90 |
County court | £92.65 | £231.70 | £141.90 | £117.40 | £156.65 | £567.50 |
High Court | £111.20 | £278.00 | £141.90 | £117.40 | £188.00 | £681.00 |
Table 1 (c): Public law - bolt-on fees
Category | Payable for | Fee |
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Client – allegation of harm | Hearing | 25% of hearing unit fee |
Client – lack of understanding etc | Hearing | 25% of hearing unit fee |
Expert’s cross-examination | Hearing | 25% of hearing unit fee |
Exceptional travel fee | Hearings, advocates’ meetings and conferences | £35.60 |
Table 1 (d): Public law – court bundle payments
Hearing | CB1 (350-700 pages) | CB2 (701-1400 pages) | CB3 (over 1400 pages) |
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Interim hearing | £66.00 | £99.00 | - |
Final hearing | £177.00 | £266.00 | £354.00 |
2 – Private Law Advocacy Fees
Table 2 (a): Private law children – graduated fees
Court | Hearing unit 1 (up to 1 hour) | Hearing unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours) | Conference fee | Opinion fee | Final hearing (per day) |
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Family proceedings court | £69.65 | £174.15 | £139.30 | £104.50 | £441.15 |
County court | £76.60 | £191.55 | £139.30 | £104.50 | £485.25 |
High Court | £91.95 | £229.85 | £139.30 | £104.50 | £582.30 |
Table 2 (b): Domestic abuse – graduated fees
Court | Hearing unit 1 (up to 1 hour) | Hearing unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours) | Final hearing fee (per day) |
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Family proceedings court, county court and High Court | £90.55 | £226.40 | £401.30 |
Table 2 (c): Private law finance – graduated fees
Court | Hearing unit 1 (up to 1 hour) | Hearing unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours) | Family dispute resolution hearing unit 1 | Family dispute resolution hearing unit 2 | Early resolution fee | Conference fee | Opinion fee | Final hearing fee (per day) |
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County court | £70.20 | £175.50 | £112.30 | £280.80 | £140.40 | £140.40 | £105.30 | £493.00 |
High Court | £84.25 | £210.60 | £134.80 | £336.95 | £168.50 | £140.40 | £105.30 | £591.60 |
Table 2 (d): Private law – bolt-on fees
Category | Payable for | Fee |
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Client – allegations of harm | Private law children hearing | 25% of hearing unit fee |
Expert’s cross-examination | Private law children hearing | 20% of hearing unit fee |
Exceptional travel fee | Hearings and conferences | £35.60 |
Table 2 (e): Private law children and finance – court bundle payments
Hearing | CB1 (350-700 pages) | CB2 (701-1400 pages) | CB3 (over 1400 pages) |
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Interim hearing | £66.00 | £99.00 | - |
Final hearing | £177.00 | £266.00 | £354.00” |
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