Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 681

Legal Services Commission, England And Wales

The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Police Station Advice and Assistance) Order 2010

Made

9th March 2010

Laid before Parliament

10th March 2010

Coming into force

6th April 2010

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(3) of the Access to Justice Act 1999(1). He has consulted the General Council of the Bar and the Law Society in accordance with section 25(2) of that Act and has had regard to the matters specified in section 25(3) of that Act.

Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Police Station Advice and Assistance) Order 2010 and comes into force on 6th April 2010.

2. This Order applies to claims by suppliers under the Unified Contract (Crime) 2008 for fees in relation to work done for an individual at a police station where the first attendance in person on that individual at the police station in relation to the investigation in question occurs on or after 6th April 2010.

3. In this Order—

(a)“police station” has the same meaning as in the Unified Contract (Crime) 2008;

(b)“the Unified Contract (Crime) 2008” means the contract between the Commission and a supplier for the provision of funded services which includes the contract for signature, the schedules, the standard terms 2008 and the crime specification, published by the Commission in July 2008(2).

Remuneration under contract

4. For Annex 1 to the crime specification of the Unified Contract (Crime) 2008, the Commission must substitute Annex 1 in the Schedule.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Bach

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

9th March 2010

Article 4

SCHEDULEAnnex 1

Police Station Attendance Fixed Fees

The fees set out in this Annex are exclusive of VAT.

Table 1

Regional Office 1: Newcastle

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
Cleveland	Hartlepool	144	444.27	1001
	Teeside	149	457.02	1002
Durham	Darlington	169.36	508.08	1003
	South Durham	167	513.18	1004
	Durham	195	607.65	1005
	Derwentside	188.09	564.27	1006
	Easington	183	561.69	1007
Northumbria	South East Northumberland	162.55	487.65	1008
	Newcastle upon Tyne	151	464.67	1009
	Gateshead	156.60	469.80	1010
	North Tyneside	154	472.35	1011
	South Tyneside	146	449.37	1012
	Sunderland; Houghton Le Spring	163	502.98	1013
	Berwick & Alnwick	194	597.45	1014
	Tynedale & Hexham	169	520.86	1015

Table 2

Regional Office 2: Bristol

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
Avon & Somerset	Avon North & Thornbury	195	615.33	2001
	Bath & Wansdyke	211.91	635.73	2002
	Mendip; Yeovil & South Somerset	237.45	712.35	2003
	Bristol	175.32	525.96	2004
	Sedgemoor; Taunton Deane	199	674.04	2005
	Weston-Super-Mare	198.30	594.90	2006
Dorset	Central Dorset	200	600	2007
	Bournemouth & Christchurch	159.15	477.45	2008
	Poole East Dorset	168	515.73	2009
	Bridport West Dorset; Weymouth & Dorchester	160	480	2010
Wiltshire	Salisbury	191	587.22	2011
	Chippenham; Trowbridge	205.96	617.88	2012
	Swindon	188	579.57	2013
Gloucestershire	Cheltenham	173	533.61	2014
	Gloucester	170	523.41	2015
	Stroud	195	600	2016
Devon & Cornwall	Barnstaple	190.64	571.92	2017
	Exeter	169.36	508.08	2018
	Plymouth	196.60	589.80	2019
	East Cornwall	218	740.43	2020
	Carrick; Kerrier (Camborne); Penwith	195	617.88	2021
	Teignbridge; Torbay	178.72	536.16	2022

Table 3

Regional Office 3: Birmingham

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
Staffordshire	Stoke on Trent; Leek	195	617.88	3001
	Stafford; Cannock & Rugeley	195	600	3002
	Lichfield & Tamworth; Burton Upon Trent; Uttoxeter	189	582.12	3003
Warwickshire	Leamington; Nuneaton; Rugby	195.74	587.22	3004
West Mercia	Hereford; Leominster	170.21	510.63	3005
	Kidderminster; Redditch	217.87	653.61	3006
	Shrewsbury	182	559.14	3007
	Telford	189	582.12	3008
	Worcester	198.30	594.90	3009
West Midlands	Sandwell	193	592.35	3010
	Wolverhampton & Seisdon	193	592.35	3011
	Dudley & Halesowen	189.79	569.37	3012
	Walsall	195	602.55	3013
	Birmingham	195	620.43	3014
	Solihull	205.11	615.33	3015
	Coventry	168.51	505.53	3016

Table 4

Regional Office 4: Cardiff

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
Dyfed Powys	Amman Valley	195	625.53	4001
	Camarthen East Dyfed	221.28	663.84	4002
	Llanelli	152	467.22	4003
	Brecon & Radnor	222.98	668.94	4004
	Mid Wales	170.21	510.63	4005
	North Ceredigion; South Ceredigion	223.83	671.49	4006
	Pembrokeshire	183	564.27	4007
Gwent	East Gwent	186	571.92	4008
	Newport	183	561.69	4009
	Lower Rhymney Valley; North Bedwellty; South Bedwellty	195	610.20	4010
North Wales	Bangor & Caernarfon	207.66	622.98	4011
	Colwyn Bay	190	584.67	4012
	Denbighshire	206.81	620.43	4013
	Dolgellau	206.81	620.43	4014
	Mold & Hawarden	195	607.65	4015
	North Anglesey	216.17	648.51	4016
	Pwlheli	146.38	439.14	4017
	Wrexham	177.02	531.06	4018
South Wales	Cardiff	195	643.41	4019
	Vale of Glamorgan	228.09	684.27	4020
	Cynon Valley	195	617.88	4021
	Mid Glamorgan & Miskin	195	643.41	4022
	Merthyr Tydfil	195	638.31	4023
	Port Talbot	240	811.92	4024
	Newcastle & Ogmore	195	653.61	4025
	Neath	198	671.49	4026
	Swansea	188	579.57	4027

Table 5

Regional Office 5: Liverpool

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
Merseyside	Bootle & Crosby	178	546.39	5001
	Southport	148.94	446.82	5002
	Liverpool	196.60	589.80	5003
	St Helens	168	518.31	5004
	Knowsley	181	556.59	5005
	Wirral	173	531.06	5006

Table 6

Regional Office 6: Manchester

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
Cheshire	Crewe & Nantwich; Sandbach & Congleton; Macclesfield	193	592.35	6001
	Warrington; Halton	169.36	508.08	6002
	Chester; Vale Royal (Northwich)	176.17	528.51	6003
Cumbria	Barrow in Furness	168.51	505.53	6004
	Kendal & Windermere	200.85	602.55	6005
	Penrith; Carlisle	189.79	569.37	6006
	Whitehaven; Workington	157.45	472.35	6007
Greater Manchester	Manchester	195	643.41	6008
	Stockport	183.83	551.49	6009
	Trafford	195	612.78	6010
	Salford	195	625.53	6011
	Bolton	180.43	541.29	6012
	Bury	175.32	525.96	6013
	Wigan	186.38	559.14	6014
	Rochdale; Middleton	185.53	556.59	6015
	Tameside	171	525.96	6016
	Oldham	150.64	451.92	6017
Lancashire	Burnley; Rossendale	177.87	533.61	6018
	Blackburn; Accrington; Ribble Valley	195	635.73	6019
	Blackpool	138.72	416.16	6020
	Fleetwood	142.13	426.39	6021
	Lancaster	174.47	523.41	6022
	Chorley; Ormskirk; South Ribble & Leyland	191.49	574.47	6023
	Preston	156.60	469.80	6024

Table 7

Regional Office 7: Brighton

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
Kent	Dartford & Gravesend	255.32	765.96	7001
	Ashford & Tenterden; Dover; Folkestone	225	763.41	7002
	Medway	224.68	674.04	7003
	Swale	266.38	799.14	7004
	Maidstone & West Malling	237.45	712.35	7005
	Canterbury; Thanet	195	661.29	7006
	West Kent (Tonbridge)	228.09	684.27	7007
Surrey	Guildford & Farnham	197	668.94	7008
	North West Surrey (Woking)	215	730.20	7009
	South East Surrey	227	771.06	7010
	Epsom	230	781.29	7011
	Staines	264	893.61	7012
Sussex	Brighton & Hove & Lewes	201	681.69	7013
	Chichester & District	178	546.39	7014
	Crawley; Horsham	250.21	750.63	7015
	Hastings	156	480.00	7016
	Worthing	180	554.04	7017
	Eastbourne	189.79	569.37	7018

Table 8

Regional Office 8: Nottingham

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
Derbyshire	East Derbyshire (Ripley); Ilkeston	226.38	679.14	8001
	Ashbourne; Matlock; High Peak (Buxton)	208.51	625.53	8002
	Chesterfield	194.89	584.67	8003
	Derby; Swadlincote	195	625.53	8004
Leicestershire	Ashby & Coalville; Loughborough; Melton Mowbray	199.15	597.45	8005
	Leicester	195	605.10	8006
	Hinkley; Market Harborough	221.28	663.84	8007
Lincolnshire	Boston; Bourne; Stamford	190	584.67	8008
	Skegness	171.06	513.18	8009
	Lincoln; Gainsborough	177.02	531.06	8010
	Grantham & Sleaford	175	538.71	8011
Nottinghamshire	Mansfield	176	541.29	8012
	Newark	197.45	592.35	8013
	Nottingham	196.60	589.80	8014
	Worksop & East Retford	187	574.47	8015
Northampton-shire	Corby (Kettering); Wellingborough;	172.77	518.31	8016
	Northampton	187.23	561.69	8017

Table 9

Regional Office 9: Cambridge

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
Bedfordshire	Bedford	184	566.82	9001
	Luton	195	658.71	9002
Cambridgeshire	Cambridge	178	548.94	9003
	Ely	195	630.63	9004
	Huntingdon	189.79	569.37	9005
	March & Wisbech	188.09	564.27	9006
	Peterborough	156.60	469.80	9007
Essex	Basildon	195	602.55	9008
	Brentwood	273	926.82	9009
	Braintree	218	737.88	9010
	Clacton & Harwich; Colchester	195	617.88	9011
	Grays	255	865.53	9012
	Harlow & Loughton	255	865.53	9013
	Stanstead	282	957.45	9014
	Rayleigh; Southend on Sea	182.98	548.94	9015
	Chelmsford; Witham	193	594.90	9016
Hertfordshire	Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead)	230	778.71	9017
	Bishop’s Stortford; East Hertfordshire	279	947.22	9018
	Stevenage & North Hertfordshire	259	878.31	9019
	St Albans	235	796.59	9020
	Watford	231	783.84	9021
Norfolk	Cromer & North Walsham	202	684.27	9022
	Great Yarmouth	184.68	554.04	9023
	Kings Lynn & West Norfolk	180.43	541.29	9024
	Norwich & District	185.53	556.59	9025
	Diss; Thetford	192	589.80	9026
	Dereham	217	735.33	9027
Suffolk	Lowestoft; Beccles & Halesworth; Aldeburgh	185.53	556.59	9028
	Felixstowe; Ipswich & District; Woodbridge	188.94	566.82	9029
	Sudbury & Hadleigh; Bury St Edmunds; Haverhill; Newmarket	195	605.10	9030

Table 10

Regional Office 10: Reading

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
Thames Valley	Abingdon, Didcot & Witney (South Oxfordshire)	229	776.16	1131
	Aylesbury	217.87	653.61	1132
	High Wycombe & Amersham	209	709.80	1133
	Milton Keynes	181	556.59	1134
	Bicester; North Oxon (Banbury)	213	722.55	1135
	Oxford	213	722.55	1136
	Reading	206.81	620.43	1137
	Slough (East Berkshire)	229	776.16	1138
	West Berkshire (Newbury etc)	191.49	574.47	1139
Hampshire	Aldershot; Petersfield (North East Hampshire)	219	742.98	1140
	Andover; Basingstoke; Winchester (North West Hampshire)	230.64	691.92	1141
	Isle of Wight	188.09	564.27	1142
	Portsmouth; Waterlooville (South East Hampshire)	193.19	579.57	1143
	Gosport & Fareham	235.74	707.22	1144
	South West Hampshire (Southampton)	217.87	653.61	1145

Table 11

Regional Office 11: Leeds

Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
Humberside	Grimsby & Cleethorpes	147.23	441.69	1201
	Scunthorpe	158	487.65	1202
	Hull	168	515.73	1203
	Beverley; Bridlington	195	643.41	1204
	Goole	200	676.59	1205
North Yorkshire	Northallerton & Richmond	210.21	630.63	1206
	Harrogate & Ripon	201.70	605.10	1207
	Skipton, Settle & Ingleton	195	600	1208
	Scarborough; Whitby	167	513.18	1209
	Malton & Ryedale	160.85	482.55	1210
	York; Selby	175	538.71	1211
South Yorkshire	Barnsley	174	536.16	1212
	Doncaster	168	515.73	1213
	Rotherham	178	548.94	1214
	Sheffield	183	564.27	1215
West Yorkshire	Halifax	190.64	571.92	1216
	Huddersfield	160.85	482.55	1217
	Dewsbury	174.47	523.41	1218
	Bradford	149	459.57	1219
	Keighley &Bingley	168	515.73	1220
	Leeds	158	485.10	1221
	Pontefract & Castleford	154.89	464.67	1222
	Wakefield	153	469.80	1223

Table 12

Regional Office 12: London

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Exceptional Case Threshold (£)	Code
London	Barking	246	834.90	1301
	Bexley	220	745.53	1302
	Bishopsgate	257	870.63	1303
	Brent	240	811.92	1304
	Brentford	244	827.22	1305
	Bromley	232	786.39	1306
	Camberwell Green	240	814.47	1307
	Central London	260	880.86	1308
	Clerkenwell; Hampstead	243	822.12	1309
	Croydon	237	801.69	1310
	Ealing	252	855.33	1311
	Enfield	239	809.37	1312
	Greenwich; Woolwich	229	776.16	1313
	Haringey	247	837.45	1314
	Harrow	240	814.47	1315
	Havering	224	758.31	1316
	Heathrow	301	1021.29	1317
	Hendon; Barnet	242	819.57	1318
	Highbury Corner	252	852.78	1319
	Kingston-Upon-Thames	250	847.65	1320
	Newham	241	817.02	1321
	Old Street	240	814.47	1322
	Redbridge	247	837.45	1323
	Richmond-Upon-Thames	264	893.61	1324
	South London	252	852.78	1325
	Sutton	239	809.37	1326
	Thames	239	809.37	1327
	Tower Bridge	255	865.53	1328
	Uxbridge	231	783.84	1329
	Waltham Forest	224	760.86	1330
	West London	258	875.73	1331
	Wimbledon	245	829.80	1332

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the fees payable for advice and assistance given to individuals at police stations, as part of the Criminal Defence Service maintained by the Legal Services Commission. It reduces the fees in those areas (about 60% of the total number of areas) where a reduction is least likely to have an impact on the supply of advice and assistance. The Order requires the Commission to replace the annex of fees in its contract with suppliers with the annex set out in the Schedule to the Order.

An impact assessment relating to the fee changes introduced by this instrument has been published by the Ministry of Justice as part of “Legal Aid: Funding Reforms – Response to Consultation” and is available from the Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ or at www.justice.gov.uk.

(1)

c. 22. The reference to the Lord Chancellor was changed to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2003/1887 and changed back to the Lord Chancellor by S.I. 2005/3429.

(2)

The contract is available from the Legal Services Commission, 4 Abbey Orchard Street, London SW1P 2BS and at www.legalservices.gov.uk.