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Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 heading omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1379), regs. 1(1), 4(2)
[F22. The fees in Table 1 for Housing do not apply to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme or the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service. The fees for those schemes are contained in Tables 6 and 6(a) in this Part.]
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2 substituted (1.8.2023) by The Civil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/147), arts. 1(4), 3(2)
[F32A. The fees in Table 1 for Welfare Benefits do not apply to the payment of remuneration by the Lord Chancellor to providers of civil legal services where the provision of those services is governed by the 2014 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) [F4, the 2016 Standard Civil Contract (Welfare Benefits) or the 2018 Standard Civil Contract.] The fee for the payment of remuneration by the Lord Chancellor to those persons is contained in Table 7 in this Part.]E+W
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2A inserted (1.2.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/7), regs. 1, 2(3)
F4Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 2A substituted (1.4.2023) by The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1379), regs. 1(1), 4(3)
3. In Table 1, “consumer general contract”, “employment” and “personal injury” have the same meanings as in the category definitions of the 2010 Standard Civil Contract in force on 31st March 2013 M1.E+W
Category Definition | F5... Standard Fee | F5... Escape Fee Threshold |
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Actions Against the Police | £239 | £717 |
Clinical Negligence | £195 | £585 |
Community Care | £266 | £798 |
Debt | £180 | £540 |
Education | £272 | £816 |
Housing | £157 | £471 |
Miscellaneous | £159 (consumer general contract) £207 (employment) [F6£157 (injunctions under Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and related parenting orders)] £203 (personal injury) £79 (all other matters) | £477 (consumer general contract) £621 (employment) [F6£471 (injunctions under Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and related parenting orders)] £609 (personal injury) £237 (all other matters) |
Public Law | £259 | £777 |
Welfare Benefits | £150 | £450 |
Region | Fee |
---|---|
National | £132 |
Region | Fee |
---|---|
National | £365 |
Party | Person before whom proceedings are heard | Number of clients | Midlands | North | London and South | Wales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child | [F8Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | 1 | £1,754 | £1,438 | £2,013 | £1,965 |
Child | [F8Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | 2 or more | £2,630 | £2,156 | £3,020 | £2,948 |
Child | Judge of High Court judge level | 1 | £2,332 | £1,913 | £2,678 | £2,613 |
Child | Judge of High Court judge level | 2 or more | £3,498 | £2,869 | £4,015 | £3,919 |
Joined Party | [F8Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £930 | £718 | £1,081 | £1,171 | |
Joined Party | Judge of High Court judge level | £1,237 | £956 | £1,437 | £1,557 | |
Parent | [F8Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | 1 | £2,300 | £1,911 | £2,616 | £2,370 |
Parent | [F8Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | 2 | £2,876 | £2,388 | £3,270 | £2,962 |
Parent | Judge of High Court judge level | 1 | £3,059 | £2,541 | £3,479 | £3,152 |
Parent | Judge of High Court judge level | 2 | £3,824 | £3,177 | £4,349 | £3,940] |
Region | Fee |
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National | £86 |
Region | Fee |
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National | £146 |
Region | Fee | Settlement Fee |
---|---|---|
London | £230 | £138 |
Non-London | £199 | £119 |
Region | Fee | Settlement Fee |
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London | £241 | £145 |
Non-London | £208 | £125 |
Activity | Fee |
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Mediation Advice | £150 |
Mediation Consent Order (Finance) | £200 |
Region | Person or court before whom proceedings are heard | Family help (higher) Standard Fee | Legal representation Standard Fee |
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London | [F11Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £424 | £302 |
London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £509 | £362 |
Non-London | [F11Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £353 | £251 |
Non-London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £424 | £302] |
Region | Person or court before whom proceedings are heard | Family help (higher) Standard Fee | Family help (higher) Settlement Fee | Legal representation Standard Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|
London | [F13Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £471 | £95 | £374 |
London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £565 | £113 | £449 |
Non-London | [F13Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £392 | £78 | £311 |
Non-London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £471 | £95 | £374] |
Region | Person or court before whom proceedings are heard | Legal representation Standard Fee |
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London | [F15Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £608 |
London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £729 |
Non-London | [F15Justices’ legal adviser], lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge | £507 |
Non-London | Judge of High Court judge level or Court of Protection | £608] |
Type of matter | Stage 1 (legal help) | Stage 2a (controlled legal representation) | Stage 2b (controlled legal representation) |
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Asylum | £413 | £227 | £567 |
Immigration – non-asylum | £234 | £227 | £454 |
Immigration and Asylum: online procedure appeals
Type of matter | Stage 2d (appeals without a hearing) | Stage 2e (appeals with a hearing) |
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Asylum | £669 | £1,009 |
Immigration – non asylum | £628 | £855] |
National Referral Mechanism Advice | £150] |
Oral Case Management Review Hearing | £166 |
Telephone Case Management Review Hearing | £90 |
Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal | Asylum - £302 Immigration - £ 237 |
Additional Day Substantive Hearing | Asylum - £161 Immigration - £161 |
Activity | Advocacy Services Standard Fee |
---|---|
Oral Case Management Review Hearing | £166 |
Telephone Case Management Review Hearing | £90 |
Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal | Asylum - £302 Immigration - £237 |
Additional Day Substantive Hearing | Asylum - £161 Immigration - £161] |
On Site Surgery – advising 5 or more clients | £360 |
On Site Surgery – advising 4 clients or less | £180 |
F20... Standby Payment | £34.02 |
Basic Fees | Value |
---|---|
Mental Health – non Tribunal | £253 |
Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £129 |
Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £321 |
Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £294 |
Additional Fees | Value |
---|---|
Adjourned Hearing Fee | £117 |
Remote Travel Payment: Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £69 |
Remote Travel Payment: Non-Tribunal, Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings), Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings) | £138 |
Region | Standard Fee |
---|---|
London | £75.60 |
Non-London | £71.55 |
Activity | Standard Fee | Escape Fee Threshold |
---|---|---|
HLPAS Stage One: early legal advice | £157 | £471 |
HLPAS Stage Two: in-court duty scheme | £75.60 (London rate) £71.55 (Non-London rate). | N/A] |
Standard Fee | £208] |
Textual Amendments
F5Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 omitted (23.3.2015) by virtue of The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)(i)
F6Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 inserted (23.3.2015) by The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)(ii)
F7Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 2(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(3) (with regs. 3-7)
F8Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 2(c) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 14(3)(a) (with reg. 4)
F9Word in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(b) heading substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/237), Sch. para. 7(3) (with reg. 3); S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2
F10Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(f) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(4) (with regs. 3-7)
F11Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(f) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 14(3)(b) (with reg. 4)
F12Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(g) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(5) (with regs. 3-7)
F13Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(g) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 14(3)(c) (with reg. 4)
F14Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(h) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/586), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(6) (with regs. 3-7)
F15Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 3(h) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 14(3)(d) (with reg. 4)
F16Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 4(aa) inserted (1.4.2023) by The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1379), regs. 1(1), 4(4)
F17Word in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 4(b) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1379), regs. 1(1), 4(5)
F18Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 4(ba) inserted (1.4.2023) by The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1379), regs. 1(1), 4(6)
F19Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 4(ca) inserted (7.10.2020) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1001), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(a) (with reg. 4)
F20Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 4(d) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1379), regs. 1(1), 4(7)
F21Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 6(a) inserted (1.8.2023) by The Civil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/147), arts. 1(4), 3(3)
F22Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 7 inserted (1.2.2014) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/7), regs. 1, 2(4)
F23Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 7 heading substituted (1.4.2023) by The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1379), regs. 1(1), 4(8)
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