SCHEDULE 4Rates payable for the claims specified in Regulation 8

Regulation 8

Interpretation of this ScheduleF21

In this Schedule—

a

unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions have the same meaning as in the 2010 Standard Crime Contract, and

b

“the 2014 Act” means the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

Work conducted at the Police station: Police Station advice and assistance.2

1

The Fixed Fee for Police Station Telephone Advice is—

a

F15£25.95 per claim in London; and

b

F16£24.96 per claim outside London (“National”).

2

The Criminal Defence Direct Fixed Acceptance Fee is F17£6.60 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.

F18London (£)

National (£)

Police Station attendance hourly rates

Own or Duty Solicitor

46.37

42.90

Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)

56.97

56.97

Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate

53.63

49.50

Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate (Unsocial Hours)

66.00

66.00

Travel and waiting hourly rates

Own Solicitor

23.76

23.76

Duty Solicitor

46.37

42.90

Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)

56.97

56.97

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 M1.

Police Station Attendance – Fixed Fees and Escape Fee Thresholds

F19Criminal Justice System Area

Scheme

Fixed Fee (£)

Escape Fee Threshold (£)

Cleveland

Hartlepool

118.80

366.52

Teesside

122.93

377.04

Durham

Darlington

139.72

419.17

South Durham

137.78

423.37

Durham

160.88

501.31

Derwentside

155.17

465.52

Easington

150.98

463.39

Northumbria

South East Northumberland

134.10

402.31

Newcastle upon Tyne

124.58

383.35

Gateshead

129.20

387.59

North Tyneside

127.05

389.69

South Tyneside

120.45

370.73

Sunderland / Houghton Le Spring

134.48

414.96

Berwick & Alnwick

160.05

492.90

Tynedale & Hexham

139.43

429.71

Avon & Somerset

Avon North & Thornbury

160.88

507.65

Bath

174.83

524.48

Mendip & South Somerset

195.90

587.69

Bristol

144.64

433.92

Sedgemoor / Taunton Deane

164.18

556.08

Weston-Super-Mare

163.60

490.79

Dorset

Central Dorset

165.00

495.00

Bournemouth & Christchurch

131.30

393.90

Poole East Dorset

138.60

425.48

Bridport / West Dorset

132.00

396.00

Wiltshire

Salisbury

157.58

484.46

Chippenham / Trowbridge

169.92

509.75

Swindon

155.10

478.15

Gloucestershire

Cheltenham

142.73

440.23

Gloucester

140.25

431.81

Stroud

160.88

495.00

Devon & Cornwall

Barnstaple

157.28

471.83

Exeter

139.72

419.17

Plymouth

162.20

486.59

East Cornwall

179.85

610.85

Carrick / Kerrier (Camborne) / Penwith

160.88

509.75

Teignbridge / Torbay

147.53

442.33

Staffordshire

Stoke on Trent / Leek

160.88

509.75

Stafford / Cannock & Rugeley

160.88

495.00

Lichfield & Tamworth / Burton Upon Trent / Uttoxeter

155.93

480.25

Warwickshire

Leamington / Nuneaton / Rugby

161.49

484.46

West Mercia

Hereford / Leominster

140.42

421.27

Kidderminster / Redditch

179.74

539.23

Shrewsbury

150.15

461.29

Telford

155.93

480.25

Worcester

163.60

490.79

West Midlands

Sandwell

159.23

488.69

Wolverhampton & Seisdon

159.23

488.69

Dudley & Halesowen

156.58

469.73

Walsall

160.88

497.10

Birmingham

160.88

511.85

Solihull

169.22

507.65

Coventry

139.02

417.06

Dyfed Powys

Amman Valley

160.88

516.06

Carmarthen East Dyfed

182.56

547.67

Llanelli

125.40

385.46

Brecon & Radnor

183.96

551.88

Mid Wales

140.42

421.27

North Ceredigion / South Ceredigion

184.66

553.98

Pembrokeshire

150.98

465.52

Gwent

East Gwent

153.45

471.83

Newport

150.98

463.39

Lower Rhymney Valley / North Bedwellty / South Bedwellty

160.88

503.42

North Wales

Bangor & Caernarfon

171.32

513.96

Colwyn Bay

156.75

482.35

Denbighshire

170.62

511.85

Dolgellau

170.62

511.85

Mold & Hawarden

160.88

501.31

North Anglesey

178.34

535.02

Pwllheli

120.76

362.29

Wrexham

146.04

438.12

South Wales

Cardiff

160.88

530.81

Vale of Glamorgan

188.17

564.52

Cynon Valley

160.88

509.75

Mid Glamorgan & Miskin

160.88

530.81

Merthyr Tydfil

160.88

526.61

Port Talbot

198.00

669.83

Newcastle & Ogmore

160.88

539.23

Neath

163.35

553.98

Swansea

155.10

478.15

Merseyside

Bootle & Crosby

146.85

450.77

Southport

122.88

368.63

Liverpool

162.20

486.59

St Helens

138.60

427.61

Knowsley

149.33

459.19

Wirral

142.73

438.12

Cheshire

Crewe & Nantwich / Sandbach & Congleton / Macclesfield

159.23

488.69

Warrington / Halton

139.72

419.17

Chester / Vale Royal (Northwich)

145.34

436.02

Cumbria

Barrow in Furness

139.02

417.06

Kendal & Windermere

165.70

497.10

Penrith / Carlisle

156.58

469.73

Whitehaven / Workington

129.90

389.69

Greater Manchester

Manchester

160.88

530.81

Stockport

151.66

454.98

Trafford

160.88

505.54

Salford

160.88

516.06

Bolton

148.85

446.56

Bury

144.64

433.92

Wigan

153.76

461.29

Rochdale / Middleton

153.06

459.19

Tameside

141.08

433.92

Oldham

124.28

372.83

Lancashire

Burnley / Rossendale

146.74

440.23

Blackburn / Accrington / Ribble Valley

160.88

524.48

Blackpool

114.44

343.33

Fleetwood

117.26

351.77

Lancaster

143.94

431.81

Chorley / Ormskirk / South Ribble & Leyland

157.98

473.94

Preston

129.20

387.59

Kent

Dartford & Gravesend

210.64

631.92

Ashford & Tenterden / Dover / Folkestone

185.63

629.81

Medway

185.36

556.08

Swale

219.76

659.29

Maidstone & West Malling

195.90

587.69

Canterbury / Thanet

160.88

545.56

West Kent (Tonbridge)

188.17

564.52

Surrey

Guildford & Farnham

162.53

551.88

North West Surrey (Woking)

177.38

602.42

South East Surrey

187.28

636.12

Epsom

189.75

644.56

Staines

217.80

737.23

Sussex

Brighton & Hove & Lewes

165.83

562.39

Chichester & District

146.85

450.77

Crawley / Horsham

206.42

619.27

Hastings

128.70

396.00

Worthing

148.50

457.08

Eastbourne

156.58

469.73

Derbyshire

East Derbyshire (Ripley) / Ilkeston

186.76

560.29

Ashbourne / Matlock / High Peak (Buxton)

172.02

516.06

Chesterfield

160.78

482.35

Derby / Swadlincote

160.88

516.06

Leicestershire

Ashby & Coalville / Loughborough / Melton Mowbray

164.30

492.90

Leicester

160.88

499.21

Hinckley / Market Harborough

182.56

547.67

Lincolnshire

Boston, Bourne, Stamford

156.75

482.35

Skegness

141.12

423.37

Lincoln / Gainsborough

146.04

438.12

Grantham & Sleaford

144.38

444.44

Nottinghamshire

Mansfield

145.20

446.56

Newark

162.90

488.69

Nottingham

162.20

486.59

Worksop & East Retford

154.28

473.94

Northamptonshire

Corby (Kettering) / Wellingborough

142.54

427.61

Northampton

154.46

463.39

Bedfordshire

Bedford

151.80

467.63

Luton

160.88

543.44

Cambridgeshire

Cambridge

146.85

452.88

Ely

160.88

520.27

Huntingdon

156.58

469.73

March & Wisbech

155.17

465.52

Peterborough

129.20

387.59

Essex

Basildon

160.88

497.10

Brentwood

225.23

764.63

Braintree

179.85

608.75

Clacton & Harwich / Colchester

160.88

509.75

Grays

210.38

714.06

Harlow & Loughton

210.38

714.06

Stansted

232.65

789.90

Rayleigh / Southend on Sea

150.96

452.88

Chelmsford / Witham

159.23

490.79

Hertfordshire

Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead)

189.75

642.44

Bishop’s Stortford / East Hertfordshire

230.18

781.46

Stevenage & North Hertfordshire

213.68

724.61

St. Albans

193.88

634.91

Watford

190.58

646.67

Norfolk

Cromer & North Walsham

166.65

564.52

Great Yarmouth

152.36

457.08

Kings Lynn & West Norfolk

148.85

446.56

Norwich & District

153.06

459.19

Diss / Thetford

158.40

486.59

Dereham

179.03

606.65

Suffolk

Lowestoft / Beccles & Halesworth / Aldeburgh

153.06

459.19

Felixstowe / Ipswich & District / Woodbridge

155.88

467.63

Sudbury & Hadleigh / Bury St. Edmunds / Haverhill / Newmarket

160.88

499.21

Thames Valley

Abingdon, Didcot & Witney (South Oxfordshire)

188.93

640.33

Aylesbury

179.74

539.23

High Wycombe & Amersham

172.43

585.59

Milton Keynes

149.33

459.19

Bicester / North Oxon (Banbury)

175.73

596.10

Oxford

175.73

596.10

Reading

170.62

511.85

Slough (East Berkshire)

188.93

640.33

West Berkshire (Newbury etc.)

157.98

473.94

Hampshire

Aldershot / Petersfield (North East Hampshire)

180.68

612.96

Andover / Basingstoke / Winchester (North West Hampshire)

190.28

570.83

Isle of Wight

155.17

465.52

Portsmouth / Waterlooville (South East Hampshire)

159.38

478.15

Gosport & Fareham

194.49

583.46

Southampton (South West Hampshire)

179.74

539.23

Humberside

Grimsby & Cleethorpes

121.46

364.39

Scunthorpe

130.35

402.31

Hull

138.60

425.48

Beverley / Bridlington

160.88

530.81

Goole

165.00

558.19

North Yorkshire

Northallerton & Richmond

173.42

520.27

Harrogate & Ripon

166.40

499.21

Skipton, Settle & Ingleton

160.88

495.00

Scarborough / Whitby

137.78

423.37

Malton & Rydale

132.70

398.10

York / Selby

144.38

444.44

South Yorkshire

Barnsley

143.55

442.33

Doncaster

138.60

425.48

Rotherham

146.85

452.88

Sheffield

150.98

465.52

West Yorkshire

Halifax

157.28

471.83

Huddersfield

132.70

398.10

Dewsbury

143.94

431.81

Bradford

122.93

379.15

Keighley & Bingley

138.60

425.48

Leeds

130.35

400.21

Pontefract & Castleford

127.78

383.35

Wakefield

126.23

387.59

London

Barking

202.95

688.79

Bexley

181.50

615.06

Bishopsgate

212.03

718.27

Brent

198.00

669.83

Brentford

201.30

682.46

Bromley

191.40

648.77

Camberwell Green

198.00

671.94

Central London

214.50

726.71

Clerkenwell / Hampstead

200.48

678.25

Croydon

195.53

661.39

Ealing

207.90

705.81

Enfield

197.18

667.73

Greenwich / Woolwich

188.93

640.33

Haringey

203.78

690.90

Harrow

198.00

671.94

Havering

184.80

625.61

Heathrow

248.33

842.56

Hendon / Barnet

199.65

676.15

Highbury Corner

207.90

703.54

Kingston-Upon-Thames

206.25

699.31

Newham

198.83

674.04

Old Street

198.00

671.94

Redbridge

203.78

690.90

Richmond-Upon-Thames

217.80

737.23

South London

207.90

703.54

Sutton

197.18

667.73

Thames

197.18

667.73

Tower Bridge

210.38

714.06

Uxbridge

190.58

646.67

Waltham Forest

184.80

627.71

West London

212.85

722.48

Wimbledon

202.13

684.59

Work conducted outside the Police Station3

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 F20£247.50.

Free standing Advice and Assistance

F21London (£)

National (£)

Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item

3.18

3.05

Preparation hourly rate

41.00

38.69

Travel and waiting hourly rate

21.70

21.70

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 F14£1,237.50.

F22Table AAdvocacy 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

3.18

3.05

Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)

4.21

4.04

Preparation hourly rate

Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor

41.00

38.69

Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)

54.70

51.56

Advocacy hourly rate

Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor

48.68

48.68

Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)

64.89

64.89

Travelling and waiting hourly rate

Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor

21.70

21.70

Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)

28.92

28.92

F23Table BAdvocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – High Court or a senior judge

London (£)

National (£)

Routine letter out per item

6.19

6.19

Routine telephone calls per item

3.42

3.42

All other preparation work, hourly rate

65.59

61.88

Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment, hourly rate

30.53

30.53

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

61.88

61.88

Travelling and waiting, hourly rate

27.43

27.43

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 F14£1,237.50.

Advocacy Assistance for armed forces custody hearings

F24London (£)

National (£)

Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item)

Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor

3.18

3.05

Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)

4.21

4.04

Preparation hourly rate

Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor

41.00

38.69

Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)

54.70

51.56

Advocacy hourly rate

Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor

48.68

48.68

Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)

64.89

64.89

Travelling and waiting hourly rate

Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor

21.70

21.70

Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)

28.92

28.92

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 F14£1,237.50.

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

F25London (£)

National (£)

Routine letters written and telephone calls per item

3.34

3.22

Preparation hourly rate

43.35

41.00

Advocacy hourly rate

51.44

51.44

Travelling and waiting hourly rate

21.70

21.70

Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor and Advocacy Assistance at the virtual court4

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

F26London (£)

National (£)

Standard hourly rate (attendance and waiting at a magistrates’ court)

45.50

44.43

Enhanced hourly rate (only payable in respect of work done on a day which is not a Business Day)

56.84

55.52

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)).

21.70

21.70

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

F27London (£)

National (£)

Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Business Hours

165.00

123.75

Virtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Unsocial hours

198.00

148.50

Representation in the Magistrates' Court5

1

The fixed amounts and hourly rates F4for representation in a magistrates’ court (except where paragraph 5A applies) 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

F28All Areas

Routine letters written and telephone calls per item

£3.22

Preparation hourly rate

£41.00

Advocacy hourly rate (including applications for bail and other applications to the court)

£51.44

Hourly rate for attendance at court where Counsel is assigned (including conferences with Counsel at court)

£28.05

Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only claimable where the undesignated area fees apply)

£21.70

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 F5(except where paragraph 5A applies).

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table

F29Lower Standard Fee (£)

Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)

Higher Standard Fee (£)

Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)

Designated Area Standard Fees

Category 1A

224.86

246.22

426.57

426.61

Category 1B

182.81

246.22

393.86

426.61

Category 2

312.23

422.98

653.99

704.88

Category 3

295.24

373.07

606.01

651.34

Undesignated Area Standard Fees

Category 1A

176.01

246.22

372.77

426.61

Category 1B

143.10

246.22

344.19

426.61

Category 2

252.66

422.98

579.48

704.88

Category 3

228.11

373.07

516.86

651.34

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;

F6ia

guilty pleas in proceedings for low-value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the Magistrates’ Court Act 1980 (low-value shoplifting);

ii

indictable only cases heard in the Youth Court;

iii

proceedings (other than committal proceedings) relating to either way offences F7or proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (ia) which are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offer no evidence; and

iv

proceedings (other than committal proceedings) relating to either way offences F8or proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (ia) which result in a bind over;

b

the reference to “Category 1B” cases is a reference to the following proceedings F9(other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (a)(ia))—

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 M2;

vi

proceedings prescribed under regulation 9 of the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013 M3, 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 M4;

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 M5.

F3Representation in proceedings relating to an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act or related parenting order in any court5A

1

This paragraph applies to proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act (other than an appeal) relating to—

a

an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act; or

b

a parenting order under section 8(1)(b) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 where an injunction is granted under Part 1 of the 2014 Act.

2

The fixed amounts and hourly rates for—

a

determining whether the lower or higher fee limit has been reached, and

b

claiming costs in cases which fall outside the fixed fee limits, are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

Representation in proceedings relating to an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act or related parenting order in any court

F30All Areas

Routine letters written and telephone calls per item

£3.22

Preparation hourly rate

£41.00

Advocacy hourly rate (including applications for bail and other applications to the court)

£51.44

Hourly rate for attendance at court where Counsel is assigned (including conferences with Counsel at court)

£28.05

3

The table following this sub-paragraph sets out the fees and fee limits for representation in any court.

Higher and Lower Fees Table

F31Lower fee (£)

Lower fee limit (£)

Higher fee (£)

Higher fee limit (£)

Uncontested

143.10

246.22

344.19

426.61

Contested

252.66

422.98

579.48

704.88

4

The hourly rate for travelling and waiting in any court is F32£21.70.

Own client work6

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

F33£43.35 per claim in London; and

b

F34£41.00 per claim outside London (“National”).

3

The Fixed Fee for Early Cover is F35£61.88.

4

The refused means test completion fee is F36£20.63.

Own client work

F37London (£)

National (£)

Routine letters written and telephone calls per item

3.34

3.22

Preparation hourly rate

43.35

41.00

Advocacy (including applications for bail and other applications to the court) hourly rate

51.44

51.44

Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only applicable where the Undesignated Area fees apply)

N/A

21.70

Representation in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act7

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 F11or where paragraph 5A applies) are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of F14£1,237.50.

Representation in Prescribed Proceedings in a F10Crown Court

F38London (£)

National (£)

Routine letters written and telephone calls per item

3.34

3.22

Preparation hourly rate

43.35

41.00

Advocacy hourly rate

51.44

51.44

Travelling and waiting hourly rate

21.70

21.70

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 F12(except where paragraph 5A or paragraph 10 applies) are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.

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

F39London (£)

National (£)

Routine letters out per item

6.19

5.45

Routine telephone calls per item

3.42

3.01

All other preparation work hourly rate

£61.88 (£65.59 where Provider’s office is in London)

£54.45 (£57.75 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

30.53

26.81

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

61.88

54.45

Travelling and waiting hourly rate

27.43

24.09

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 Commission8

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

F41£247.50 for Advice and Assistance on appeals against conviction or sentence; and

b

F42£412.50 for Advice and Assistance on an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

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

F40London (£)

National (£)

Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item

3.18

3.05

Preparation hourly rate

41.00

38.69

Travel and waiting hourly rate

21.70

21.70

Representation on an appeal by way of case stated9

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

F43High Court (£)

Routine letters out per item

6.19

Routine telephone calls per item

3.42

All other preparation work – hourly rate

61.88 (65.59 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

30.53

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

61.88

Travelling and waiting hourly rate

27.43

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 Act10

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 F13or an appeal to the County Court relating to an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act or a parenting order under section 8(1)(b) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 made in connection with an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act are specified in the table following this paragraph, and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of F14£1,237.50

F44London (£)

National (£)

Routine letters written and telephone calls per item

3.34

3.22

Preparation hourly rate

43.35

41.00

Advocacy hourly rate

51.44

51.44

Travelling and waiting hourly rate

21.70

21.70

Advice and Assistance provided pursuant to a determination made under section 15 of the Act in Prison Law cases11

1

The Fixed Fee for Advice and Assistance in F1...Sentence Cases, Disciplinary Cases and Parole Board Cases is F45£181.50 and the Escape Fee Threshold is F46£544.50.

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

F47All areas (£)

Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item

3.05

Preparation hourly rate

38.69

Travel and waiting hourly rate

21.70

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.

F48Hourly rates in Disciplinary Cases for determining application of Standard Fees

All areas (£)

Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item

3.34

Preparation hourly rate

46.32

Advocacy hourly rate

56.31

Travel and waiting hourly rate

21.70

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Disciplinary Cases

Lower Standard Fee (£)

Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)

Higher Standard Fee (£)

Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)

184.37

322.82

510.06

1,529.48

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.

F49Hourly rates in Parole Board Cases for determining application of Standard Fees

All areas (£)

Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item

3.34

Preparation hourly rate

46.32

Advocacy hourly rate

56.31

Travel and waiting hourly rate

21.70

Higher and Lower Standard Fees Table for Parole Board Cases

Lower Standard Fee (£)

Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)

Higher Standard Fee (£)

Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)

395.28

844.37

1,314.98

3,944.22

Payment for Assigned Counsel12

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

F50Junior 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: 386.10

maximum amount: 3,667.95

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: 133.65

maximum amount: 245.03

Subsidiary fees:

Attendance at consultations, conferences and views not covered by the basic fee or the refresher fee.

24.13 per hour – minimum amount: 11.96

44.96 per hour – minimum amount: 23.10

Written work (on evidence, plea, appeal, case stated or other written work).

maximum amount: 42.28

maximum amount: 86.63

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: 77.55

maximum amount: 169.13