The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

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

2.—(1) The Fixed Fee for Police Station Telephone Advice is—

(a) £31.45 per claim in London; and

(b) £30.25 per claim outside London (“National”).

(2) The Criminal Defence Direct Fixed Acceptance Fee is £8.00 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.

	London	National
Police Station attendance hourly rates
Own or Duty Solicitor	£56.20	£52.00
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	£69.05	£69.05
Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate	£65.00	£60.00
Duty Solicitor – serious offence rate (Unsocial Hours)	£80.00	£80.00
Travel and waiting hourly rates
Own Solicitor	£28.80	£28.80
Duty Solicitor	£56.20	£52.00
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)	£69.05	£69.05

(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(1).

Police Station Attendance – Fixed Fees and Escape Fee Thresholds

Criminal Justice System Area	Scheme	Fixed Fee (£)	Escape Fee Threshold (£)
Cleveland	Hartlepool	144.00	444.27
	Teesside	149.00	457.02
Durham	Darlington	169.36	508.08
	South Durham	167.00	513.18
	Durham	195.00	607.65
	Derwentside	188.09	564.27
	Easington	183.00	561.69
Northumbria	South East Northumberland	162.55	487.65
	Newcastle upon Tyne	151.00	464.67
	Gateshead	156.60	469.80
	North Tyneside	154.00	472.35
	South Tyneside	146.00	449.37
	Sunderland / Houghton Le Spring	163.00	502.98
	Berwick & Alnwick	194.00	597.45
	Tynedale & Hexham	169.00	520.86
Avon & Somerset	Avon North & Thornbury	195.00	615.33
	Bath & Wansdyke	211.91	635.73
	Mendip/Yeovil & South Somerset	237.45	712.35
	Bristol	175.32	525.96
	Sedgemore / Taunton Dane	199.00	674.04
	Weston-Super-Mare	198.30	594.90
Dorset	Central Dorset	200.00	600.00
	Bournemouth & Christchurch	159.15	477.45
	Poole East Dorset	168.00	515.73
	Bridport West Dorset / Weymouth & Dorchester	160.00	480.00
Wiltshire	Salisbury	191.00	587.22
	Chippenham / Trowbridge	205.96	617.88
	Swindon	188.00	579.57
Gloucestershire	Cheltenham	173.00	533.61
	Gloucester	170.00	523.41
	Stroud	195.00	600.00
Devon & Cornwall	Barnstaple	190.64	571.92
	Exeter	169.36	508.08
	Plymouth	196.60	589.80
	East Cornwall	218.00	740.43
	Carrick / Kerrier (Camborne) / Penwith	195.00	617.88
	Teignbridge / Torbay	178.82	536.16
Staffordshire	Stoke on Trent / Leek	195.00	617.88
	Stafford / Cannock & Rugeley	195.00	600.00
	Lichfield & Tamworth / Burton Upon Trent / Uttoxeter	189.00	582.12
Warwickshire	Leamington / Nuneaton / Rugby	195.74	587.22
West Mercia	Hereford / Leominster	170.21	510.63
	Kidderminster / Redditch	217.87	653.61
	Shrewsbury	182.00	559.14
	Telford	189.00	582.12
	Worcester	198.30	594.90
West Midlands	Sandwell	193.00	592.35
	Wolverhampton & Seisdon	193.00	592.35
	Dudley & Halesowen	189.79	569.37
	Walsall	195.00	602.55
	Birmingham	195.00	620.43
	Solihull	205.11	615.33
	Coventry	168.51	505.53
Dyfed Powys	Amman Valley	195.00	625.53
	Carmarthen East Dyfed	221.28	663.84
	Llanelli	152.00	467.22
	Brecon & Radnor	222.98	668.94
	Mid Wales	170.21	510.63
	North Ceredigion / South Ceredigion	223.83	671.49
	Pembrokeshire	183.00	564.27
Gwent	East Gwent	186.00	571.92
	Newport	183.00	561.69
	Lower Rhymney Valley / North Bedwellty/ South Bedwellty	195.00	610.20
North Wales	Bangor & Caernarfon	207.66	622.98
	Colwyn Bay	190.00	584.67
	Denbighshire	206.81	620.43
	Dolgellau	206.81	620.43
	Mold & Hawarden	195.00	607.65
	North Anglesey	216.17	648.51
	Pwllheli	146.38	439.14
	Wrexham	177.02	531.06
South Wales	Cardiff	195.00	643.41
	Vale of Glamorgan	228.09	684.27
	Cynon Valley	195.00	617.88
	Mid Glamorgan & Miskin	195.00	643.41
	Merthyr Tydfil	195.00	638.31
	Port Talbot	240.00	811.92
	Newcastle & Ogmore	195.00	653.61
	Neath	198.00	671.49
	Swansea	188.00	579.57
Merseyside	Bootle & Crosby	178.00	546.39
	Southport	148.94	446.82
	Liverpool	196.60	589.80
	St Helens	168.00	518.31
	Knowsley	181.00	556.59
	Wirral	173.00	531.06
Cheshire	Crewe & Nantwich / Sandbach & Congleton / Macclesfield	193.00	592.35
	Warrington / Halton	169.36	508.08
	Chester / Vale Royal (Northwich)	176.17	528.51
Cumbria	Barrow in Furness	168.51	505.53
	Kendal & Windermere	200.85	602.55
	Penrith / Carlisle	189.79	569.37
	Whitehaven / Workington	157.45	472.35
Greater Manchester	Manchester	195.00	643.41
	Stockport	183.83	551.49
	Trafford	195.00	612.78
	Salford	195.00	625.53
	Bolton	180.43	541.29
	Bury	175.32	525.96
	Wigan	186.38	559.14
	Rochdale / Middleton	185.53	556.59
	Tameside	171.00	525.96
	Oldham	150.64	451.92
Lancashire	Burnley / Rossendale	177.87	533.61
	Blackburn / Accrington / Ribble Valley	195.00	635.73
	Blackpool	138.72	416.16
	Fleetwood	142.13	426.39
	Lancaster	174.47	523.41
	Chorley / Ormskirk / South Ribble & Leyland	191.49	574.47
	Preston	156.60	469.80
Kent	Dartford & Gravesend	255.32	765.96
	Ashford & Tenterden / Dover / Folkestone	225.00	763.41
	Medway	224.68	674.04
	Swale	266.38	799.14
	Maidstone & West Malling	237.45	712.35
	Canterbury / Thanet	195.00	661.29
	West Kent (Tonbridge)	228.09	684.27
Surrey	Guildford & Farnham	197.00	668.94
	North West Surrey (Woking)	215.00	730.20
	South East Surrey	227.00	771.06
	Epsom	230.00	781.29
	Staines	264.00	893.61
Sussex	Brighton & Hove & Lewes	201.00	681.69
	Chichester & District	178.00	546.39
	Crawley / Horsham	250.21	750.63
	Hastings	156.00	480.00
	Worthing	180.00	554.04
	Eastbourne	189.79	569.37
Derbyshire	East Derbyshire (Ripley) / Ilkeston	226.38	679.14
	Ashbourne / Matlock / High Peak (Buxton)	208.51	625.53
	Chesterfield	194.89	584.67
	Derby / Swadlincote	195.00	625.53
Leicestershire	Ashby & Coalville / Loughborough / Melton Mowbray	199.15	597.45
	Leicester	195.00	605.10
	Hinckley / Market Harborough	221.28	663.84
Lincolnshire	Boston, Bourne, Stamford	190.00	584.67
	Skegness	171.06	513.18
	Lincoln / Gainsborough	177.02	531.06
	Grantham & Sleaford	175.00	538.71
Nottinghamshire	Mansfield	176.00	541.29
	Newark	197.45	592.35
	Nottingham	196.60	589.80
	Worksop & East Retford	187.00	574.47
Northamptonshire	Corby (Kettering) / Wellingborough	172.77	518.31
	Northampton	187.23	561.69
Bedfordshire	Bedford	184.00	566.82
	Luton	195.00	658.71
Cambridgeshire	Cambridge	178.00	548.94
	Ely	195.00	630.63
	Huntingdon	189.79	569.37
	March & Wisbech	188.09	564.27
	Peterborough	156.60	469.80
Essex	Basildon	195.00	602.55
	Brentwood	273.00	926.82
	Braintree	218.00	737.88
	Clacton & Harwich / Colchester	195.00	617.88
	Grays	255.00	865.53
	Harlow & Loughton	255.00	865.53
	Stansted	282.00	957.45
	Rayleigh / Southend on Sea	182.98	548.94
	Chelmsford / Witham	193.00	594.90
Hertfordshire	Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead)	230.00	778.71
	Bishop’s Stortford / East Hertfordshire	279.00	947.22
	Stevenage & North Hertfordshire	259.00	878.31
	St. Albans	235.00	769.59
	Watford	231.00	783.84
Norfolk	Cromer & North Walsham	202.00	684.27
	Great Yarmouth	184.68	554.04
	Kings Lynn & West Norfolk	180.43	541.29
	Norwich & District	185.53	556.59
	Diss / Thetford	192.00	589.80
	Dereham	217.00	735.33
Suffolk	Lowestoft / Beccles & Halesworth / Aldeburgh	185.53	556.59
	Felixstowe / Ipswich & District / Woodbridge	188.94	566.82
	Sudbury & Hadleigh / Bury St. Edmunds / Haverhill / Newmarket	195.00	605.10
Thames Valley	Abingdon, Didcot & Witney (South Oxfordshire)	229.00	776.16
	Aylesbury	217.87	653.61
	High Wycombe & Amersham	209.00	709.80
	Milton Keynes	181.00	556.59
	Bicester / North Oxon (Banbury)	213.00	722.55
	Oxford	213.00	722.55
	Reading	206.81	620.43
	Slough (East Berkshire)	229.00	776.16
	West Berkshire (Newbury etc.)	191.49	574.47
Hampshire	Aldershot / Petersfield (North East Hampshire)	219.00	742.98
	Andover / Basingstoke / Winchester (North West Hampshire)	230.64	691.92
	Isle of Wight	188.09	564.27
	Portsmouth / Waterlooville (South East Hampshire)	193.19	579.57
	Gosport & Fareham	235.74	707.22
	Southampton (South West Hampshire)	217.87	653.61
Humberside	Grimsby & Cleethorpes	147.23	441.69
	Scunthorpe	158.00	487.65
	Hull	168.00	515.73
	Beverley / Bridlington	195.00	643.41
	Goole	200.00	676.59
North Yorkshire	Northallerton & Richmond	210.21	630.63
	Harrogate & Ripon	201.70	605.10
	Skipton, Settle & Ingleton	195.00	600.00
	Scarborough / Whitby	167.00	513.18
	Malton & Rydale	160.85	482.55
	York / Selby	175.00	538.71
South Yorkshire	Barnsley	174.00	536.16
	Doncaster	168.00	515.73
	Rotherham	178.00	548.94
	Sheffield	183.00	564.27
West Yorkshire	Halifax	190.64	571.92
	Huddersfield	160.85	482.55
	Dewsbury	174.47	523.41
	Bradford	149.00	459.57
	Keighley & Bingley	168.00	515.73
	Leeds	158.00	485.10
	Pontefract & Castleford	154.89	464.67
	Wakefield	153.00	469.80
London	Barking	246.00	834.90
	Bexley	220.00	745.53
	Bishopsgate	257.00	870.63
	Brent	240.00	811.92
	Brentford	244.00	827.22
	Bromley	232.00	786.39
	Camberwell Green	240.00	814.47
	Central London	260.00	880.86
	Clerkenwell / Hampstead	243.00	822.12
	Croydon	237.00	801.69
	Ealing	252.00	855.53
	Enfield	239.00	809.37
	Greenwich / Woolwich	229.00	776.16
	Haringey	247.00	837.45
	Harrow	240.00	814.47
	Havering	224.00	758.31
	Heathrow	301.00	1,021.29
	Hendon / Barnet	242.00	819.57
	Highbury Corner	252.00	852.78
	Kingston-Upon-Thames	250.00	847.65
	Newham	241.00	817.02
	Old Street	240.00	814.47
	Redbridge	247.00	837.45
	Richmond-Upon-Thames	264.00	893.61
	South London	252.00	852.78
	Sutton	239.00	809.37
	Thames	239.00	809.37
	Tower Bridge	255.00	865.53
	Uxbridge	231.00	783.84
	Waltham Forest	224.00	760.86
	West London	258.00	875.73
	Wimbledon	245.00	829.80

(1)

A copy of the guidance is available at www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid/submit-claim/cwa-online-claims/codes-guidance. Copies can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office), 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ.