SCHEDULE 3Amendments to Schedule 4 to the Criminal Remuneration Regulations

3.  In paragraph 3 (work conducted outside the Police Station)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1) for “£273.75” substitute “£247.50”;

(b)for the table following sub-paragraph (1) (free standing advice and assistance), substitute the following—

London (£)National (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item3.183.05
Preparation hourly rate41.0038.69
Travel and waiting hourly rate21.7021.70;

(c)for the tables following sub-paragraph (2) (Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – Magistrates’ Court or judicial authority and Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – High Court or a senior judge), including the headings to the tables, substitute the following—

Table A

Advocacy 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 Solicitor3.183.05
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)4.214.04
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor41.0038.69
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)54.7051.56
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor48.6848.68
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)64.8964.89
Travelling and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor21.7021.70
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)28.9228.92

Table B

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

London (£)National (£)
Routine letter out per item6.196.19
Routine telephone calls per item3.423.42
All other preparation work, hourly rate65.5961.88
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment, hourly rate30.5330.53
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 rate61.8861.88
Travelling and waiting, hourly rate27.4327.43;

(d)for the table following sub-paragraph (3) (Advocacy Assistance for armed forces custody hearings), substitute the following—

London (£)National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item)
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor3.183.05
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)4.214.04
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor41.0038.69
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)54.7051.56
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor48.6848.68
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)64.8964.89
Travelling and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor21.7021.70
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)28.9228.92,

and

(e)for the table following sub-paragraph (4) (Advocacy Assistance in the magistrates’ court in connection with an application to vary police bail conditions), substitute the following—

London (£)National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item3.343.22
Preparation hourly rate43.3541.00
Advocacy hourly rate51.4451.44
Travelling and waiting hourly rate21.7021.70.