The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Regulation 2(6)

SCHEDULE 5

Regulation 16

“SCHEDULE 5 Expertsʼ Fees and Rates

Expert	Non-London – hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee	London – hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee
A&E consultant	£115.92	£124.20
Accident reconstruction	£82.80	£62.56
Accountant	£73.60	£73.60
Accountant (general staff)	£46.00	£46.00
Accountant (manager)	£99.36	£99.36
Accountant (partner)	£132.48	£132.48
Anaesthetist	£124.20	£82.80
Architect	£91.08	£82.80
Back calculations	£165.50 fixed fee	£173.88 fixed fee
Benefit expert	£83	£83
Cardiologist	£132	£83
Cell telephone site analysis	£83	£83
Child psychiatrist	£124	£83
Child psychologist	£116	£83
Computer expert	£83	£83
Consultant engineer	£83	£63
Dentist	£108	£83
Dermatologist	£99	£83
Disability consultant	£63	£63
DNA (testing of sample)	£289.80 per test	£289.80 per test
DNA preparation of report	£83	£83
Doctor (GP)	£91	£83
Drug expert	£83	£83
Employment consultant	£63	£63
Enquiry agent	£29	£21
ENT surgeon	£116	£83
Facial Mapping	£124	£83
Fingerprint expert	£83	£43
Fire investigation	£83	£63
Firearm expert	£83	£83
Forensic scientist	£104	£83
General surgeon	£124	£83
Geneticist	£99	£83
GP (records report)	£57.96 fixed fee	£82.80 fixed fee
Gynaecologist	£124	£83
Haematologist	£112	£83
Handwriting expert	£83	£83
Interpreter	£32	£29
Lip reader/Signer	£66	£38
Mediator	£116	£116
Medical consultant	£124	£83
Medical microbiologist	£124	£83
Medical Report	£91	£83
Meteorologist	£116	£165.60 fixed fee
Midwife	£83	£83
Neonatologist	£124	£83
Neurologist	£141	£83
Neuropsychiatrist	£145	£83
Neuroradiologist	£157	£83
Neurosurgeon	£157	£83
Nursing expert	£75	£75
Obstetrician	£124	£83
Occupational therapist	£63	£63
Oncologist	£129	£83
Orthopaedic surgeon	£132	£83
Paediatrician	£124	£83
Pathologist	£141	£496.80 fixed fee
Pharmacologist	£112.24	£82.80
Photographer	£29.44	£21.16
Physiotherapist	£74.52	£74.52
Plastic surgeon	£124.20	£82.80
Process server	£29.44	£21.16
Psychiatrist	£124.20	£82.80
Psychologist	£107.64	£82.80
Radiologist	£124.20	£82.80
Rheumatologist	£124.20	£82.80
Risk assessment expert	£57.96	£57.96
Speech therapist	£91.08	£82.80
Surgeon	£124.20	£82.80
Surveyor	£46.00	£46.00
Telecoms expert	£82.80	£82.80
Toxicologist	£124.20	£82.80
Urologist	£124.20	£82.80
Vet	£82.80	£82.80
Voice recognition	£107.64	£82.80”