The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
3Scope
4Claims for fees by advocates – Crown Court
5Claims for fees and disbursements by litigators – Crown Court
6Proceedings in the Court of Appeal
7Proceedings in the Supreme Court
8Claims for fees for certain categories of work to which the Standard Crime Contract applies
9Payments from other sources
10Cases ...sent for trial to the Crown Court
11Proceedings for contempt
12Notification of Very High Cost Cases
12AFees in Very High Cost Cases
13Authorisation of expenditure
14Interim payment of disbursements
15Interim disbursements and final determination of fees
16Expert services
17Determination of litigators' disbursements
17AInterim payment of litigators’ fees
18Interim payments in cases awaiting determination of fees
19Amount of interim payments in cases awaiting determination of fees
20Staged payments in long Crown Court proceedings
21Hardship payments
22Computation of final claim where an interim payment has been made
23Payment of fees to advocates – Crown Court
24Payment of fees to litigators – Crown Court
25Recovery of overpayments
26Adverse observations
27Wasted costs orders
28Redetermination of fees by appropriate officer
29Appeals to a Costs Judge
30Appeals to the High Court
31Time limits
SCHEDULE 1Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme
PART 1Definitions and Scope
1Interpretation
2Application
3Bands of Offences
PART 2Graduated Fees for Trial
4Calculation of Graduated Fees
5Basic fees
5ADaily attendance fees
PART 3Graduated Fees for Guilty Pleas and Cracked Trials
6Scope of Part 3
7Calculation of fees in guilty pleas and cracked trials
8Basic fees for guilty pleas and cracked trials
PART 4Fixed Fee for Guilty Pleas and Cracked Trials
9Scope of Part 4
10Fixed fee for guilty pleas or cracked trials
PART 5Fixed Fees
11General provisions
12Fees for ...standard appearances
13Fees for abuse of process, disclosure, admissibility and withdrawal of plea hearings
13AFee for video recorded cross-examination or re-examination
14Fees for confiscation hearings
15Fees for sentencing hearings
16Fees for ineffective trials
17Fees for special preparation
17AFees for consideration of unused material
18Fees for wasted preparation
18AAdditional preparation fee
19Fees for conferences and views
19AFees for further case management hearings and plea and trial preparation hearings
20Fees for appeals, committals for sentence and breach hearings
21Fees for contempt proceedings
22Discontinuance or dismissal of ... proceedings
23Noting brief fees
24Fixed fees
24AWarrant for arrest
PART 6Miscellaneous
25Identity of instructed advocate
26Payment of fees to instructed advocate
27Additional charges and additional cases
28Multiple advocates
29Non-local appearances
30Trials lasting over 40 days
31Assisted person unfit to plead or stand trial
32Cross examination of witness
33Provision of written or oral advice
34Mitigation of sentence
PART 7Table of Offences
SCHEDULE 2Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme
PART 1Definitions and Scope
1Interpretation
2Application
3Class of Offences
PART 2Graduated Fees for Guilty Pleas, Cracked Trials and Trials
4Scope
5Pages of Prosecution Evidence
6Cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off
7Trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off
8Cracked trials and guilty pleas where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off
9Trials where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off
PART 3Fixed Fee for Guilty Pleas and Cracked Trials in Elected Cases
10Scope of Part 3
11Fixed fee for guilty pleas or cracked trials
PART 4Defendant Uplifts, Retrials and Transfers
12Defendant uplifts
13Retrials and Transfers
PART 5Fixed Fees
14General provisions
15Fees for appeals and committals for sentence hearings
16Fees for hearing subsequent to sentence
17Fees for contempt proceedings
18Fees for alleged breaches of a Crown Court order
19Fixed Fees
20Fees for special preparation
20AFees for consideration of unused material
21Discontinuance or dismissal of ... proceedings
22Defendant uplifts
23Warrant for arrest
PART 6Miscellaneous
24Additional charges
25Assisted person unfit to plead or stand trial
26Fees for confiscation proceedings
27Prescribed fee rates
28Allowing fees at less than the prescribed rates
29Allowing fees at more than the prescribed rates
PART 7LGFS Table of Offences
SCHEDULE 3Proceedings in the Court of Appeal
1General Provisions
2Claims for fees and disbursements by litigators
3Determination of litigators' fees
4Determination of litigators' disbursements
5Claims for fees by advocates
6Determination of advocates' fees
7Litigators' fees for proceedings in the Court of Appeal
8Allowance of litigators' fees at more than the prescribed rate
9Advocates' fees for proceedings in the Court of Appeal
10Payment of fees
11Redeterminations and appeals
SCHEDULE 4Rates payable for the claims specified in Regulation 8
1Interpretation of this Schedule
2Work conducted at the Police station: Police Station advice and assistance.
3Work conducted outside the Police Station
3AAdvice and Assistance for Pre-Charge Engagement
4Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor and Advocacy Assistance at the virtual court
5Representation in the Magistrates' Court
5ARepresentation in proceedings relating to an injunction under Part 1 of the 2014 Act or related parenting order in any court
6Own client work
7Representation in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act
8Advice and Assistance on an appeal against conviction or sentence or an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission
9Representation on an appeal by way of case stated
10Representation in the Crown Court on an appeal from a magistrates' court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act
11Advice and Assistance provided pursuant to a determination made under section 15 of the Act in Prison Law cases
12Payment for Assigned Counsel
SCHEDULE 5Experts' Fees and Rates
SCHEDULE 6Fees in Very High Cost Cases
PART 1Interpretation and Application
1Interpretation
2Application
3Part 3 of this Schedule applies to work done in...
4Part 4 of this Schedule applies to work done in...
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4

2013 No. 435

Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales

The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Lord Chancellor makes these Regulations M1 in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(3), 5(2) and (4), 30(2) and 41(1) to (3) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 M2.

Annotations:
Marginal Citations
M1

Section 42(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) provides that in Part 1 of that Act “regulations” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor.