# The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 3: Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013


(1) Schedule 1 to the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 is amended as follows.
(2) In Part 1 (Civil Standard Fees)—
(a) for paragraph (2) substitute—
“2 The fees in Table 1 for Housing do not apply to the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service. The fees for that service are contained in Table 6(a) in this Part.”;
(b) in paragraph 3, in Table 1, in the fourth row (Debt)—
(i) in the second column (Standard Fee), for £180 substitute £256, and
(ii) in the third column (Escape Fee Threshold), for £540 substitute £768;
(c) in paragraph 3, in Table 1, in the sixth row (Housing)—
(i) in the second column (Standard Fee), for £157 substitute £223, and
(ii) in the third column (Escape Fee Threshold), for £471 substitute £669;
(d) for Table 4(a) substitute—
Table 4(a): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees
Immigration and Asylum
Type of matter
Stage 1 (legal help)
Stage 2a (controlled legal representation)
Stage 2b (controlled legal representation)
Asylum
£559
£274
£685
Immigration – non asylum
£317
£274
£549
(e) for Table 4(aa) substitute—
Table 4(aa): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees – online system appeals
Immigration and Asylum: online procedure appeals
Type of matter
Stage 2d (appeals without a hearing)
Stage 2e (appeals with a hearing)
Asylum
£808
£1,219
Immigration – non asylum
£759
£1,033
(f) in Table 4(b) (Additional Payment – UKVI Interview), for “£266” substitute “£360”;
(g) in Table 4(ba) (Additional Payment – National Referral Mechanism), for “£150” substitute “£203”;
(h) for Table 4(c) substitute—
Table 4(c): Additional Payments for Advocacy (including Online Procedure Advocacy) Services
Activity
Advocacy Services Standard Fee
Oral Case Management Review Hearing
£183
Telephone Case Management Review Hearing
£99
Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal
Asylum - £332
Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal
Immigration - £261
Additional Day Substantive Hearing
Asylum - £177
Immigration - £177
(i) omit Table 4(ca);
(j) for Table 4(d) substitute—
Table 4(d): Immigration Removal Centres Standard Fees (for Exclusive Schedule Holders only)
On Site Surgery – advising 5 or more clients
£497
On Site Surgery – advising 4 clients or fewer
£249
Standby Payment
£47
(k) omit Table 6;
(l) for Table 6(a) substitute—
Table 6(a): Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS)
Activity
Standard Fee
Escape Fee Threshold
HLPAS Stage One: early legal advice
£223
£669
HLPAS Stage Two: in-court duty scheme
£108 (London rate)
N/A
£102 (Non-London rate)
(3) In Part 2 (Hourly Rates - Controlled Work)—
(a) for the heading in Table 7(a) substitute “Mental Health, Claims Against Public Authorities, Public Law, Education and Community Care”;
(b) after Table 7(a) insert—
Table 7(aa): Immigration and Asylum and Housing and Debt
Activity
London Rate
Non-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy
£69.30 per hour
£65.35 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time
£34.65 per hour
£32.70 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls
£5.35 per item
£5.20 per item
(c) for the heading in Table 7(b), substitute “Family and Miscellaneous (employment)”;
(d) for the heading of Table 7(c), substitute “Family help (lower) and related legal help in relation to section 31 of the Children Act 1989”;
(e) omit Table 7(d);
(f) for Table 8(a) substitute—
Table 8(a): Immigration and Asylum - Escape Fee Cases
Controlled Legal Representation
Activity
London Rate
Non-London Rate
Preparation and Attendance
£69.30 per hour
£65.35 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time
£34.65 per hour
£32.70 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls
£5.35 per item
£5.20 per item
Advocacy
£72.35 per hour
£72.35 per hour
(g) for Table 8(c) substitute—
Table 8(c): Controlled Legal Representation — Immigration and Asylum hourly rates cases
Activity
London Rate
Non-London Rate
Preparation and Attendance
£69.30 per hour
£65.35 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time
£34.65 per hour
£32.70 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls
£5.35 per item
£5.20 per item
Advocacy
£69.30 per hour
£68.90 per hour

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1248/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-procedure-and-remuneration-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-3
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