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Part 2 Hourly Rates – Controlled WorkC1

England and Wales

Table 7(a): F1Mental Health, Claims Against Public Authorities, Public Law, Education and Community Care

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy£52.65 per hour£48.24 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£27.81 per hour£27.00 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£4.05 per item£3.78 per item

F2Table 7(aa): Immigration and Asylum and Housing and Debt

ActivityLondon RateNon-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

Table 7(b): F3Family and Miscellaneous (employment)

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy£48.74 per hour£45.95 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£25.74 per hour£25.74 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£3.78 per item£3.65 per item

Table 7(c): F4Family help (lower) and related legal help in relation to section 31 of the Children Act 1989

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy£56.16 per hour£52.56 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£27.81 per hour£27.05 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£4.05 per item£3.78 per item

F5Table 7(d): Immigration and Asylum F6...

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Table 7(e): All other categories

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy£46.53 per hour£43.88 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£24.62 per hour£24.62 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£3.60 per item£3.47 per item

F7Table 8(a): Immigration and Asylum - Escape Fee Cases

Controlled Legal Representation

ActivityLondon RateNon-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

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F9Table 8(c): Controlled Legal Representation — Immigration and Asylum hourly rates cases

ActivityLondon RateNon-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

F10Table 8(ca)

Controlled Legal Representation – Immigration and Asylum Online Procedure hourly rates cases

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
Preparation and Attendance£55.08 per hour£51.53 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£3.96 F11per item £3.69 per item

Table 8(d): Representation in Mental Health Proceedings

ActivityLondon RateNon-London Rate
F12Preparation and Attendance £57.83 per hour£54.09 per hour
Travel and Waiting Time£28.62 per hour£27.81 per hour
Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls£4.14 per item£3.87 per item
Advocacy£65.79 F13per hour £65.79 per hour
Attending Tribunal with Counsel£30.78 per hour£30.78 per hour

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 7(a) heading substituted (22.12.2025) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1248), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(a) (with reg. 4)

F2

Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 7(aa) inserted (22.12.2025) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1248), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(b) (with reg. 4)

F3

Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 7(b) heading substituted (22.12.2025) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1248), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(c) (with reg. 4)

F4

Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 7(c) heading substituted (22.12.2025) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1248), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(d) (with reg. 4)

F5

Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 7(d) omitted (22.12.2025) by virtue of The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1248), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(e) (with reg. 4)

F6

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 7(d) heading omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1379), regs. 1(1), 4(11)

F7

Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 8(a) substituted (22.12.2025) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1248), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(f) (with reg. 4)

F8

Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 8(b) omitted (2.12.2013) by virtue of The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2877), regs. 1, 2(4)(a) (with reg. 3)

F9

Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 8(c) substituted (22.12.2025) by The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1248), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(g) (with reg. 4)

F10

Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 8(ca) inserted (7.10.2020) by The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1001), regs. 1(2), 2(5)(b) (with reg. 4)

F11

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 8(ca) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1379), regs. 1(1), 4(12)

F12

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 8(d) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1379), regs. 1(1), 4(13)(a)

F13

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 8(d) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews (Exceptions) and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1379), regs. 1(1), 4(13)(b)

Modifications

C1

Sch. 1 modified (24.3.2022) by The Early Legal Advice Pilot Scheme Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/397), arts. 1(1), 3(1), Sch. para. 3(3) (with arts. 3(2), 4)