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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-legal-service-funding-amendment-no2-order-2011/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2011/2066",
  "legislation_title": "The Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment No.2) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-legal-service-funding-amendment-no2-order-2011",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "“SCHEDULE 1\nFees and Hourly Rates\nArticle 5\nSubject to any specific provisions of this Schedule, words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in the 2010 Standard Civil Contract or, in relation to services provided under the Unified Contract, that contract. The fees and rates in this Schedule are exclusive of value added tax. References to “Schedule Authorisation” shall, in respect of services provided under the Unified Contract, be read as “Specialist Quality Mark”.\nPart 1 — Civil Standard and Graduated Fees\n1 – Legal Help and Help at Court\nTable 1\nThe fees in this Table for Housing do not apply to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme – see Table 6.\nCategory\nSchedule Authorisation Standard Fee\nSchedule Authorisation Exceptional Threshold\nTolerance Standard Fee\nTolerance Exceptional Threshold\nActions Against the Police\n£239\n£717\nn/a\nn/a\nClinical Negligence\n£195\n£585\nn/a\nn/a\nCommunity Care\n£266\n£798\n£161\n£483\nConsumer General Contract\n£159\n£477\n£134\n£402\nDebt\n£180\n£540\n£111\n£333\nEducation\n£272\n£816\nn/a\nn/a\nEmployment\n£207\n£621\n£135\n£405\nHousing\n£157\n£471\n£124\n£372\nMiscellaneous\nn/a\nn/a\n£79\n£237\nPersonal Injury\n£203\n£609\n£139\n£417\nPublic Law\n£259\n£777\nn/a\nn/a\nWelfare Benefits\n£150\n£450\n£122\n£366\n2 – Family Public Law\nTable 2 (a): Legal Help\nNational\n£132\nTable 2(b): Family Help (Lower) – Section 31 Children Act 1989 care or Supervision proceedings only\nNational\n£365\nTable 2(c): Legal Representation - section 31 Children Act 1989 Care or Supervision proceedings only\nParty\nCourt\nNo. of Clients\nMidlands\nNorth\nLondon and South\nWales\nChild\nOther\n1\n£1,949\n£1,598\n£2,237\n£2,183\nChild\nOther\n2+\n£2,922\n£2,396\n£3,355\n£3,275\nChild\nHigh Court\n1\n£2,591\n£2,125\n£2,975\n£2,903\nChild\nHigh Court\n2+\n£3,887\n£3,188\n£4,461\n£4,354\nJoined Party\nOther\n£1,033\n£798\n£1,201\n£1,301\nJoined\nHigh Court\n£1,374\n£1,062\n£1,597\n£1,730\nParty\nParent\nOther\n1\n£2,556\n£2,123\n£2,907\n£2,633\nParent\nOther\n2\n£3,196\n£2,653\n£3,633\n£3,291\nParent\nHigh Court\n1\n£3,399\n£2,823\n£3,866\n£3,502\nParent\nHigh Court\n2\n£4,249\n£3,530\n£4,832\n£4,378\n3 – Family Private Law\nWords and expressions in Table 3(e), Table 3(f) and Table 3(g) have the same meaning as in Schedule 3.\nTable 3(a) – Legal Help\nNational\n£86\nTable 3(b) – Legal Help – Divorce Petition Only\nNational\n£146\nTable 3(c) – Family Help (Lower) – Children\nFee\nSettlement Fee\nLondon\n£230\n£138\nNon - London\n£199\n£119\nTable 3(d) Family Help (Lower) – Finance\nFee\nSettlement Fee\nLondon\n£241\n£145\nNon- London\n£208\n£125\nTable 3(e) Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Children\nRegion\nCourt\nFamily Help (Higher) Standard Fee\nLegal Representation Standard Fee\nLondon\nOther\n£424\n£302\nHigh Court\n£509\n£362\nNon-London\nOther\n£353\n£251\nHigh Court\n£424\n£302\nTable 3(f) Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Finance\nRegion\nCourt\nFamily Help (Higher) Standard Fee\nFamily Help (Higher) Settlement Fee\nLegal Representation Standard Fee\nLondon\nOther\n£471\n£95\n£374\nHigh Court\n£565\n£113\n£449\nNon-London\nOther\n£392\n£78\n£311\nHigh Court\n£471\n£95\n£374\nTable 3(g) Higher Standard Fee Scheme – Domestic Abuse Proceedings\nRegion\nCourt\nLegal Representation Standard Fee\nLondon\nOther\n£608\nHigh Court\n£729\nNon-London\nOther\n£507\nHigh Court\n£608\n4 – Immigration\nTable 4(a) – Immigration Standard Fees\nStage 1 (Legal Help)\nStage 2a (Controlled Legal Representation)\nStage 2b (Controlled Legal Representation)\nAsylum\n£413\n£227\n£567\nImmigration Non-Asylum\n£234\n£227\n£454\nTable 4(b) Additional Payments – Home Office Interview\nRepresentation at Home Office Interview\n£266\nTable 4(c) Additional Payments for Advocacy Services\nAdditional Payment\nOral Case Management Review Hearing\n£166\nTelephone Case Management Review Hearing\n£90\nSubstantive Hearing in the AIT\nAsylum £302\nImmigration £237\nAdditional Day Substantive Hearing\nAsylum £161\nImmigration £161\nTable 4 (d) Immigration Removal Centres Standard Fees (for exclusive Schedule Holders only)\nOn Site Surgery - advising five or more clients\n£360\nOn site Surgery - advising four clients or less\n£180\nFast Track Standby Payment\n£34.02\n5 – Mental Health\nTable 5(a) – Basic fees\nBasic Fees\nValue\nMental Health – non Tribunal\n£253\nLevel 1 (Mental Health Proceedings)\n£129\nLevel 2 (Mental Health Proceedings)\n£321\nLevel 3 (Mental Health Proceedings)\n£294\nTable 5(b) additional fees\nAdditional Fees\nValue\nAdjourned Hearing Fee\n£117\nRemote Travel Payment: Level 1 (Mental Health Proceedings)\n£69\nRemote Travel Payment: Non-Tribunal, Level 2 (Mental Health Proceedings) , Level 3 (Mental Health Proceedings)\n£138\n6 – Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme\nTable 6 Standard Fee\nStandard Fees\nValue\nLondon\n£75.60\nNon-London\n£71.55\nPART 2 Hourly Rates – Controlled Work\n7 – Legal Help, Help at Court and Family Help (Lower)\nTable 7(a) Immigration exceptional cases, Mental Health, Actions Against the Police etc., Public Law, Education and Community Care\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon- London Rate\nPreparation, Attendance and Advocacy\n£52.65\nper hour\n£48.24\nper hour\nTravel & Waiting Time\n£27.81\nper hour\n£27.00\nper hour\nRoutine Letters out and telephone calls\n£4.05\nper item\n£3.78\nper item\nTable 7(b) Family and Housing (except as in Table 7 (c)) and Employment\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation, Attendance and Advocacy\n£48.74\nper hour\n£45.95\nper hour\nTravel & Waiting Time\n£25.74\nper hour\n£25.74\nper hour\nRoutine Letters out and telephone calls\n£3.78\nper item\n£3.65\nper item\nTable 7(c) Legal Help or Help at Court provided in relation to a review under section 202 of the Housing Act 1996 and to a defendant to a possession claim in the County Court; Family Help (Lower) and related Legal Help in relation to care or supervision proceedings under section 31 of the Children Act 1989\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation, Attendance and Advocacy\n£56.16\nper hour\n£52.56\nper hour\nTravel & Waiting Time\n£27.81\nper hour\n£27.05\nper hour\nRoutine Letters out and telephone calls\n£4.05\nper item\n£3.78\nper item\nTable 7(d) Immigration hourly rates cases\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation, Attendance and Advocacy\n£51.62\nper hour\n£47.30\nper hour\nTravel & Waiting Time\n£27.27\nper hour\n£26.51\nper hour\nRoutine Letters out and telephone calls\n£3.96\nper item\n£3.69\nper item\nTable 7 (e) All other categories and all tolerance work\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation, Attendance and Advocacy\n£46.53\nper hour\n£43.88\nper hour\nTravel & Waiting Time\n£24.62\nper hour\n£24.62\nper hour\nRoutine Letters out and telephone calls\n£3.60\nper item\n£3.47\nper item\n8 – Controlled Legal Representation\nTable 8(a) Immigration – exceptional cases\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation and Attendance\n£57.83\nper hour\n£54.09\nper hour\nTravel & Waiting Time\n£28.62\nper hour\n£27.81\nper hour\nRoutine Letters out and telephone calls\n£4.14\nper item\n£3.87\nper item\nAdvocacy\n£65.79\nper hour\n£65.79\nper hour\nTable 8(b) Immigration - Upper Tribunal cases where permission granted to Client (non Fast Track)\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation and Attendance\n£74.36\nper hour\n£69.56\nper hour\nTravel & Waiting Time\n£36.82\nper hour\n£35.78\nper hour\nRoutine Letters out and telephone calls\n£5.35\nper item\n£4.99\nper item\nAdvocacy\n£84.56\nper hour\n£84.56\nper hour\nTable 8(c) Immigration - Other Hourly Rates Cases\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation and Attendance\n£55.08\nper hour\n£51.53\nper hour\nTravel & Waiting Time\n£27.27\nper hour\n£26.51\nper hour\nRoutine Letters out and telephone calls\n£3.96\nper item\n£3.69\nper item\nAdvocacy\n£62.64\nper hour\n£62.64\nper hour\nTable 8(d) Representation in Mental Health proceedings\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation and Attendance\n£57.83\nper hour\n£54.09\nper hour\nTravel & Waiting Time\n£28.62\nper hour\n£27.81\nper hour\nRoutine Letters out and telephone calls\n£4.14\nper item\n£3.87\nper item\nAdvocacy\n£65.79\nper hour\n£65.79\nper hour\nAttending tribunal with counsel\n£30.78\nper hour\n£30.78\nper hour\nPart 3 – Hourly Rates – Licensed Work\n9 – Family Prescribed Rates\nTable 9(a) Care Proceedings\nActivity\nHigher Courts\nCounty Court and Family Proceedings Court\nWriting routine letters\n£4.23\nper item\n£3.69\nper item\nReceiving routine letters\n£2.12\nper item\n£1.85\nper item\nRoutine telephone calls\n£4.23\nper item\n£3.69\nper item\nPreparation and attendance\n£70.07\nper hour (London Rate)\n£61.38\nper hour (London Rate)\n£65.84\nper hour (Non-London Rate)\n£58.41\nper hour (Non- London Rate)\nAttendance at court or conference with counsel\n£37.13\nper hour\n£32.67\nper hour\nAdvocacy\n£70.07\nper hour (London Rate) £65.84 per hour (Non-London Rate)\n£64.35\nper hour\nTravelling and waiting time\n£32.18\nper hour\n£29.21\nper hour\nTable 9(b) Other Family Proceedings\nThe fees in this Table do not apply to proceedings under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 or proceedings under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 – Table 10(a) or Table 10(b) apply to those proceedings.\nActivity\nHigher Courts\nCounty Court and Family Proceedings Court\nRoutine letters out\n£6.35\nper item\n£5.40\nper item\nReceiving routine letters\n£3.15\nper item\n£2.70\nper item\nRoutine telephone calls\n£6.35\nper item\n£5.40\nper item\nPreparation and attendance\n£70.56\nper hour (London Rate)\n£65.75\nper hour (Non-London Rate)\n£59.40\nper hour (London Rate)\n£54.90\nper hour (Non-London Rate)\nAttending court or conference with counsel\n£37.13\nper hour\n£32.40\nper hour\nAdvocacy\n£70.56\nper hour (London Rate)\n£65.75\nper hour (Non-London Rate)\n£59.40\nper hour (London Rate)\n£56.70\nper hour (Non-London Rate)\nTravelling and waiting time\n£32.18\nper hour\n£28.80\nper hour (London Rate)\n£27.90\nper hour (Non-London Rate)\n10 - Non Family Prescribed Rates\nTable 10 (a) Higher Courts, County Courts and Magistrates’ Courts for work carried out with Schedule Authorisation\nActivity\nHigher Courts\nCounty Court and Magistrate Court\nRoutine letters out\n£6.75\nper item\n£5.94\nper item\nRoutine telephone calls\n£3.74\nper item\n£3.29\nper item\nPreparation and attendance\n£71.55\nper hour (London Rate)\n£67.50\nper hour (Non-London Rate)\n£63.00\nper hour (London Rate)\n£59.40\nper hour (Non-London Rate)\nAttendance at court or conference with counsel\n£33.30\nper hour\n£29.25\nper hour\nAdvocacy\n£67.50\nper hour\n£59.40\nper hour\nTravelling and waiting time\n£29.93\nper hour\n£26.28\nper hour\nTable 10 (b) Higher Courts, County Courts and Magistrates’ Courts for work not carried out with Schedule Authorisation\nActivity\nHigher Courts\nCounty Court and Magistrates Court\nRoutine letters out\n£6.66\nper item\n£5.85\nper item\nRoutine telephone calls\n£3.69\nper item\n£3.24\nper item\nPreparation and attendance\n£70.65\nper hour (London Rate)\n£66.60\nper hour (Non-London Rate)\n£62.10\nper hour (London Rate)\n£58.50\nper hour (Non-London Rate)\nAttending court or conference with counsel\n£32.76\nper hour\n£28.80\nper hour\nAdvocacy\n£66.60\nper hour\n£58.50\nper hour\nTravelling and waiting time\n£29.43\nper hour\n£25.88\nper hour\nTable 10(c) First Tier Tribunal\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation and attendance\n£55.08\nper hour\n£51.53\nper hour\nRoutine letter out and telephone calls\n£3.96\nper item\n£3.69\nper item\nAdvocacy\n£62.64\nper hour\n£62.64\nper hour\nAttending tribunal or conference with counsel\n£29.30\nper hour\n£29.30\nper hour\nTravelling and waiting time\n£27.27\nper hour\n£26.51\nper hour\nPART 4 – Family Mediation Fees\n11 – Family Mediation\nTable 10(a): Willingness Test\nWillingness Test\n£25\nTable 11 (b): Assessment Meetings\nActivity\nAssessment alone\n£87\nAssessment separate\n£87\nAssessment together\n£130\nTable 11(c): Mediation Fees\nCategory of Work\nSingle Session\nMulti Session\nAgreed Proposal\nAll Issues Sole Mediation\n£168\n£756\n£252\nAll Issues Co-Mediation\n£230\n£1,064\n£252\nProperty and Finance Sole Mediation\n£168\n£588\n£189\nProperty and Finance Co-Mediation\n£230\n£834\n£189\nChild Sole Mediation\n£168\n£462\n£126\nChild Co-Mediation\n£230\n£647\n£126\nPART 5 – Rates for specialist support contracts\n12 – Specialist support contracts in community care, debt, employment, housing, welfare benefits, mental health, immigration and public law\nTable 12\nCategory\nFixed fee\nStand – by payment\n£27 per hour\nAdvice payment\n£63 per hour\nSCHEDULE 2\nArticle 5 and 5A\nFamily Advocacy Scheme: Fees and Rates\n1 – Public law Advocacy Fees\nWords and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in Schedule 4. The fees and rates in this Schedule are exclusive of value added tax.\nTable 1 (a) Care or supervision proceedings under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 – graduated fees\nCourt\nHearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)\nHearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)\nConference Fee\nOpinion Fee\nAdvocates’ Meeting Fee\nFinal Hearing Fee (per day)\nFamily Proceedings Court\n£86.72\n£216.81\n£127.71\n£105.66\n£128.16\n£506.25\nCounty Court\n£95.40\n£238.46\n£127.71\n£105.66\n£140.99\n£556.88\nHigh Court\n£114.48\n£286.16\n£127.71\n£105.66\n£169.20\n£668.25\nTable 1 (b) Other Public Law cases - graduated fees\nCourt\nHearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)\nHearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)\nConference Fee\nOpinion Fee\nAdvocates’ Meeting Fee\nFinal Hearing Fee (per day)\nFamily Proceedings Court\n£75.83\n£189.59\n£127.71\n£105.66\n£128.16\n£464.31\nCounty Court\n£83.39\n£208.53\n£127.71\n£105.66\n£140.99\n£510.75\nHigh Court\n£100.08\n£250.20\n£127.71\n£105.66\n£169.20\n£612.90\nTable 1 (c) Public Law – bolt-on fees\nCategory\nPayable For\nFee Payable\nClient - Allegations of Harm\nHearings\n25% of Hearing Unit Fee\nClient - Lack of understanding etc\nHearings\n25% of Hearing Unit Fee\nExpert’s cross examination\nHearings\n25% of Hearing Unit Fee\nCourt bundle payments\nHearings\nSee table below\nExceptional travel fee\nHearings Advocates’ Meetings and Conferences\n£32.04\nTable 1 (d) Public Law – bolt-on fees - court bundle payments\nCB1 (350-700 pages)\nCB2 (701-1,400 pages)\nCB3 (over 1,400 pages)\nInterim Hearing\n£59.40\n£89.10\n£89.10\nFinal Hearing\n£159.30\n£239.40\n£318.60\n2 – Private Law Advocacy Fees\nTable 2 (a) Private law children - graduated fees\nCourt\nHearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)\nHearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)\nConference Fee\nOpinion Fee\nFinal hearing fee (per day)\nFamily Proceedings Court\n£62.69\n£156.74\n£125.37\n£94.05\n£397.04\nCounty Court\n£68.94\n£172.40\n£125.37\n£94.05\n£436.73\nHigh Court\n£82.76\n£206.87\n£125.37\n£94.05\n£524.07\nTable 2 (b) Domestic abuse – graduated fees\nCourt\nHearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)\nHearing Unit (up to 2.5 hours)\nFinal hearing fee (per day)\nFamily Proceedings Court\n£81.50\n£203.76\n£361.17\nCounty Court\n£81.50\n£203.76\n£361.17\nHigh Court\n£81.50\n£203.76\n£361.17\nTable 2 (c) Private Law Finance – graduated fees\nCourt\nHearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)\nHearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)\nFinancial Dispute Resolution Hearing Unit 1\nFinancial Dispute Resolution Hearing Unit 2\nEarly resolution fee\nConference Fee\nOpinion Fee\nFinal hearing fee (per day\nCounty Court\n£63.18\n£157.95\n£101.07\n£252.72\n£126.36\n£126.36\n£94.77\n£443.70\nHigh Court\n£75.83\n£189.54\n£121.32\n£303.26\n£151.65\n£126.36\n£94.77\n£532.44\nTable 2 (d) Private Law – bolt-on fees\nBolt-on Fee\nPayable For\nFee Payable\nClient - Allegations of Harm\nPrivate Law Children Hearings\n25% of Hearing Unit Fee\nExpert’s cross examination\nPrivate Law Children Hearings\n20% of Hearing Unit Fee\nEarly resolution fee\nPrivate Law Children Hearings\nSee Private Law Finance table above\nCourt bundle payments\nPrivate Law Children or Finance Hearings\nSee table below\nExceptional travel fee\nHearings and Conferences\n£32.04\nTable 2 (e) Private law children and finance – bolt-on fees - court bundle payment\nCB1 (350-700 pages)\nCB2 (701-1,400 pages)\nCB3 (over 1,400 pages)\nInterim Hearing\n£59.40\n£89.10\n£89.10\nFinal Hearing\n£159.30\n£239.40\n£318.60\n”",
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      "text": "1996 c.52."
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      "text": "1975 c.63."
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