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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-legal-service-funding-amendment-order-2008/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1328",
  "legislation_title": "The Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/community-legal-service-funding-amendment-order-2008",
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  "text": "The following Schedule is substituted for the Schedule to the 2007 Order.\n“SCHEDULE\nFees and Hourly Rates\nWords and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meaning as in the Unified Contract. The fees and rates in this Schedule are exclusive of value added tax.\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 for the Housing Possession Duty Scheme – see Table 6.\nCategory\nUnder Specialist Quality Mark Fixed fee\nUnder Specialist Quality Mark Exceptional Thresholds\nTolerance Fixed Fee\nTolerance Exceptional Thresholds\nActions against the Police\n£266\n£798\n£154\n£462\nClinical Negligence\n£217\n£651\n£-\n£-\nCommunity Care\n£296\n£888\n£179\n£537\nConsumer General Contract\n£177\n£531\n£149\n£447\nDebt\n£200\n£600\n£123\n£369\nEducation\n£302\n£906\n£152\n£456\nEmployment\n£230\n£690\n£150\n£450\nHousing\n£174\n£522\n£138\n£414\nMiscellaneous\n£88\n£264\n£-\n£-\nPersonal Injury\n£208\n£624\n£-\n£-\nPublic Law\n£288\n£864\n£207\n£621\nWelfare Benefits\n£167\n£501\n£136\n£408\n2 - Family Public Law\nTable 2 (a) Legal Help\nNational\n£147\nTable 2(b) Family Help (Lower) – section 31 Children Act 1989 Care Proceedings only\nNational\n£405\nTable 2(c) Legal Representation - section 31 Children Act 1989 Care Proceedings only\nParty\nCourt\nNumber of Clients\nMidlands\nNorth\nLondon and South\nWales\nChild\nOther\n1\n£2,405\n£1,972\n£2,761\n£2,695\nChild\nOther\n2+\n£3,608\n£2,958\n£4,142\n£4,043\nChild\nHigh\n1\n£3,199\n£2,623\n£3,672\n£3,584\nChild\nHigh\n2+\n£4,799\n£3,935\n£5,508\n£5,376\nJoined Party\nOther\n-\n£1,276\n£986\n£1,482\n£1,606\nJoined Party\nHigh\n-\n£1,697\n£1,311\n£1,971\n£2,136\nParent\nOther\n1\n£3,156\n£2,621\n£3,589\n£3,250\nParent\nOther\n2\n£3,945\n£3,276\n£4,486\n£4,063\nParent\nHigh\n1\n£4,197\n£3,486\n£4,773\n£4,323\nParent\nHigh\n2\n£5,246\n£4,358\n£5,966\n£5,404\n3 - Family Private Law\nTable 3 (a) Legal Help\nNational\n£96\nTable 3 (b) Legal Help - Divorce Petition only\nNational\n£162\nTable 3 (c) Family Help (Lower) - Children\nFee\nSettlement Fee\nLondon\n£256\n£153\nNon-London\n£221\n£132\nTable 3 (d) Family Help (Lower) - Finance\nFee\nSettlement Fee\nLondon\n£268\n£161\nNon-London\n£231\n£139\n4 - Immigration and Asylum\nTable 4 (a) Immigration and asylum scheme graduated fees\nStage 1 (Legal Help)\nStage 2a (CLR)\nStage 2b (CLR)\nAsylum Graduated Fee\n£459\n£252\n£630\nImmigration Graduated Fee\n£260\n£252\n£504\nTable 4 (b) Additional payment for immigration and asylum cases\nActivity\nAdditional Payment\nRepresentation at the Home Office interview (asylum and immigration cases within scope)\n£296\nRepresentation at oral Case Management Review Hearing\n£184\nRepresentation at telephone Case Management Review Hearing\n£100\nRepresentation at substantive Asylum and Immigration Tribunal hearing\n£336 Asylum, £263 Immigration\nAdditional hearing: part heard or re- list\n£179 Asylum, £179 Immigration\nAll disbursements (interpreters and translators, expert reports, travel expenses)\nSeparate payment outside Graduated Fee Scheme, subject to cost thresholds\n5 - Mental Health\nTable 5 (a) Basic Fees\nBasic Fees\nNon-Mental Health Review Tribunal\n£281\nLevel 1 (MHRT)\n£143\nLevel 2 (MHRT)\n£357\nLevel 3 (MHRT)\n£327\nTable 5 (b) Additional Fees\nAdditional Fees\nAdjourned Hearing Fee\n£130\nRemote Travel payment Level 1 (Mental Health Review Tribunal)\n£77\nRemote Travel payment Non-MHRT, Level 2 (MHRT), Level 3 (MHRT)\n£153\n6 - Housing Possession Duty Scheme\nTable 6: Standard Fee\nLondon\n£84\nNon-London\n£79.50\nPart 2 - Hourly Rates – Controlled Work\n7 - Legal Help, Help at Court and Family Help (Lower)\nTable 7 (a) Immigration matters falling outside the graduated fee scheme as 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£58.50 per hour\n£53.60 per hour\nTravel and waiting time\n£30.90 per hour\n£30.00 per hour\nRoutine letters out and telephone calls\n£4.50 per item\n£4.20 per item\nTable 7 (b) All other Immigration matters, as listed after this Table\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nAdvice as to the merits of an application under section 103A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (where advice has not been received under stage 2 of the graduated fee scheme) or as to an appeal under section 103B or 103E of that Act\nAdvice in relation to asylum applications (including New Asylum Model or legacy cases) made to the Home Office before 1st October 2007\nAdvice in relation to fresh asylum applications made to the Home Office on or after 1st October 2007, where a previous application was made before that date\nBail applications\nAdvice in relation to the completion of forms where a question of law arises, where permitted under the immigration section of the Unified Contract civil specification\nAdvice and applications for a certificate of licensed work, including compliance with the pre-action protocol for judicial review\nInitial advice in relation to an asylum application prior to attendance at the Asylum Screening Unit where the supplier then ceases to be instructed\nAdvice to unaccompanied children seeking asylum\nAdvice at advice surgeries at detention centres\nPreparation, attendance and advocacy\n£57.35 per hour\n£52.55 per hour\nTravel and waiting time\n£30.30 per hour\n£29.45 per hour\nRoutine letters out and telephone calls\n£4.40 per item\n£4.10 per item\nTable 7 (c) Family and Housing (except as in Table 7 (d)) and Employment\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation, attendance and advocacy\n£54.15 per hour\n£51.05 per hour\nTravel and waiting time\n£28.60 per hour\n£28.60 per hour\nRoutine letters out and telephone calls\n£4.20 per item\n£4.05 per item\nTable 7 (d): 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 proceedings under section 31 of the Children Act 1989\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation, attendance and advocacy\n£62.40 per hour\n£58.40 per hour\nTravel and waiting time\n£30.90 per hour\n£30.05 per hour\nRoutine letters out and telephone calls\n£4.50 per item\n£4.20 per item\nTable 7 (e): All other categories and all tolerance work\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation, attendance and advocacy\n£51.70 per hour\n£48.75 per hour\nTravel and waiting time\n£27.35 per hour\n£27.35 per hour\nRoutine letters out and telephone calls\n£4.00 per item\n£3.85 per item\n8 - Controlled Legal Representation\nTable 8 (a): Immigration – those matters listed after this Table\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nAsylum applications (including New Asylum Model or legacy cases) made to the Home Office before 1st October 2007\nFresh asylum applications made to the Home Office on or after 1st October 2007, where a previous application was made before that date\nApplications under section 103A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 which are not subject to an order under section 103D of that Act\nBail applications\nAdvice in relation to the completion of forms where a question of law arises, where permitted under the immigration section of the Unified Contract civil specification\nRepresentation of unaccompanied children seeking asylum\nPreparation and attendance\n£61.20 per hour\n£57.25 per hour\nTravel and waiting time\n£30.30 per hour\n£29.45 per hour\nRoutine letters out and telephone calls\n£4.40 per item\n£4.10 per item\nAdvocacy\n£69.60 per hour\n£69.60 per hour\nTable 8 (b): Immigration – applications under section 103A Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 where an order under section 103D has been granted\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation and attendance\n£82.62 per hour\n£77.29 per hour\nTravel and waiting time\n£40.91 per hour\n£39.76 per hour\nRoutine letters out and telephone calls\n£5.94 per item\n£5.54 per item\nAdvocacy\n£93.96 per hour\n£93.96 per hour\nTable 8 (c): Immigration – matters falling outside the graduated fee scheme as exceptional cases\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation and attendance\n£64.25 per hour\n£60.10 per hour\nTravel and waiting time\n£31.80 per hour\n£30.90 per hour\nRoutine letters out and telephone calls\n£4.60 per item\n£4.30 per item\nAdvocacy\n£73.10 per hour\n£73.10 per hour\nTable 8 (d): Representation at Mental Health Review Tribunal\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon London Rate\nPreparation and attendance\n£64.25 per hour\n£60.10 per hour\nTravel and waiting time\n£31.80 per hour\n£30.90 per hour\nLetters and telephone calls\n£4.60 per item\n£4.30 per item\nAdvocacy\n£73.10 per hour\n£73.10 per hour\nAttending tribunal with counsel\n£34.20 per hour\n£34.20 per hour\nPart 3 - Hourly Rates – Licensed Work\n9 - Family Prescribed Rates\nTable 9 (a): Care Proceedings\nActivity\nHigher Courts\nCounty court and magistrates’ court\nWriting routine letters\n£4.70 per item\n£4.10 per item\nReceiving routine letters\n£2.35 per hour\n£2.05 per item\nRoutine telephone calls\n£4.70 per item\n£4.10 per item\nPreparation and attendance\n£77.85 per hour (London Rate)\n£73.15 per hour (Non-London Rate)\n£68.20 per hour (London Rate)\n£64.90 per hour (Non-London Rate)\nAttending at court or conference with counsel\n£41.25 per hour\n£36.30 per hour\nAdvocacy\n£77.85 per hour (London Rate)\n£73.15 per hour (Non-London Rate)\n£71.50 per hour\nTravelling and waiting time\n£35.75 per hour\n£32.45 per hour\nTable 9 (b): Other Family Proceedings\nActivity\nHigher Courts\nCounty court and magistrates’ court\nWriting routine letters\n£7.05 per item\n£6.00 per item\nReceiving routine letters\n£3.50 per hour\n£3.00 per item\nRoutine telephone calls\n£7.05 per item\n£6.00 per item\nPreparation and attendance\n£78.40 per hour (London Rate)\n£73.05 per hour (Non-London Rate)\n£66.00 per hour (London Rate)\n£61.00 per hour (Non-London Rate)\nAttending at court or conference with counsel\n£41.25 per hour\n£36.00 per hour\nAdvocacy\n£78.40 per hour (London Rate)\n£73.05 per hour (Non-London Rate)\n£66.00 per hour (London Rate)\n£63.00 per hour (Non-London Rate)\nTravelling and waiting time\n£35.75 per hour\n£32.00 per hour (London Rate)\n£31.00 per hour (Non-London Rate)\n10 - Non Family Prescribed Rates\nTable 10 (a): Higher Courts, county courts and magistrates’ courts for work carried out within a Specialist Quality Mark Category\nActivity\nHigher Courts\nCounty court and magistrates’ court\nWriting routine letters\n£7.50 per item\n£6.60 per item\nRoutine telephone calls\n£4.15 per hour\n£3.65 per item\nPreparation and attendance\n£79.50 per hour (London Rate)\n£75.00 per hour (Non-London Rate)\n£70.00 per hour (London Rate)\n£66.00 per hour (Non-London Rate)\nAttending at court or conference with counsel\n£37.00 per hour\n£32.50 per hour\nAdvocacy\n£75.00 per hour\n£66.00 per hour\nTravelling and waiting time\n£33.25 per hour\n£29.20 per hour\nTable 10 (b): Higher Courts, county court and magistrates’ court for work not carried out within a Specialist Quality Mark Category\nActivity\nHigher Courts\nCounty court and magistrates’ court\nWriting routine letters\n£7.40 per item\n£6.50 per item\nRoutine telephone calls\n£4.10 per hour\n£3.60 per item\nPreparation and attendance\n£78.50 per hour (London Rate)\n£74.00 per hour (Non-London Rate)\n£69.00 per hour (London Rate)\n£65.00 per hour (Non-London Rate)\nAttending at court or conference with counsel\n£36.40 per hour\n£32.00 per hour\nAdvocacy\n£74.00 per hour\n£65.00 per hour\nTravelling and waiting time\n£32.70 per hour\n£28.75 per hour\nTable 10 (c) Other Tribunals\nActivity\nLondon Rate\nNon-London Rate\nPreparation and attendance\n£61.20 per hour\n£57.25 per hour\nRoutine letters out and telephone calls\n£4.40 per item\n£4.10 per item\nAdvocacy\n£69.60 per hour\n£69.60 per hour\nAttending tribunal or conference with counsel\n£32.55 per hour\n£32.55 per hour\nTravelling and waiting time\n£30.30 per hour\n£29.45 per hour\nPart 4 - Family Mediation Fees\n11- Family Mediation\nTable 11 (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 Mediation Sole\n£168\n£756\n£252\nAll Issues Mediation Co-\n£230\n£1,064\n£252\nProperty and Finance Sole\n£168\n£588\n£189\nProperty and Finance Co-\n£230\n£834\n£189\nChild Sole\n£168\n£462\n£126\nChild Co-\n£230\n£647\n£126\n”",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c.41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2002 c. 41. Sections 103A, 103B and 103E were inserted by section 26 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1996 c.52."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 103D was inserted by section 26 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19)."
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
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