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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-amendment-no-3-order-2001/article-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-amendment-no-3-order-2001/article-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3341",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-amendment-no-3-order-2001",
  "path": "article/16",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2001",
  "text": "For the Table of Fees and Uplifts following paragraph 8 of Schedule 4, substitute—\nTABLE OF FEES AND UPLIFTS\n(a) Trials (1-10 days) – Queen’s Counsel\nOffence falling within\nBasic fee\nRefresher\nLength of trial uplift: per day\nEvidence uplift: per page\nWitnesses uplift: per witness\nClass A\n£1,850.00\n£518.00\n£783.00\n£1.66\n£7.04\nClass B\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\nClass C\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\nClass D\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\nClass E\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\nClass F\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\nClass G\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\nClass H\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\nClass I\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\n(b) Trials (1-10 days) – other trial advocates\nOffence falling within\nBasic fee\nRefresher\nLength of trial uplift: per day\nEvidence uplift: per page\nWitnesses uplift: per witness\nClass A\n£740.00\n£207.00\n£313.00\n£0.66\n£2.82\nClass B\n£250.00\n£136.00\n£143.00\n£1.48\n£12.22\nClass C\n£250.00\n£136.00\n£143.00\n£1.48\n£12.22\nClass D\n£390.00\n£146.00\n£220.00\n£0.99\n£6.57\nClass E\n£210.00\n£124.00\n£109.00\n£1.21\n£5.10\nClass F\n£210.00\n£124.00\n£109.00\n£1.21\n£5.10\nClass G\n£370.00\n£146.00\n£210.00\n£2.02\n£16.64\nClass H\n£250.00\n£136.00\n£143.00\n£1.48\n£12.22\nClass I\n£250.00\n£136.00\n£143.00\n£1.48\n£12.22\n(c) Trials (11-25 days) – Queen’s Counsel\nOffence falling within\nBasic fee\nRefresher\nLength of trial uplift: per day\nEvidence uplift: per page\nWitnesses uplift: per witness\nLength of trial gradient\nClass A\n£1,850.00\n£518.00\n£783.00\n£1.66\n£7.04\n1%\nClass B\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\n3%\nClass C\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\n3%\nClass D\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\n3%\nClass E\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\n3%\nClass F\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\n3%\nClass G\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\n3%\nClass H\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\n3%\nClass I\n£975.00\n£365.00\n£550.00\n£2.48\n£16.42\n3%\n(d) Trials (11-25 days) – other trial advocates\nOffence falling within\nBasic fee\nRefresher\nLength of trial uplift: per day\nEvidence uplift: per page\nWitnesses uplift: per witness\nLength of trial gradient\nClass A\n£740.00\n£207.00\n£313.00\n£0.66\n£2.82\n5%\nClass B\n£250.00\n£136.00\n£143.00\n£1.48\n£12.22\n15%\nClass C\n£250.00\n£136.00\n£143.00\n£1.48\n£12.22\n15%\nClass D\n£390.00\n£146.00\n£220.00\n£0.99\n£6.57\n10%\nClass E\n£210.00\n£124.00\n£109.00\n£1.21\n£5.10\n15%\nClass F\n£210.00\n£124.00\n£109.00\n£1.21\n£5.10\n15%\nClass G\n£370.00\n£146.00\n£210.00\n£2.02\n£16.64\n10%\nClass H\n£250.00\n£136.00\n£143.00\n£1.48\n£12.22\n15%\nClass I\n£250.00\n£136.00\n£143.00\n£1.48\n£12.22\n15%",
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  "status": null,
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3341/article/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:27:43.161325+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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