{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-amendment-order-2004/schedule-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2045",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-amendment-order-2004",
  "path": "schedule/3",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Table 1 Hourly rates for preparation\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nColumn 4\nColumn 5\nColumn 6\nSolicitor, employed barrister, legal executive or other fee earner\nCategory 1 cases (fraud and terrorism only)\nCategory 2 cases\nCategory 3 cases\nCategory 4 cases (non-fraud only)\nStandard rates\n£ per hour\n£ per hour\n£ per hour\n£ per hour\n£ per hour\nLevel A\n180\n140\n110\n110\n55.75\nLevel B\n140\n110\n90\n90\n47.25\nLevel C\n100\n80\n70\n70\n34.00\nPupil/junior\n50\n40\n35\n35\nCounsel\nQueen’s Counsel\n180\n140\n110\n110\nLeading junior advocate\n140\n110\n90\n90\nLed junior advocate\n100\n80\n70\n70\nJunior advocate alone\n110\n90\n80\n80\nSecond led junior advocate\n70\n55\n50\n-\nSolicitor Advocate\nLeading level A\n180\n140\n110\n110\nLed level A\n140\n110\n90\n90\nLeading level B\n140\n110\n90\n90\nLed level B\n115\n95\n75\n75\nLevel A alone\n145\n120\n100\n100\nLevel B alone\n125\n105\n85\n85\nSecond advocate\n70\n55\n50\n50\nTable 3 Daily rates for advocacy\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nColumn 4\nColumn 5\nCategory 1 cases (fraud and terrorism only)\nCategory 2 cases\nCategory 3 cases\nCategory 4 cases (non-fraud only)\n£ per day\n£ per day\n£ per day\n£ per day\nQueen’s Counsel\n600\n600\n600\n600\nLeading junior\n450\n450\n450\n450\nLed junior\n300\n300\n300\n300\nJunior alone\n330\n330\n330\n330\nSecond led junior\n150\n150\n150\n-\nNoter\n125\n125\n125\n125\nTable 4 Preliminary hearings\nAmount payable for hearing\n£\nQueen’s Counsel\n140\nLeading junior\n100\nLed junior\n70\nJunior alone\n80\nSecond led junior\n40\nNoter\n35",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2045/schedule/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:20:38.125134+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."
}