# The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2004, Schedule 3


Table 1 Hourly rates for preparation
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
Solicitor, employed barrister, legal executive or other fee earner
Category 1 cases (fraud and terrorism only)
Category 2 cases
Category 3 cases
Category 4 cases (non-fraud only)
Standard rates
£ per hour
£ per hour
£ per hour
£ per hour
£ per hour
Level A
180
140
110
110
55.75
Level B
140
110
90
90
47.25
Level C
100
80
70
70
34.00
Pupil/junior
50
40
35
35
Counsel
Queen’s Counsel
180
140
110
110
Leading junior advocate
140
110
90
90
Led junior advocate
100
80
70
70
Junior advocate alone
110
90
80
80
Second led junior advocate
70
55
50
-
Solicitor Advocate
Leading level A
180
140
110
110
Led level A
140
110
90
90
Leading level B
140
110
90
90
Led level B
115
95
75
75
Level A alone
145
120
100
100
Level B alone
125
105
85
85
Second advocate
70
55
50
50
Table 3 Daily rates for advocacy
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Category 1 cases (fraud and terrorism only)
Category 2 cases
Category 3 cases
Category 4 cases (non-fraud only)
£ per day
£ per day
£ per day
£ per day
Queen’s Counsel
600
600
600
600
Leading junior
450
450
450
450
Led junior
300
300
300
300
Junior alone
330
330
330
330
Second led junior
150
150
150
-
Noter
125
125
125
125
Table 4 Preliminary hearings
Amount payable for hearing
£
Queen’s Counsel
140
Leading junior
100
Led junior
70
Junior alone
80
Second led junior
40
Noter
35

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2045/schedule/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-amendment-order-2004/schedule-3
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