# The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2005, Part 3: (Tables to be substituted in Schedule 5)


Table 1 Hourly rates for preparation
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
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
Solicitor, employed barrister, legal executive or other fee earner
Level A
160
125
100
100
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
160
125
100
100
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
160
125
100
100
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
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
525
525
525
525
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
125
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/2005/2621/schedule/part/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-amendment-order-2005/schedule/part-3
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