# The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2001, Paragraph 1


Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, for proceedings in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal the appropriate officer shall allow fees for work allowed by it under paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 at the following prescribed rates:
Class of work
Grade of fee-earner
Rate
Preparation
Senior solicitor
£53.00 per hour—
(£55.75 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within the London region of the Commission)
Solicitor, legal executive or fee-earner of equivalent experience
£45.00 per hour—
(£47.25 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within the London region of the Commission)
Trainee or fee-earner of equivalent experience
£29.75 per hour—
(£34.00 per hour for a fee-earner whose office is situated within the London region of the Commission)
Advocacy (other than in the Crown Court)
Senior solicitor
Solicitor
£64.00 per hour
£56.00 per hour
Attendance at court where more than one representative assigned
Senior solicitor
Solicitor, legal executive or fee-earner of equivalent experience
Trainee or fee-earner of equivalent experience
£42.25 per hour
£34.00 per hour
£20.50 per hour
Travelling and waiting
Senior solicitor
Solicitor, legal executive or fee-earner of equivalent experience
Trainee or fee-earner of equivalent experience
£24.75 per hour
£24. 75 per hour
£12.50 per hour
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls
£3.45 per item—
(£3.60 per item for a fee-earner whose office is situated within the London region of the Commission)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/855/schedule/2/part/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-order-2001/schedule-2/part-1/paragraph-1
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