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


(1) In this Schedule:
“trial advocate” means a person instructed in accordance with a representation order to represent the assisted person at the main hearing in any case;
“case” means proceedings in the Crown Court against any one assisted person:
(a) on one or more counts of a single indictment;
(b) arising out of a single notice of appeal against conviction or sentence, or a single committal for sentence, whether on one or more charges; or
(c) arising out of a single alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court
and a case falling within paragraph (c) shall be treated as a separate case from the proceedings in which the order was made;
“cracked trial” and “guilty plea” have the meaning given in paragraph 9(3), (4) and (5) of this Schedule;
“main hearing” means:
(a) in relation to a case which goes to trial, the trial;
(b) in relation to a guilty plea or cracked trial, the hearing at which pleas are taken or, where there is more than one such hearing, the last such hearing;
(c) in relation to an appeal against conviction or sentence, the hearing of the appeal;
(d) in relation to proceedings arising out of a committal for sentence, the sentencing hearing; and
(e) in relation to proceedings arising out of an alleged breach of an order of the Crown Court, the final hearing;
“Newton Hearing” means a hearing at which evidence is heard for the purpose of determining the sentence of a convicted person in accordance with the principles of R v Newton (1982) 77 Cr App R 13;
“preparation” means work of any of the following types when done by a trial advocate:
(a) reading the papers in the case;
(b) the first conference with the assisted person;
(c) contact with prosecution representatives;
(d) written or oral advice on plea;
(e) researching the law, preparation for examination of witnesses and preparation of oral submissions for the main hearing;
(f) viewing exhibits or undisclosed material at police stations;
(g) conferences with the assisted person, after the first such conference;
(h) written advice on evidence;
(i) written and oral advice on appeal (where covered under the same representation order as the main hearing);
(j) preparation of written submissions, notices or other documents for use at the main hearing; and
(k) views.
(2) For the purpose of this Schedule, the number of pages of prosecution evidence shall include all witness statements, documentary and pictorial exhibits and records of interview with the assisted person and with other defendants forming part of the committal documents or included in any notice of additional evidence.
(3) In the case of proceedings on indictment in the Crown Court initiated otherwise than by committal for trial, the appropriate officer shall determine the number of pages of prosecution evidence as nearly in accordance with the preceding sub-paragraph as the nature of the case permits.
(4) A reference to a Class of Offence in this Schedule refers to the Class in which that offence is listed in the Table of Offences following paragraph 25.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/855/schedule/4/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-order-2001/schedule-4/paragraph-1
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