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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-order-2001/schedule-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/855",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-order-2001",
  "path": "schedule/5",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "VERY HIGH COST CASES",
  "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 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\n100\n55.75\nLevel B\n140\n110\n90\n80\n47.25\nLevel C\n100\n80\n70\n60\n34.00\nCounsel\nQueen’s Counsel\n180\n140\n110\n100\nLeading junior\n140\n110\n90\n80\nLed junior—5 years' post qualification or more experience\n100\n80\n70\n60\nLed junior—less than 5 years' post qualification experience\n75\n60\n55\n50\nJunior alone\n110\n90\n80\n70\nSecond led junior\n70\n55\n50\n—\nSolicitor Advocate\nLeading level A\n180\n140\n110\n100\nLed level A\n140\n110\n90\n80\nLeading level B\n140\n110\n90\n80\nLed level B\n115\n95\n75\n65\nLevel A alone\n145\n120\n100\n85\nLevel B alone\n125\n105\n85\n75\nSecond advocate\n70\n55\n50\n—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev in pt",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/1256",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/2045",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/2045",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/2045",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "subst",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/2621",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "subst",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/2621",
      "affecting_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2005"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/855/schedule/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:57:33.921504+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."
}