# The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2001, Paragraph 2.1


The Commission or (as the case may be) the appropriate officer may enhance by up to 100%:
(a) in exceptional circumstances, the applicable rate for attendance at court in Table 2 in this Schedule; and
(b) in very exceptional circumstances, the applicable rate for travel and waiting in Table 2 in this Schedule.
Table 3. Daily rates for advocacy
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Category 1 cases (fraud 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
480
430
400
Leading junior
450
360
320
300
Led junior—5 years' post qualification or more experience
300
240
215
200
Led junior—less than 5 years' post qualification experience
200
170
160
155
Junior alone
330
260
230
215
Noter
125
105
95
90

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/855/schedule/5/paragraph/2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-order-2001/schedule-5/paragraph-2.1
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