# The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2007, Paragraph 10: Standard fees (1) The classes of work for which standard fees are payable are those specified in sub-paragraph (2) and the fees for classes of work which are not so specified must be determined in accordance with paragraph 2. (2) The classes of work specified for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) are— (a) preparation within the meaning of paragraph 2(1)(a) but including routine letters written and telephone calls, within the meaning of paragraph 2(1)(d); (b) attendance at court (including waiting) where more than one representative is instructed; (c) travelling, other than to undertake work for which standard fees are not payable. (3) For the purpose of this paragraph, “travelling” is deemed to include waiting in connection with preparation, within the meaning of sub-paragraph (2)(a). (4) The standard fees payable under this Part are the fees specified in the Table following sub-paragraph (5). (5) In this Part— (a) the “lower fee limit”; (b) the “principal standard fee”; and (c) the “upper fee limit” mean the fees specified in the Table following this sub-paragraph. Table 2 Type of proceedings Area Lower standard fee Lower fee limit Principal standard fee Upper fee limit Jury trials (including any case prepared for trial in which no jury was sworn) Non London rate £129.50 per case £179.00 per case £249.50 per case £312.00 per case London rate £139.00 per case £186.00 per case £261.50 per case £326.00 per case Guilty pleas Non London rate £81.50 per case £110.00 per case £175.00 per case £226.00 per case London rate £87.50 per case £114.00 per case £185.50 per case £235.00 per case Appeals against conviction Non London rate £51.00 per case £68.00 per case £153.00 per case £233.00 per case London rate £54.50 per case £70.00 per case £159.00 per case £244.00 per case Appeals against sentence Non London rate £36.25 per case £52.00 per case £93.00 per case £131.00 per case London rate £39.25 per case £54.00 per case £98.00 per case £135.00 per case Committals for sentence Non London rate £42.50 per case £51.00 per case £97.75 per case £141.00 per case London rate £45.00 per case £53.00 per case £103.00 per case £145.00 per case Attendance at Court (including waiting) where more than one representative assigned £21.40 per hour Travelling £18.50 per hour (6) A litigator is entitled to the “London rate” of the standard fees specified in the Table following sub-paragraph (5) where his office is situated within the London region of the Commission. (7) The hourly rate specified in the Table following sub-paragraph (5) for attendance at court, subject to sub-paragraph (8), is payable in respect of the period of time beginning 30 minutes before the case was listed, and ending— (a) where the client was present at court, 15 minutes after the hearing ended on that day; or (b) where the client was not present at court, when the hearing ended on that day and save in exceptional circumstances, is not payable for the luncheon adjournment. (8) Where a fee earner attends a court centre for the purpose of more than one case, the litigator may claim the attendance fee in respect of the second or subsequent case only for the time actually spent in attendance in addition to the time for which payment is made under sub-paragraph (7). (9) The appropriate officer must allow the hourly rate specified in the Table following sub-paragraph (5) for time spent travelling (within the meaning of sub-paragraphs (2)(c) and (3)). (10) Where a litigator acts for more than one defendant, the appropriate officer must allow whichever of the appropriate standard preparation fees is the greater and increase that fee by 20 per cent for each additional defendant, but no percentage increase must be made to the standard fees for attendance at court or travelling. (11) Where a litigator acts for a defendant in respect of more than one— (a) indictment; (b) appeal against conviction; (c) appeal against sentence; or (d) committal for sentence or in respect of any combination of paragraphs (a) to (d), the appropriate officer must allow whichever of the appropriate standard preparation fees is the greater and increase that fee by 20 per cent for each additional indictment, appeal or committal for sentence as the case may be. (12) Where a litigator prepares a case in anticipation of an advocate appearing at the substantive hearing without the litigator attending court, the standard preparation fee payable after any increase required by sub-paragraphs (10) or (11) must be further increased by— (a) £60.00 in a case which is prepared for trial, whether or not a trial takes place (or £64.00 for a litigator whose office is situated within the London region of the Commission); and (b) £30.00 in every other case (or £32.00 for a litigator whose office is situated within the London region of the Commission). (13) Where a fee earner listens to a recording of an interview conducted under a code issued by the Secretary of State under section 60 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (tape recording of interviews), the standard preparation fee payable after application of any increase required by sub-paragraph (10) or (11) must be further increased by £10.90 for every 10 minutes of the total running time of all recordings or parts thereof listened to and by the same amount for any remaining period. (14) Where the standard fee payable is increased by virtue of sub-paragraph (10), (11), (12) or (13), then for the purposes of paragraphs 9, 12 and 14— (a) the upper fee limit must be increased by the same amount by which the principal standard fee has been increased; and (b) the lower fee limit must be increased by the same amount by which the standard fee has been increased. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1174/schedule/2/paragraph/10 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-order-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-10 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.