Paragraph 3 Prescribed fee rates
Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:
- Sch. 2 para. 2(3) word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 10(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 3A words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 11(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 3A words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 11(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 8A words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 12
- Sch. 2 para. 15(1)(a) words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 13
- Sch. 2 para. 16(1)(a) words omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 14(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 16(4)(b) substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 14(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 16(6)(b) words omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 14(c)(i)
- Sch. 2 para. 25 tables substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Very High Cost Cases) (Funding) 2013 art. 3(2)
- Sch. 2 para. 2(1)(c) omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 13
- Sch. 2 para. 2(7) substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 14
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(c)(i)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(c)(ii)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(c)(iii)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(c)(iv)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(c)(ix)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(c)(v)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(c)(vi)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(c)(vii)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(c)(viii)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(c)(x)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 15(c)(xi)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(c)(i)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(c)(ii)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(c)(iii)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(c)(iv)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(c)(ix)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(c)(v)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(c)(vi)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(c)(vii)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(c)(viii)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(c)(x)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 16(c)(xi)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(c)(i)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(c)(ii)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(c)(iii)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(c)(iv)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(c)(ix)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(c)(v)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(c)(vi)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(c)(vii)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(c)(viii)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(c)(x)
- Sch. 2 para. 8 Table word substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 17(c)(xi)
- Sch. 2 para. 10(2A)-(2C) inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 18
- Sch. 2 para. 10(5)(a) words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 19
- Sch. 2 para. 10(5)(b) words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 20
- Sch. 2 para. 10(7)-(12) inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 21
- Sch. 2 para. 10 Table words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 22(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 10 Table words omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 22(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 10 Table words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 22(c)
- Sch. 2 para. 12A inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 23
- Sch. 2 para. 14(2) omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 24
- Sch. 2 para. 14(3) words omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 25
- Sch. 2 para. 14 Table words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 26
- Sch. 2 para. 14 Table words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 27
- Sch. 2 para. 15(1) substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 28(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 15(3) substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 28(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 25(1) words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 29(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 25(2) words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 29(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 25(5)(a) words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 29(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 25(5)(b) words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 29(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 25(4) omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2009 art. 29(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 2(6) words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2010 art. 5(1)(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 2(7) words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2010 art. 5(1)(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 25(1) words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2010 art. 5(1)(3)(c)
- Sch. 2 para. 10(2D) inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2010 art. 9(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 12B inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2010 art. 9(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 14 Table words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2010 art. 9(c)
- Sch. 2 para. 2(1)(d) words substituted by Sentencing Act 2020 Sch. 24 para. 360(2)
- Sch. 2 para. 12A(2)(b) words substituted by Sentencing Act 2020 Sch. 24 para. 360(3)(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 12A(2)(c) words substituted by Sentencing Act 2020 Sch. 24 para. 360(3)(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 1(2) words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 19(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 1(2A) inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 19(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 3A inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 4(1) Table words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(b)(i)
- Sch. 2 para. 6(2) Table words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(b)(ii)
- Sch. 2 para. 4(2) Table words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(c)(i)
- Sch. 2 para. 4(2) Table words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(c)(ii)
- Sch. 2 para. 5 Table substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(d) Sch. 1 Pt. 1
- Sch. 2 para. 6(3) Table words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(e)(i)
- Sch. 2 para. 6(3) Table words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(e)(ii)
- Sch. 2 para. 7 Tables substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(f) Sch. 1 Pt. 2
- Sch. 2 para. 8(3) Table words omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(g)(i)
- Sch. 2 para. 8(3) Table words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(g)(ii)
- Sch. 2 para. 8(3) Table words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 20(g)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2A and Pt. 2B heading inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 21
- Sch. 2 para. 9(3)(e) inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 22(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 9(4) inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 22(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 10 substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 23
- Sch. 2 para. 11 substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 24
- Sch. 2 para. 12B omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 25
- Sch. 2 para. 14 Table words omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 25
- Sch. 2 para. 15(1)(a) substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 26
- Sch. 2 para. 17(3)(a) words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 27(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 17(3)(c) inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 27(b)
- Sch. 2 para. 17(4) inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 27(c)
- Sch. 2 para. 25 omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 28
- Sch. 2 para. 25 Tables omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2011 art. 28
- Sch. 2 substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2007 art. 26
- Sch. 2 para. 25(3) substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2008 art. 3
- Sch. 2 para. 25 tables substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2008 art. 3
- Sch. 2 para. 25 and cross-heading inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2008 art. 3
- Sch. 2 para. 2(2)(a) words omitted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 10(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 16(6)(b) words inserted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 14(c)(ii)
- Sch. 2 para. 10 Table words substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 13
- Sch. 2 para. 15(1)(a) substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 14
- Sch. 2 para. 14(1)(c) substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 8
- Sch. 2 para. 1(2)-(2C) substituted by Criminal Defence Service (Funding) 2012 art. 12
Subject to paragraphs 4 and 5, for proceedings in the Crown Court the appropriate officer must allow fees for work under paragraph 2 at the following prescribed rates—
Table 1
| Class of work | Grade of fee earner | Rate | Variations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Attendance at court where more than one representative instructed | Senior solicitor | £42.25 per hour | - |
| Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience | £34.00 per hour | - | |
| Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience | £20.50 per hour | - | |
| Travelling and waiting | Senior solicitor | £24.75 per hour | - |
| Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience | £24. 75 per hour | - | |
| Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience | £12.50 per hour | - | |
| Writing routine letters and dealing with 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 |