# The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2007, Paragraph 7: Daily rates for advocates


(1) The daily rates payable to advocates under this Schedule are the rates specified in the Table following this paragraph.
(2) Solicitor advocates will be paid the appropriate rate for a leading junior, a led junior, or a junior alone, as appropriate, as set out in the Table following this paragraph.
(3) The full daily rate in the Table following this paragraph may be allowed if the advocate is in court for more than 3 hours 30 minutes; and half that rate will be allowed if he is in court for 3 hours 30 minutes or less.
Daily rates for advocates
Category 1 cases (£ per day)
Category 2 cases (£ per day)
Category 3 cases (£ per day)
Category 4 cases (£ per day)
QC
525
525
525
525
Leading junior
450
450
450
450
Led junior
300
300
300
300
Junior alone
330
330
330
330
Second led junior
150
150
150
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Noter
125
125
125
125

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1174/schedule/3/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-order-2007/schedule-3/paragraph-7
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