# The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Police Station Advice and Assistance) Order 2010

S.I. 2010/681 · made 9 March 2010

This Order amends the fees payable for advice and assistance given to individuals at police stations, as part of the Criminal Defence Service maintained by the Legal Services Commission. It reduces the fees in those areas (about 60% of the total number of areas) where a reduction is least likely to have an impact on the supply of advice and assistance. The Order requires the Commission to replace the annex of fees in its contract with suppliers with the annex set out in the Schedule to the Order.

Made under: Access to Justice Act 1999 (Section 13)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-police-station-advice-and-assistance-order-2010/pdf/uksi_20100681_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-funding-police-station-advice-and-assistance-order-2010/pdf/uksiem_20100681_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Legal Services Commission, England And Wales
Made 9th March 2010
Laid before Parliament 10th March 2010
Coming into force 6th April 2010
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(3) of the Access to Justice Act 1999. He has consulted the General Council of the Bar and the Law Society in accordance with section 25(2) of that Act and has had regard to the matters specified in section 25(3) of that Act.

## 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Police Station Advice and Assistance) Order 2010 and comes into force on 6th April 2010.

## 2 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

This Order applies to claims by suppliers under the Unified Contract (Crime) 2008 for fees in relation to work done for an individual at a police station where the first attendance in person on that individual at the police station in relation to the investigation in question occurs on or after 6th April 2010.

## 3 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

In this Order—
(a) “police station” has the same meaning as in the Unified Contract (Crime) 2008;
(b) “the Unified Contract (Crime) 2008” means the contract between the Commission and a supplier for the provision of funded services which includes the contract for signature, the schedules, the standard terms 2008 and the crime specification, published by the Commission in July 2008.

## 4 Remuneration under contract

For Annex 1 to the crime specification of the Unified Contract (Crime) 2008, the Commission must substitute Annex 1 in the Schedule.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bach
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
9th March 2010

## Annex 1

The fees set out in this Annex are exclusive of VAT.
Table 1
Regional Office 1: Newcastle
Criminal Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
Cleveland
Hartlepool
144
444.27
1001
Teeside
149
457.02
1002
Durham
Darlington
169.36
508.08
1003
South Durham
167
513.18
1004
Durham
195
607.65
1005
Derwentside
188.09
564.27
1006
Easington
183
561.69
1007
Northumbria
South East Northumberland
162.55
487.65
1008
Newcastle upon Tyne
151
464.67
1009
Gateshead
156.60
469.80
1010
North Tyneside
154
472.35
1011
South Tyneside
146
449.37
1012
Sunderland; Houghton Le Spring
163
502.98
1013
Berwick & Alnwick
194
597.45
1014
Tynedale & Hexham
169
520.86
1015
Table 2
Regional Office 2: Bristol
Criminal Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
Avon & Somerset
Avon North & Thornbury
195
615.33
2001
Bath & Wansdyke
211.91
635.73
2002
Mendip; Yeovil & South Somerset
237.45
712.35
2003
Bristol
175.32
525.96
2004
Sedgemoor; Taunton Deane
199
674.04
2005
Weston-Super-Mare
198.30
594.90
2006
Dorset
Central Dorset
200
600
2007
Bournemouth & Christchurch
159.15
477.45
2008
Poole East Dorset
168
515.73
2009
Bridport West Dorset; Weymouth & Dorchester
160
480
2010
Wiltshire
Salisbury
191
587.22
2011
Chippenham; Trowbridge
205.96
617.88
2012
Swindon
188
579.57
2013
Gloucestershire
Cheltenham
173
533.61
2014
Gloucester
170
523.41
2015
Stroud
195
600
2016
Devon & Cornwall
Barnstaple
190.64
571.92
2017
Exeter
169.36
508.08
2018
Plymouth
196.60
589.80
2019
East Cornwall
218
740.43
2020
Carrick; Kerrier (Camborne); Penwith
195
617.88
2021
Teignbridge; Torbay
178.72
536.16
2022
Table 3
Regional Office 3: Birmingham
Criminal Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
Staffordshire
Stoke on Trent; Leek
195
617.88
3001
Stafford; Cannock & Rugeley
195
600
3002
Lichfield & Tamworth; Burton Upon Trent; Uttoxeter
189
582.12
3003
Warwickshire
Leamington; Nuneaton; Rugby
195.74
587.22
3004
West Mercia
Hereford; Leominster
170.21
510.63
3005
Kidderminster; Redditch
217.87
653.61
3006
Shrewsbury
182
559.14
3007
Telford
189
582.12
3008
Worcester
198.30
594.90
3009
West Midlands
Sandwell
193
592.35
3010
Wolverhampton & Seisdon
193
592.35
3011
Dudley & Halesowen
189.79
569.37
3012
Walsall
195
602.55
3013
Birmingham
195
620.43
3014
Solihull
205.11
615.33
3015
Coventry
168.51
505.53
3016
Table 4
Regional Office 4: Cardiff
Criminal Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
Dyfed Powys
Amman Valley
195
625.53
4001
Camarthen East Dyfed
221.28
663.84
4002
Llanelli
152
467.22
4003
Brecon & Radnor
222.98
668.94
4004
Mid Wales
170.21
510.63
4005
North Ceredigion; South Ceredigion
223.83
671.49
4006
Pembrokeshire
183
564.27
4007
Gwent
East Gwent
186
571.92
4008
Newport
183
561.69
4009
Lower Rhymney Valley; North Bedwellty; South Bedwellty
195
610.20
4010
North Wales
Bangor & Caernarfon
207.66
622.98
4011
Colwyn Bay
190
584.67
4012
Denbighshire
206.81
620.43
4013
Dolgellau
206.81
620.43
4014
Mold & Hawarden
195
607.65
4015
North Anglesey
216.17
648.51
4016
Pwlheli
146.38
439.14
4017
Wrexham
177.02
531.06
4018
South Wales
Cardiff
195
643.41
4019
Vale of Glamorgan
228.09
684.27
4020
Cynon Valley
195
617.88
4021
Mid Glamorgan & Miskin
195
643.41
4022
Merthyr Tydfil
195
638.31
4023
Port Talbot
240
811.92
4024
Newcastle & Ogmore
195
653.61
4025
Neath
198
671.49
4026
Swansea
188
579.57
4027
Table 5
Regional Office 5: Liverpool
Criminal Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
Merseyside
Bootle & Crosby
178
546.39
5001
Southport
148.94
446.82
5002
Liverpool
196.60
589.80
5003
St Helens
168
518.31
5004
Knowsley
181
556.59
5005
Wirral
173
531.06
5006
Table 6
Regional Office 6: Manchester
Criminal Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
Cheshire
Crewe & Nantwich; Sandbach & Congleton; Macclesfield
193
592.35
6001
Warrington; Halton
169.36
508.08
6002
Chester; Vale Royal (Northwich)
176.17
528.51
6003
Cumbria
Barrow in Furness
168.51
505.53
6004
Kendal & Windermere
200.85
602.55
6005
Penrith; Carlisle
189.79
569.37
6006
Whitehaven; Workington
157.45
472.35
6007
Greater Manchester
Manchester
195
643.41
6008
Stockport
183.83
551.49
6009
Trafford
195
612.78
6010
Salford
195
625.53
6011
Bolton
180.43
541.29
6012
Bury
175.32
525.96
6013
Wigan
186.38
559.14
6014
Rochdale; Middleton
185.53
556.59
6015
Tameside
171
525.96
6016
Oldham
150.64
451.92
6017
Lancashire
Burnley; Rossendale
177.87
533.61
6018
Blackburn; Accrington; Ribble Valley
195
635.73
6019
Blackpool
138.72
416.16
6020
Fleetwood
142.13
426.39
6021
Lancaster
174.47
523.41
6022
Chorley; Ormskirk; South Ribble & Leyland
191.49
574.47
6023
Preston
156.60
469.80
6024
Table 7
Regional Office 7: Brighton
Criminal Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
Kent
Dartford & Gravesend
255.32
765.96
7001
Ashford & Tenterden; Dover; Folkestone
225
763.41
7002
Medway
224.68
674.04
7003
Swale
266.38
799.14
7004
Maidstone & West Malling
237.45
712.35
7005
Canterbury; Thanet
195
661.29
7006
West Kent (Tonbridge)
228.09
684.27
7007
Surrey
Guildford & Farnham
197
668.94
7008
North West Surrey (Woking)
215
730.20
7009
South East Surrey
227
771.06
7010
Epsom
230
781.29
7011
Staines
264
893.61
7012
Sussex
Brighton & Hove & Lewes
201
681.69
7013
Chichester & District
178
546.39
7014
Crawley; Horsham
250.21
750.63
7015
Hastings
156
480.00
7016
Worthing
180
554.04
7017
Eastbourne
189.79
569.37
7018
Table 8
Regional Office 8: Nottingham
Criminal Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
Derbyshire
East Derbyshire (Ripley); Ilkeston
226.38
679.14
8001
Ashbourne; Matlock; High Peak (Buxton)
208.51
625.53
8002
Chesterfield
194.89
584.67
8003
Derby; Swadlincote
195
625.53
8004
Leicestershire
Ashby & Coalville; Loughborough; Melton Mowbray
199.15
597.45
8005
Leicester
195
605.10
8006
Hinkley; Market Harborough
221.28
663.84
8007
Lincolnshire
Boston; Bourne; Stamford
190
584.67
8008
Skegness
171.06
513.18
8009
Lincoln; Gainsborough
177.02
531.06
8010
Grantham & Sleaford
175
538.71
8011
Nottinghamshire
Mansfield
176
541.29
8012
Newark
197.45
592.35
8013
Nottingham
196.60
589.80
8014
Worksop & East Retford
187
574.47
8015
Northampton-shire
Corby (Kettering); Wellingborough;
172.77
518.31
8016
Northampton
187.23
561.69
8017
Table 9
Regional Office 9: Cambridge
Criminal Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
Bedfordshire
Bedford
184
566.82
9001
Luton
195
658.71
9002
Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
178
548.94
9003
Ely
195
630.63
9004
Huntingdon
189.79
569.37
9005
March & Wisbech
188.09
564.27
9006
Peterborough
156.60
469.80
9007
Essex
Basildon
195
602.55
9008
Brentwood
273
926.82
9009
Braintree
218
737.88
9010
Clacton & Harwich; Colchester
195
617.88
9011
Grays
255
865.53
9012
Harlow & Loughton
255
865.53
9013
Stanstead
282
957.45
9014
Rayleigh; Southend on Sea
182.98
548.94
9015
Chelmsford; Witham
193
594.90
9016
Hertfordshire
Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead)
230
778.71
9017
Bishop’s Stortford; East Hertfordshire
279
947.22
9018
Stevenage & North Hertfordshire
259
878.31
9019
St Albans
235
796.59
9020
Watford
231
783.84
9021
Norfolk
Cromer & North Walsham
202
684.27
9022
Great Yarmouth
184.68
554.04
9023
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk
180.43
541.29
9024
Norwich & District
185.53
556.59
9025
Diss; Thetford
192
589.80
9026
Dereham
217
735.33
9027
Suffolk
Lowestoft; Beccles & Halesworth; Aldeburgh
185.53
556.59
9028
Felixstowe; Ipswich & District; Woodbridge
188.94
566.82
9029
Sudbury & Hadleigh; Bury St Edmunds; Haverhill; Newmarket
195
605.10
9030
Table 10
Regional Office 10: Reading
Criminal Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
Thames Valley
Abingdon, Didcot & Witney (South Oxfordshire)
229
776.16
1131
Aylesbury
217.87
653.61
1132
High Wycombe & Amersham
209
709.80
1133
Milton Keynes
181
556.59
1134
Bicester; North Oxon (Banbury)
213
722.55
1135
Oxford
213
722.55
1136
Reading
206.81
620.43
1137
Slough (East Berkshire)
229
776.16
1138
West Berkshire (Newbury etc)
191.49
574.47
1139
Hampshire
Aldershot; Petersfield (North East Hampshire)
219
742.98
1140
Andover; Basingstoke; Winchester (North West Hampshire)
230.64
691.92
1141
Isle of Wight
188.09
564.27
1142
Portsmouth; Waterlooville (South East Hampshire)
193.19
579.57
1143
Gosport & Fareham
235.74
707.22
1144
South West Hampshire (Southampton)
217.87
653.61
1145
Table 11
Regional Office 11: Leeds
Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
Humberside
Grimsby & Cleethorpes
147.23
441.69
1201
Scunthorpe
158
487.65
1202
Hull
168
515.73
1203
Beverley; Bridlington
195
643.41
1204
Goole
200
676.59
1205
North Yorkshire
Northallerton & Richmond
210.21
630.63
1206
Harrogate & Ripon
201.70
605.10
1207
Skipton, Settle & Ingleton
195
600
1208
Scarborough; Whitby
167
513.18
1209
Malton & Ryedale
160.85
482.55
1210
York; Selby
175
538.71
1211
South Yorkshire
Barnsley
174
536.16
1212
Doncaster
168
515.73
1213
Rotherham
178
548.94
1214
Sheffield
183
564.27
1215
West Yorkshire
Halifax
190.64
571.92
1216
Huddersfield
160.85
482.55
1217
Dewsbury
174.47
523.41
1218
Bradford
149
459.57
1219
Keighley &Bingley
168
515.73
1220
Leeds
158
485.10
1221
Pontefract & Castleford
154.89
464.67
1222
Wakefield
153
469.80
1223
Table 12
Regional Office 12: London
Criminal Justice System Area
Scheme
Fixed Fee (£)
Exceptional Case Threshold (£)
Code
London
Barking
246
834.90
1301
Bexley
220
745.53
1302
Bishopsgate
257
870.63
1303
Brent
240
811.92
1304
Brentford
244
827.22
1305
Bromley
232
786.39
1306
Camberwell Green
240
814.47
1307
Central London
260
880.86
1308
Clerkenwell; Hampstead
243
822.12
1309
Croydon
237
801.69
1310
Ealing
252
855.33
1311
Enfield
239
809.37
1312
Greenwich; Woolwich
229
776.16
1313
Haringey
247
837.45
1314
Harrow
240
814.47
1315
Havering
224
758.31
1316
Heathrow
301
1021.29
1317
Hendon; Barnet
242
819.57
1318
Highbury Corner
252
852.78
1319
Kingston-Upon-Thames
250
847.65
1320
Newham
241
817.02
1321
Old Street
240
814.47
1322
Redbridge
247
837.45
1323
Richmond-Upon-Thames
264
893.61
1324
South London
252
852.78
1325
Sutton
239
809.37
1326
Thames
239
809.37
1327
Tower Bridge
255
865.53
1328
Uxbridge
231
783.84
1329
Waltham Forest
224
760.86
1330
West London
258
875.73
1331
Wimbledon
245
829.80
1332

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the fees payable for advice and assistance given to individuals at police stations, as part of the Criminal Defence Service maintained by the Legal Services Commission. It reduces the fees in those areas (about 60% of the total number of areas) where a reduction is least likely to have an impact on the supply of advice and assistance. The Order requires the Commission to replace the annex of fees in its contract with suppliers with the annex set out in the Schedule to the Order.
An impact assessment relating to the fee changes introduced by this instrument has been published by the Ministry of Justice as part of “Legal Aid: Funding Reforms – Response to Consultation” and is available from the Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ or at www.justice.gov.uk.

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