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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-very-high-cost-cases-funding-order-2013/schedule-1/part-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2804",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Defence Service (Very High Cost Cases) (Funding) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-very-high-cost-cases-funding-order-2013",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/2",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Table 1\nPreparation (hourly rates)\nCategory 1\n£\nCategory 2\n£\nCategory 3\n£\nCategory 4\n£\nStandard rates\n£\nSolicitor\nLevel A\n152.50\n119.00\n95.50\n95.50\n55.75\nLevel B\n133.00\n104.50\n83.50\n83.50\n47.25\nLevel C\n88.50\n69.00\n54.00\n54.00\n34.00\nPupil/junior\n48.00\n38.50\n31.50\n31.50\nCounsel\nQC\n152.50\n119.00\n95.50\n95.50\nLeading junior\n133.00\n104.50\n83.50\n83.50\nLed junior\n95.50\n76.00\n65.00\n65.00\nJunior alone\n104.50\n85.50\n74.00\n74.00\n2nd led junior\n67.00\n53.00\n46.00\n46.00\nSolicitor Advocate\nLeading level A\n152.50\n119.00\n95.50\n95.50\nLed level A\n133.00\n104.50\n83.50\n83.50\nLeading level B\n133.00\n104.50\n83.50\n83.50\nLed level B\n110.00\n90.50\n69.00\n69.00\nLevel A alone\n138.00\n115.00\n93.50\n93.50\nLevel B alone\n116.00\n99.50\n78.50\n78.50\nSecond advocate\n67.00\n53.00\n46.00\n46.00\nTable 2 Advocacy\nPreliminary hearing\n£\nHalf day\n£\nFull day\n£\nQC\n119.00\n250.00\n500.00\nLeading junior\n90.50\n205.25\n410.50\nLed junior\n61.00\n132.75\n265.50\nJunior alone\n70.00\n150.00\n300.00\n2nd led junior\n35.50\n67.50\n135.00\nNoting junior\n30.50\n57.50\n115.00\nTable 3 Attendance at court with Counsel (hourly rates for solicitors)\n£\nLevel A\n42.25\nLevel B\n34.00\nLevel C\n20.50\nTable 4 Travelling, waiting and mileage\n£\nTravelling\n25 per hour (up to a maximum of 4 hours in one day)\nWaiting\n25 per hour\nMileage\n0.45 per mile",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2804/schedule/1/part/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:35:53.091917+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}