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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-very-high-cost-cases-funding-order-2013/schedule-1/part-3",
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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/3",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "3",
  "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\n106.75\n83.30\n66.85\n66.85\n39.03\nLevel B\n93.10\n73.15\n58.45\n58.45\n33.08\nLevel C\n61.95\n48.30\n37.80\n37.80\n23.80\nPupil/junior\n33.60\n26.95\n22.05\n22.05\nCounsel\nQC\n106.75\n83.30\n66.85\n66.85\nLeading junior\n93.10\n73.15\n58.45\n58.45\nLed junior\n66.85\n53.20\n45.50\n45.50\nJunior alone\n73.15\n59.85\n51.80\n51.80\n2nd led junior\n46.90\n37.10\n32.20\n32.20\nSolicitor Advocate\nLeading level A\n106.75\n83.30\n66.85\n66.85\nLed level A\n93.10\n73.15\n58.45\n58.45\nLeading level B\n93.10\n73.15\n58.45\n58.45\nLed level B\n77.00\n63.35\n48.30\n48.30\nLevel A alone\n96.60\n80.50\n65.45\n65.45\nLevel B alone\n81.20\n69.65\n54.95\n54.95\nSecond advocate\n46.90\n37.10\n32.20\n32.20\nTable 2\nAdvocacy\nPreliminary hearing\n£\nHalf day\n£\nFull day\n£\nQC\n83.30\n175.00\n350.00\nLeading junior\n63.35\n143.68\n287.00\nLed junior\n42.70\n92.93\n185.85\nJunior alone\n49.00\n105.00\n210.00\n2nd led junior\n24.85\n47.25\n94.50\nNoting junior\n21.35\n40.25\n80.50\nTable 3\nAttendance at court with Counsel (hourly rates for solicitors)\n£\nLevel A\n29.58\nLevel B\n23.80\nLevel C\n14.35\nTable 4\nTravelling, 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/3",
    "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."
}