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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-very-high-cost-cases-funding-order-2013/schedule-2/paragraph-1",
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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/2/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Schedule—\n(a) a reference to a level is a reference to that level as defined in the 2010 VHCC contract;\n(b) a reference to a category is a reference to that category as defined in that contract;\n(c) the standard rates apply to work as described in the 2010 VHCC Contract Guidance; and\n(d) the preliminary hearing, half day and full day rates apply as described in that guidance.\n(2) In Table 2, a reference to a junior includes a solicitor-advocate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Copies of the 2010 VHCC Contract Guidance can be inspected at the Legal Aid Agency (Head Office) at 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2804/schedule/2/paragraph/1",
    "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."
}