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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-very-high-cost-cases-funding-order-2013/schedule-2/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/2/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£\nLitigator\nLevel A\n101.50\n79.10\n63.70\n63.70\n39.03\nLevel B\n88.90\n70.00\n55.30\n55.30\n33.08\nLevel C\n58.80\n45.50\n35.70\n35.70\n24.50\nPupil/junior\n31.50\n25.20\n21.00\n21.00\nBarrister\nQC\n101.50\n79.10\n63.70\n63.70\nLeading junior\n88.90\n70.00\n55.30\n55.30\nLed junior\n63.70\n51.10\n42.70\n42.70\nJunior alone\n70.00\n57.40\n49.00\n49.00\n2nd led junior\n44.10\n35.00\n30.10\n30.10\nSolicitor Advocate\nLeading level A\n101.50\n79.10\n63.70\n63.70\nLed level A\n88.90\n70.00\n55.30\n55.30\nLeading level B\n88.90\n70.00\n55.30\n55.30\nLed level B\n72.80\n60.20\n46.20\n46.20\nLevel A alone\n91.70\n76.30\n61.60\n61.60\nLevel B alone\n79.10\n66.50\n52.50\n52.50\nSecond advocate\n44.10\n35.00\n30.10\n30.10\nTable 2\nAdvocacy\nPreliminary hearing\n£\nHalf day\n£\nFull day\n£\nQC\n79.10\n166.60\n333.20\nLeading junior\n60.20\n136.50\n273.00\nLed junior\n40.60\n88.20\n176.40\nJunior alone\n46.90\n100.10\n199.50\n2nd led junior\n23.80\n44.80\n89.60\nNoting junior\n20.30\n38.50\n76.30\nTable 3\nAttendance at court with Advocate (hourly rates for litigators)\n£\nLevel A\n29.58\nLevel B\n23.80\nLevel C\n14.35\nTable 4\nTravelling, waiting and mileage\n£\nTravelling (hourly rates)\n25.00 (up to a maximum of 4 hours in one day)\nWaiting (hourly rates)\n25.00\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/2/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."
}