Paragraph 10

In paragraph 10 (representation in the Crown Court on an appeal from a magistrates’ court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act),

(a)

after “Upper Limit” insert “, which may be extended upon application in accordance with the 2025 Standard Crime Contract,”;

(b)

for “£1,574.06” substitute “£1,731.47”;

(c)

for the table substitute—

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	4.69	4.50
Preparation hourly rate	60.65	57.37
Advocacy hourly rate	71.96	71.96
Travelling and waiting hourly rate	30.36	30.36