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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-general-and-remuneration-amendment-regulations-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2025/1251",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Legal Aid (General and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-general-and-remuneration-amendment-regulations-2025",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In paragraph 5 (representation in a magistrates’ court)—\n(a) for the table following sub-paragraph (1) substitute—\nRepresentation in a magistrates’ court\nAll areas (£)\nRoutine letters written and telephone calls per item\n4.50\nPreparation hourly rate\n57.37\nAdvocacy hourly rate (including applications for bail and other applications to the court)\n71.96\nHourly rate for attendance at court where Counsel is assigned (including conferences with Counsel at court)\n39.25\nTravelling and waiting hourly rate (only claimable where the undesignated area fees apply)\n30.36\n(b) for the table following sub-paragraph (2) (higher and lower standard fees table) substitute—\nHigher and Lower Standard Fees table\nLower Standard Fee (£)\nLower Standard Fee Limit (£)\nHigher Standard Fee (£)\nHigher Standard Fee Limit (£)\nDesignated Area Standard Fees\nCategory 1A\n314.62\n344.51\n596.84\n596.89\nCategory 1B\n255.78\n344.51\n551.09\n596.89\nCategory 2\n436.85\n591.82\n915.04\n986.25\nUndesignated Area Standard Fees\nCategory 1A\n246.27\n344.51\n521.57\n596.89\nCategory 1B\n200.21\n344.51\n481.59\n596.89\nCategory 2\n353.51\n591.82\n810.79\n986.25\n(c) in sub-paragraph (6), for “£208.61” substitute “£229.47”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1251/schedule/2/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:09:02.588956+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."
}