# The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend Schedule 1 to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/435). Schedule 1 sets out the graduated, fixed and miscellaneous fees payable to advocates for proceedings in the Crown Court.
Regulation 2 reduces the length of time that a trial must last before an advocate is eligible to apply for a wasted preparation fee, from five to two days. It also allows the additional preparation fee to be claimed where there is a guilty plea and it increases that fee from £62 to £81.
Regulation 3 provides that the amendments made by regulation 2 apply to cases in which a determination in relation to representation for criminal proceedings is made on or after 28th July 2026.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/744/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-remuneration-amendment-no-2-regulations-2026/note
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